Durvalumab

Durvalumab
Antigen-binding fragment of durvalumab (pale green) in complex with PD-L1 (pink). PDB: 5X8M​.
Monoclonal antibody
TypeWhole antibody
SourceHuman
TargetCD274
Clinical data
Trade namesImfinzi
Other namesMEDI4736, MEDI-4736
AHFS/Drugs.comMonograph
MedlinePlusa617030
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Pregnancy
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Intravenous
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Chemical and physical data
FormulaC6502H10018N1742O2024S42
Molar mass146322.36 g·mol−1

Durvalumab,[8] sold under the brand name Imfinzi, is an FDA-approved immunotherapy for cancer, developed by Medimmune/AstraZeneca.[9] It is a human immunoglobulin G1 kappa (IgG1κ) monoclonal antibody that blocks the interaction of programmed cell death ligand 1 (PD-L1) with the PD-1 (CD279).[medical citation needed]

Durvalumab is an immune checkpoint inhibitor drug.[10] It was approved in for medical use in the United States in May 2017,[6][9][11][12] and in the European Union in September 2018.[7]

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  5. ^ "Cancer therapies". Health Canada. 8 May 2018. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
  6. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Imfinzi FDA label was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ a b "Imfinzi EPAR". European Medicines Agency (EMA). 30 October 2018. Archived from the original on 28 August 2021. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
  8. ^ World Health Organization (2015). "International nonproprietary names for pharmaceutical substances (INN): recommended INN: list 74". WHO Drug Information. 29 (3). hdl:10665/331070.
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  10. ^ Syn NL, Teng MW, Mok TS, Soo RA (December 2017). "De-novo and acquired resistance to immune checkpoint targeting". The Lancet. Oncology. 18 (12): e731–e741. doi:10.1016/s1470-2045(17)30607-1. PMID 29208439.
  11. ^ "FDA approves durvalumab for extensive-stage small cell lung cancer". U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). 27 March 2020. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
  12. ^ Mathieu L, Shah S, Pai-Scherf L, Larkins E, Vallejo J, Li X, et al. (May 2021). "FDA Approval Summary: Atezolizumab and Durvalumab in Combination with Platinum-Based Chemotherapy in Extensive Stage Small Cell Lung Cancer". The Oncologist. 26 (5): 433–438. doi:10.1002/onco.13752. PMC 8100557. PMID 33687763.