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DRUG:

Yervoy (ipilimumab)

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Other names: BMS-734016, MDX 101, MDX 010, MDX-CTLA-4, MDX-CTLA5, BMS734016, MDX-010, MDX010, BMS 734016
Company:
BMS, Ono Pharmaceutical
Drug class:
CTLA4 inhibitor
1d
STU-2021-1043: Peri-Operative Immune Checkpoint Inhibition and Cryoablation in Women With Triple-negative Breast Cancer (clinicaltrials.gov)
P2, N=51, Active, not recruiting, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center | N=80 --> 51 | Recruiting --> Active, not recruiting
Enrollment closed • Enrollment change • Checkpoint inhibition
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HER-2 (Human epidermal growth factor receptor 2) • ER (Estrogen receptor) • PGR (Progesterone receptor)
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HER-2 negative
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Keytruda (pembrolizumab) • Opdivo (nivolumab) • Yervoy (ipilimumab)
3d
Molecular complete response to the RIN protocol (regorafenib, ipilimumab, and nivolumab) in a patient with advanced recurrent metastatic mismatch repair proficient/microsatellite stable (pMMR/MSS) rectal cancer. (PubMed, Ther Adv Med Oncol)
Rectal cancer recurrence remains a major therapeutic challenge, particularly in patients unresponsive to conventional regimens. While previous studies have demonstrated limited benefit of immunotherapy in this tumor subtype, the present findings suggest an emerging therapeutic opportunity that warrants prospective evaluation to confirm efficacy, explore the mechanistic basis, and identify biomarkers predictive of durable response beyond the absence of liver metastases. More effective combinatorial regimens like zanzalintinib and atezolizumb (STELLAR-303) trial, as well as newer generation of CTLA-4 inhibitors like botensilimab, vilastobart, and muzastotug are showing more promise for patients with MSS colorectal cancers in particular who do not have liver metastases (NLM).
Journal • Mismatch repair • PD(L)-1 Biomarker • IO biomarker • pMMR
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KRAS (KRAS proto-oncogene GTPase) • CEACAM5 (CEA Cell Adhesion Molecule 5)
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KRAS mutation • KRAS G12D • KRAS G12
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Opdivo (nivolumab) • Yervoy (ipilimumab) • Stivarga (regorafenib) • botensilimab (AGEN1181) • vilastobart (XTX101) • muzastotug (ADG126) • zanzalintinib (XL092)
4d
Enrollment open
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EGFR (Epidermal growth factor receptor) • BRAF (B-raf proto-oncogene) • ALK (Anaplastic lymphoma kinase) • ROS1 (Proto-Oncogene Tyrosine-Protein Kinase ROS)
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EGFR mutation • BRAF mutation • ALK translocation
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Opdivo (nivolumab) • Yervoy (ipilimumab) • Inqovi (decitabine/cedazuridine)
4d
Unclear territory: navigating metastatic nonclear cell renal cell carcinoma. (PubMed, Curr Opin Oncol)
Therapeutic advances are reshaping the management of nccRCC, with IO/TKI regimens and histology-specific therapies showing promise. Continued integration of molecular classification, rare subtype-specific trials, and international collaboration will be essential to establish evidence-based treatment standards for this diverse and understudied population.
Journal
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ALK (Anaplastic lymphoma kinase) • FH (Fumarate Hydratase)
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ALK rearrangement
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Keytruda (pembrolizumab) • Opdivo (nivolumab) • Avastin (bevacizumab) • erlotinib • Yervoy (ipilimumab) • Tyvyt (sintilimab) • Lenvima (lenvatinib) • axitinib
4d
A Rare Case of Early-Onset Steroid-Refractory Fulminant Hepatitis Following Dual Checkpoint Inhibition in Melanoma Initially Presenting With Hemorrhagic Brain Metastasis. (PubMed, J Investig Med High Impact Case Rep)
He was started on ipilimumab and nivolumab combination therapy outpatient; however, treatment was held after 2 cycles due to marked transaminitis, and prednisone was initiated for presumed ICI-related hepatitis...Although second-line immunosuppressants were considered, rapid deterioration prompted initiation of tocilizumab. His hospitalization was complicated by multiorgan failure and radiographic progression of CNS metastases, and he ultimately transitioned to comfort care and died on hospital day 7. This case demonstrates hemorrhagic CNS disease at diagnosis alongside early, fulminant, steroid-refractory ICI hepatitis and highlights the need for heightened hepatic surveillance and early escalation of immunosuppression during dual checkpoint blockade.
Journal • Checkpoint inhibition
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BRAF (B-raf proto-oncogene)
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Opdivo (nivolumab) • Yervoy (ipilimumab) • prednisone • Actemra IV (tocilizumab)
4d
Omental band induced bowel ischemia following combination immunotherapy in a patient with renal cell cancer. (PubMed, Ir Med J)
A 62-year-old female, diagnosed with intermediate IMDC risk metastatic clear cell renal cell cancer, with multifocal metastases to left pleural membrane and primary renal mass in-situ, received combination of 1st line Nivolumab/Ipilimumab therapy. It is thus postulated that the patients omental band developed as a consequence of immune mediated enteritis secondary to immunotherapy. Although small bowel obstruction secondary to immunotherapy is rare, with under five cases in the literature, it is a potentially life-threatening complication that treating physicians need to be aware of.
Journal
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CRP (C-reactive protein)
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Opdivo (nivolumab) • Yervoy (ipilimumab)
6d
LONESTAR: Nivolumab and Ipilimumab With or Without Local Consolidation Therapy in Treating Patients With Stage IV Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (clinicaltrials.gov)
P3, N=339, Active, not recruiting, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center | Trial completion date: Mar 2026 --> Mar 2027 | Trial primary completion date: Mar 2026 --> Mar 2027
Trial completion date • Trial primary completion date
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EGFR (Epidermal growth factor receptor) • ALK (Anaplastic lymphoma kinase) • ROS1 (Proto-Oncogene Tyrosine-Protein Kinase ROS)
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Opdivo (nivolumab) • Yervoy (ipilimumab)
6d
New P2 trial
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Yervoy (ipilimumab) • Tyvyt (sintilimab) • Lenvima (lenvatinib) • Tabosun (ipilimumab N01 injection)
7d
Enrollment open
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Opdivo (nivolumab) • Yervoy (ipilimumab) • capecitabine • mitomycin
7d
Enrollment open
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Yervoy (ipilimumab)
8d
CA209-8DP: Nivolumab Alone or Plus Relatlimab or Ipilimumab for Patients With Locally-Advanced Unresectable or Metastatic Basal Cell Carcinoma (clinicaltrials.gov)
P2, N=57, Recruiting, Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins | Trial completion date: Mar 2027 --> Jul 2032 | Trial primary completion date: Mar 2026 --> Jul 2027
Trial completion date • Trial primary completion date
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Opdivo (nivolumab) • Yervoy (ipilimumab) • relatlimab (BMS-986016)
9d
New P1/2 trial
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Opdivo (nivolumab) • Yervoy (ipilimumab) • Lenvima (lenvatinib)