Yervoy
Yervoy ingredients
| Active ingredient | Strength |
|---|---|
| Ipilimumab | 5 mg/mL |
What Yervoy is used for
The FDA lists the approved uses on the official label (below). In the EU, ipilimumab is approved as Yervoy for:
Melanoma Yervoy as monotherapy or combination with nivolumab is indicated for the treatment of advanced (unresectable or metastatic) melanoma in adults and adolescents 12 years of age and older (see section 4.4). Yervoy in combination with nivolumab is indicated for the treatment of advanced (unresectable or metastatic) melanoma in adults. Relative to nivolumab monotherapy, an increase in progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) for the combination of nivolumab with ipilimumab is established only in patients with low tumour PD-L1 expression (see sections 4.4 and 5.1). Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) Yervoy in combination with nivolumab is indicated for the first-line treatment of adult patients with intermediate/poor-risk advanced renal cell carcinoma (see section 5.1). Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) Yervoy in combination with nivolumab and 2 cycles of platinum-based chem…
EU wording from the European Medicines Agency; US approved uses can differ.
Key facts
- Brand
- Yervoy
- Generic name
- Ipilimumab
- Made by
- E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.
- Forms
- Injection
- Given
- Intravenous
- Drug class
- CTLA-4-directed Blocking Antibody
- FDA approval
- Biologic licence (BLA) BLA125377
- On the US market since
- 2011
Official information
- Yervoy prescribing information (FDA label) on DailyMed
- MedlinePlus drug information (search for Ipilimumab)
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Common questions
What is Yervoy?
Yervoy (Ipilimumab) is a cancer medicine made by E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C., approved by the US FDA.
What are the ingredients of Yervoy?
Yervoy contains Ipilimumab (5 mg/mL).
Is Yervoy approved in Europe?
The same active substance is approved in the EU as Yervoy.
From the FDA National Drug Code directory (open.fda.gov, public domain) and the European Medicines Agency medicines list. Page made 5 November 2026 by Satya Babu.
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