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
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The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States
GSK Investigational Site, Houston, Texas, United States
The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, United States
University Of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Ctr, New York, New York, United States
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States
Research Site, Tübingen, Germany
The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio, United States
UPMC Eye and Ear Institute, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Beth Israel Deaconess Med Ctr, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Cancer Center of Kansas - Chanute, Chanute, Kansas, United States
Marietta Memorial Hospital, Marietta, Ohio, United States
Toledo Clinic Cancer Centers-Maumee, Maumee, Ohio, United States
Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, United States
Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, Florida, United States
NYU Clinical Cancer Center, New York, New York, United States
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