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What is Ipilimumab?

Category: Prescription Drugs

Most popular types: Yervoy

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Ipilimumab is a monoclonal antibody used for the treatment of unresectable or metastatic melanoma.

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Reported purpose & perceived effectiveness
Purpose Patients Evaluations Perceived Effectiveness
Melanoma 7 3
  • Major
  • Moderate
  • Slight
  • None
  • Can't tell
See all 43 patients that have taken Ipilimumab

Side effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Side effects as an overall problem
Severity Evaluations Percentage
Severe 1
Moderate 1
Mild 1
None 0

Commonly reported side effects and conditions associated with Ipilimumab

Side effect Patients Percentage
Elevated liver enzymes 1
Fever/chills 1
Hypothyroidism 1
Itchy rash 1
Mouth sores (ulcers) 1
Pancreatitis 1

Show all 7 reported side effects

Why patients stopped taking Ipilimumab

Multiple reasons could be selected

Reason Patients Percentage
Side effects too severe 3
Course of treatment ended 2
Doctor's advice 1
See all 5 patients who've stopped taking Ipilimumab

Duration

Stopped taking Ipilimumab

Duration Patients Percentage
Less than 1 month 3
1 - 6 months 2
Adherence
Adherence Evaluations Percentage
Always 2
Usually 0
Sometimes 0
Never taken as prescribed 1
Burden
Burden Evaluations Percentage
Very hard to take 0
Somewhat hard to take 1
A little hard to take 1
Not at all hard to take 1
Cost per month
Cost per month Evaluations Percentage
$200+ 2
$100-199 0
$50-99 0
$25-49 0
< $25 1
Not specified 0

What people switch to and from

Patients started taking Ipilimumab after stopping:

Treatment Patients Percentage
Bevacizumab (Avastin) 1
Capecitabine (Xeloda) 1
Nivolumab (Opdivo) 1
Oxaliplatin (Eloxatin) 1
Pembrolizumab (Keytruda) 1

Patients stopped taking Ipilimumab and switched to:

Treatment Patients Percentage
Pembrolizumab (Keytruda) 1
Trametinib (Mekinist) 1
Last updated:
There are no evaluations for Ipilimumab.