Table 1.

List of FDA and Health Canada–approved immune checkpoint inhibitors and their indications.

NameMolecular TargetIndications
IpilimumabCTLA-4Metastatic melanoma
NivolumabPD-1Metastatic melanoma, NSCLC (squamous and n nonsquamous), renal cell carcinoma, Hodgkin lymphoma, SCCHN, urothelial carcinoma, HCC, dMMR and MSI-H colorectal cancer
PembrolizumabPD-1Metastatic melanoma, Hodgkin lymphoma, NSCLC, urothelial carcinoma, HNSCC, dMMR of MSI-H solid tumor, PD-L1 gastric and gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma
AtezolizumabPD-L1Metastatic urothelial carcinoma, metastatic NSCLC
AvelumabPD-L1Metastatic merkel cell carcinoma, urothelial carcinoma
DurvalumabPD-L1Urothelial carcinoma, NSCLC
CemiplimabPD-1Squamous cell skin carcinoma
Combination ipilimumab + nivolumabCTLA-4 + PD-1Metastatic melanoma, RCC, HNSCC, metastatic NSCLC with high PD-L1 expression
  • FDA: US Food and Drug Administration; CTLA-4: T cell lymphocyte costimulation inhibitor; PD-1: programmed death protein-1; PD-L1: programmed death ligand-1; NSCLC: non small-cell lung carcinoma; RCC: renal cell carcinoma; SCCHN: squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck; HCC: hepatocellular carcinoma; dMMR: mismatch repair deficient; MSI-H: microsatellite instability–high; HNSCC: head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.