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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Local Institution - 0044, Pessac, France
Local Institution - 0013, Suresnes, France
Local Institution - 0042, Toulon, France
Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, Florida, United States
Hôpital Nantes Hôtel Dieu, Nantes, France
Hôpital Saint Louis, Paris, France
Hôpital Gustave Roussy, Villejuif, France
Auckland City Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand
Blacktown Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Fiona Stanley Hospital, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Rochester, Minnesota, United States
Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
M D Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, United States
Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island, United States
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas, United States
Alta Bates Summit Medical Center-Herrick Campus, Berkeley, California, United States
City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center, Duarte, California, United States
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