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JULY 25, 2017

Yervoy Approved for Pts 12 and Older With Unresectable or Metastatic Melanoma

Drug: Ipilimumab (Yervoy, Bristol-Myers Squibb)

Status: Approved for pediatric patients 12 years and older with unresectable or metastatic melanoma

Significant Information:

  • Ipilimumab was evaluated in 2 trials of pediatric patients: a dose-finding study of 33 patients aged 2 to 21 years with relapsed or refractory or solid tumors and an open-label, single-arm trial in 12 adolescents (aged 12-16 years) with previously treated or untreated, unresectable stage 3 or 4 malignant melanoma
    • Overall safety