
On March 25, 2011, Yervoy® [ipilimumab] by Bristol-Myers Squibb became the eleventh mAb approved by the FDA for the treatment of cancer.
February 5, 2012
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On March 25, 2011, Yervoy® [ipilimumab] by Bristol-Myers Squibb became the eleventh mAb approved by the FDA for the treatment of cancer.

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Monoclonal antibodies, which have been approved for immunological, anti-infective, ophthalmic, cancer and other categories, represent one of the most successful therapeutic drug classes. Ten monoclonal antibodies have been approved for cancer therapy alone, including three blockbuster products sold by the Roche Group (RHHBY) – Avastin® [bevacizumab], Rituxan® [rituximab], and Herceptin® [trastuzumab] that collectively represented nearly [...]

(Note: the following text is an Executive Summary from our new 150-page report titled “Cancer Vaccine Therapies: Failures and Future Opportunities”) Since the early 1990s, cancer immunotherapy has provided hope to patients, physicians, and investors as a new treatment modality with limited side effects and superior efficacy. Cancer immunotherapy broadly includes passive immunization, active immunization, [...]
Keynote address "Creating the methodological framework for cancer immunotherapy success" from MD Becker Partners' 2nd Annual Cancer Immunotherapy: A Long-Awaited Reality Conference:
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