Tremelimumab has been approved by the FDA in the US for use in tandem with AZ’s PD-L1 inhibitor Imfinzi (durvalumab) to treat adults with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), the most common tumour type affecting the liver.
The CTLA4 inhibitor – now given the brand name Imjudo – is only the second drug in the class to be approved after Bristol-Myers Squibb’s well-established Yervoy (ipilimumab), which is used alongside BMS’ PD-1 inhibitor Opdivo (nivolumab) in several solid tumours, including HCC and lung, colorectal, skin, and kidney cancers.
