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quavonlimab   Click here for help

GtoPdb Ligand ID: 13890

Synonyms: MK-1308 | MK1308
Immunopharmacology Ligand
Compound class: Antibody
Comment: Quavonlimab (MK-1308) is a humanized IgG1 anti-CTLA-4 monoclonal antibody [1]. It blocks the inhibitory CTLA-4/CD80/CD86 immune checkpoint, as a mechanism to reactivate anti-tumour immune surveillance.
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References
1. Perets R, Bar J, Rasco DW, Ahn MJ, Yoh K, Kim DW, Nagrial A, Satouchi M, Lee DH, Spigel DR et al.. (2021)
Safety and efficacy of quavonlimab, a novel anti-CTLA-4 antibody (MK-1308), in combination with pembrolizumab in first-line advanced non-small-cell lung cancer.
Ann Oncol, 32 (3): 395-403. [PMID:33276076]