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. 2020 Dec 21;12(12):e12204. doi: 10.7759/cureus.12204

Table 1. FDA-approved ICIs, their immune targets, and their common indications.

CTLA-4: cytotoxic T-lymphocyte associated antigen; PD-1: programmed cell death protein-1; PDL-1: programmed cell death protein ligand-1; FDA: Food and Drug Administration; ICIs: immune checkpoint inhibitors

ICI Immune Target Year Approved Common Indications
Ipilimumab CTLA-4 2011 Melanoma
Pembrolizumab PD-1 2014 Non-small-cell lung cancer, melanoma
Nivolumab PD-1 2014 Non-small-cell lung cancer, hepatocellular carcinoma, melanoma
Atezolizumab PDL-1 2016 Non-small-cell lung cancer, urothelial carcinoma
Avelumab PDL-1 2017 Merkel-cell carcinoma, urothelial carcinoma
Durvalumab PDL-1 2017 Urothelial carcinoma
Cemiplimab PD-1 2018 Metastatic cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma