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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Sharp Memorial Hospital, San Diego, California, United States
St. Francis Hospital & Health Centers, Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
Durham Va Medical Center (111g), Durham, North Carolina, United States
Maine Center for Cancer Medicine-Scarborough, Scarborough, Maine, United States
York Hospital, York, Maine, United States
Spectrum Health Big Rapids Hospital, Big Rapids, Michigan, United States
H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, Tampa, Florida, United States
Jedd D. Wolchok, Md,Phd, New York, New York, United States
NCT, Dep. of Medical Oncology, Heidelberg, Germany
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States
H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, Florida, United States
Iowa Methodist Medical Center, Des Moines, Iowa, United States
Iowa-Wide Oncology Research Coalition NCORP, Des Moines, Iowa, United States
Mission Cancer and Blood - Des Moines, Des Moines, Iowa, United States
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States
Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center At Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Baptist Cancer Institute, Jacksonville, Florida, United States
Md Anderson Cancer Center Orlando, Orlando, Florida, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Nassau, New York, New York, United States
Medstar Georgetown-Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Hillman Cancer Research Pavilion, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
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