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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Memorial Sloan Kettering Monmouth (Limited Protocol Activities), Middletown, New Jersey, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Basking Ridge (Limited Protocol Activities), Basking Ridge, New Jersey, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Westchester (Limited Protocol Activities), Harrison, New York, United States
Hospital Universitario de Toledo, Toledo, Castilla La Mancha, Spain
Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Comunidad Autónoma De Madrid, Spain
Hospital Clínico Universitario de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain
Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirao Preto - USP, Ribeirão Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Providence Portland Medical Center, Portland, Oregon, United States
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, United States
Exelixis Clinical Site #32, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Exelixis Clinical Site #24, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Exelixis Clinical Site #89, Dallas, Texas, United States
University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
Royal Brisbane and Womens hospital, Herston, Queensland, Australia
Sir Charles Gairdner, Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia
Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Duke Univ. Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, United States
National Cheng Kung University Hospital, Tainan, Taiwan
Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
IMSUT Hospital, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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