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
University Hospitals Of Cleveland, Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Winship Cancer Institute, Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Local Institution - 0002, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
Local Institution - 0008, Los Angeles, California, United States
Local Institution - 0048, Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Local Institution - 0016, Amsterdam, Netherlands
University Of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, United States
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States
Comprehensive Cancer Centers of Nevada, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Institut Gustave Roussy, Villejuif, France
Gustave Roussy Cancer Campus, Villejuif, Val de Marne, France
University of California, San Francisco, California, United States
IU Health Goshen Hospital, Goshen, Indiana, United States
Tisch Cancer Institute at Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, New York, United States
City of Hope: Duarte, Duarte, California, United States
Abramson Cancer Center of the Universirty of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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