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
Oncology Specialists S.C., Park Ridge, Illinois, United States
University of South Alabama, Mobile, Alabama, United States
Mount Sinai Medical Center of Florida, Miami Beach, Florida, United States
John Theurer Cancer Center at Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack, New Jersey, United States
IRCCS Istituto Nazionale Tumori Milano, Milano, Italy
Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Lehigh Valley Health Network, Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, United States
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Emory University Hospital, Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Texas Oncology-Baylor Charles A. Sammons Cancer Center, Dallas, Texas, United States
MD Anderson in Katy, Houston, Texas, United States
M D Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States
MD Anderson in Sugar Land, Sugar Land, Texas, United States
M D Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States
Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center at Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Hackensack University medical Center, Hackensack, New Jersey, United States
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States
AP-HM Hรดpital de la Timone, Marseille, France
CHU de Caen, Caen, France
Hรดpital Saint Eloi, Montpellier, France
Local Institution - 0057, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Local Institution - 0022, Villejuif, France
Local Institution - 0033, Hackensack, New Jersey, United States
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