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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Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Advanced Research (Oncology & Hemotology Associates of West Broward), Tamarac, Florida, United States
Banner MD Anderson, Gilbert, Arizona, United States
Herlev and Gentofte Hospital, Herlev, Denmark
Melanoma Institute Australia, North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
The Angeles Clinic and Research Institute - W LA Office, Los Angeles, California, United States
Ospedale S.Maria della Misericordia, Perugia, Umbria, Italy
Augusta University Medical Center, Augusta, Georgia, United States
Saint Alphonsus Cancer Care Center-Boise, Boise, Idaho, United States
Saint Alphonsus Cancer Care Center-Caldwell, Caldwell, Idaho, United States
Sheba Medical Centre, Ramat Gan, Israel
Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, Aberdeen, United Kingdom
St Bartholomew's Hospital, London, United Kingdom
University College London Hospital, London, United Kingdom
M D Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States
The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, United States
Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Hospital Provincial de Castellón, Castelló de la Plana, Castellon, Spain
Hospitalario Universitario A Coruña, A Coruña, La Coruña, Spain
Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain
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