Table 1 |.
Currently approved immune checkpoint inhibitors |
PD-1 inhibitors |
Pembrolizumab (Keytruda) |
Nivolumab (Opdivo) |
PD-ligand 1 inhibitors |
Atezolizumab (Tecentriq) |
Avelumab (Bavencio) |
Durvalumab (Imfinzi) |
CTLA-4 inhibitor |
Ipilimumab (Yervoy) |
Currently approved indications |
Renal cell carcinoma |
Urothelial cell carcinoma |
Non-small cell carcinoma |
Metastatic melanoma |
Hodgkin’s lymphoma |
Head and neck cancer |
Hepatocellular cancer |
Stomach cancer |
Merkel cell carcinoma |
Any solid tumor with positive biomarkers (i.e., microsatellite and genetic instability) |