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
Thompson Cancer Survival Center, Knoxville, Tennessee, United States
Providence Portland Medical Center, Portland, Oregon, United States
St Joseph Oncology Inc, Saint Joseph, Missouri, United States
Center For Oncology Research & Treatment, P.A., Dallas, Texas, United States
Oncology Specialists, Sc, Park Ridge, Illinois, United States
St Joseph Oncology Inc, St Joseph, Missouri, United States
Comprehensive Cancer Center, Palm Springs, California, United States
The Angeles Clinic And Research Institution, Santa Monica, California, United States
Local Institution, Stockholm, Sweden
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, United States
The Angeles Clinic & Research Inst., Los Angeles, California, United States
University Of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, United States
Indiana Oncology Hematology Consultants, Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
Scripps Clinic - La Jolla, La Jolla, California, United States
University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, United States
Blood and Marrow Transplant Group of Georgia, Atlanta, Georgia, United States
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