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Current United States Food & Drug Administration approved indications for immune checkpoint inhibitors

AgentTargetIndicationTreatment lineYear
AtezolizumabPD-L1NSCLC, advancedSecond2016
Urothelial carcinoma, advancedSecond2016
AvelumabPD-L1Merkel cell carcinomaFirst/second2017
Urothelial carcinoma, advancedSecond2017
DurvalumabPD-L1Urothelial carcinoma, advancedSecond2017
IpilimumabCTLA4Melanoma, advancedSecond2011
Melanoma, advancedFirst (+ nivolumab)2015
Melanoma, stage IIIAdjuvant2015
NivolumabPD-1Melanoma, advancedSecond2014
Melanoma, advancedFirst (+ ipilimumab)2015
NSCLC, advancedSecond2015
RCC, advancedSecond2015
Classic Hodgkin's lymphomaFourth2016
H&N SCC, recurrent or advancedSecond2016
Urothelial carcinoma, advancedSecond2017
PembrolizumabPD-1Melanoma, advancedSecond2014
NSCLCSecond if PD-L1 overexpressed =1%2015
Melanoma, advancedFirst2015
H&N SCC, advancedSecond2016
NSCLCFirst if PD-L1 overexpressed =50%2016
Classic Hodgkin's lymphomaFourth2017
Urothelial carcinoma, advancedSecond2017
NSCLC, non-SCCFirst (+ pemetrexed and carboplatin)2017
MSI-high cancerSecond2017

CTLA4: cytotoxic T-lymphocyte associated protein 4. H&N: head and neck. MSI: microsatellite instable. NSCLC: non-small cell lung cancer. PD-1: programmed death-1 checkpoint inhibitor. PD-L1: programmed death ligand-1. SCC: squamous cell carcinoma.