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
Institut Gustave Roussy, Villejuif, France
Hopital Saint Louis, Paris, France
Centre Hospitalier Lyon Sud, Pierre-Bénite, France
Centre Francois Baclesse, Caen, France
Hôpital Cochin, Paris, France
Centre Antoine Lacassagne, Nice, France
Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
National Cancer Center Hospital East, Kashiwa, Chiba, Japan
Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
Osaka National Hospital, Osaka, Japan
UZ Brussel, Jette, Brabant, Belgium
Massachusetts general Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
NYU Langone Medical Center, New York, New York, United States
Blacktown Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Border Medical Oncology Unit, Albury, New South Wales, Australia
Monash Health, Clayton, Victoria, Australia
Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Sarah Cannon Research Institute, Denver, Colorado, United States
Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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