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
Medstar Health Research Institute, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States
HonorHealth Research Institute - Bisgrove, Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
UCLA, Los Angeles, California, United States
Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, United States
H.U. Virgen Macarena, Sevilla, Spain
Clínica Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain
H. Clinic de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States
University of Michigan Hospital, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
Gustave Roussy Cancer Campus Grand Paris, Villejuif, Val de Marne, France
Huntsman Cancer Institute, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Penn State Hershey Cancer Institue, Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States
Augusta University, Augusta, Georgia, United States
Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway
Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
Nordland Hospital Bodø, Bodø, Norway
Local Institution - 0028, Gilbert, Arizona, United States
Local Institution - 0004, Los Angeles, California, United States
Local Institution - 0036, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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