Ipilimumab is a fully humanized IgG1 monoclonal antibody that blocks cytotoxic T lymphocyte antigen-4 (CTLA-4). Blocking CTLA-4 removes an inhibitory signal from reducing the activity of T lymphocytes. Ipilimumab was developed by Bristol-Myers Squibb and Medarex.
Ipilimumab was granted FDA approval on 25 March 2011.
Ipilimumab is indicated in the following cancerous conditions:
Melanoma
Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC)
Colorectal Cancer
Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC)
Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma
Esophageal Cancer
- Treatment of adult patients with unresectable advanced or metastatic esophageal squamous cell carcinoma, as first line treatment in combination with nivolumab
Campbelltown Hospital, Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia
Chris O'Brien Lifehouse, Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia
Northern Cancer Institute, Frenchs Forest, New South Wales, Australia
Memorial Sloan Kettering Commack, Commack, New York, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Rockville Centre, Rockville Centre, New York, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Monmouth, Middletown, New Jersey, United States
Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York, United States
Sheba Medical Center, Ramat Gan, Israel
Royal Hobart Hospital, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Box Hill Hospital, Box Hill, Victoria, Australia
Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Clinical Site, Ōsaka, Japan
Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, United States
Sarcoma Oncology Research Center, Santa Monica, California, United States
Local Institution - 0019, Birmingham, Alabama, United States
Local Institution - 0056, Springdale, Arkansas, United States
Local Institution - 0186, Los Angeles, California, United States
Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Institute, Case Comprehensive Cancer Center, Cleveland, Ohio, United States
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