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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Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Washington University School of Medicine St. Louis, Saint Louis, Missouri, United States
University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States
Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, Florida, United States
City of Hope Medical Center, Duarte, California, United States
UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center, La Jolla, California, United States
Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, Detroit, Michigan, United States
Local Institution - 516-014-004, Columbus, Ohio, United States
Local Institution - 516-014-011, Albany, New York, United States
Local Institution - 516-014-027, Fairfax, Virginia, United States
Huashan Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University, Shanghai, China
Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, Florida, United States
Hospital Vall d'Hebrón, Barcelona, Spain
START Madrid, Hospital Universitario HM Sanchinarro, Madrid, Spain
University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland
National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, Bethesda, Maryland, United States
National Cancer Institute Developmental Therapeutics Clinic, Bethesda, Maryland, United States
National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Montefiore Medical Center-Einstein Campus, Bronx, New York, United States
Gustave Roussy, Villejuif, France
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