Name

Durvalumab

Alternate Names

IMFINZI

Abbreviations

None

Category

Biologic therapy (BRM, immunotherapy)

Subcategory

Monoclonal antibody (PD-L1 blocking Ab)

NSC Number

None

Primary Site

Bladder
Lung
Biliary tract
Endometrium
Liver

Histology

Urothelial carcinoma, NSCLC, SCLC, HCC

Remarks

On March 28, 2025, the FDA approved durvalumab (Imfinzi) with gemcitabine and cisplatin as neoadjuvant treatment, followed by single agent durvalumab as adjuvant treatment following radical cystectomy, for adults with muscle invasive bladder cancer (MIBC).

December 4, 2024 FDA approved durvalumab (Imfinzi) for adults with limited-stage small cell lung cancer (LS-SCLC) whose disease has not progressed following concurrent platinum-based chemotherapy and radiation therapy.

August 15, 2024 The FDA approved durvalumab (Imfinzi) with platinum-containing chemotherapy as neoadjuvant treatment, followed by single-agent durvalumab as adjuvant treatment after surgery for adults with resectable (tumors ≥ 4 cm and/or node positive) non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and no known epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutations or anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) rearrangements.

June 14, 2024 FDA approved durvalumab (Imfinzi) with carboplatin plus paclitaxel followed by single-agent durvalumab for adult patients with primary advanced or recurrent endometrial cancer that is mismatch repair deficient (dMMR).

May 1, 2017: FDA granted accelerated approval to durvalumab for the treatment of patients with locally advanced or metastatic urothelial carcinoma who have disease progression during or following platinum-containing chemotherapy or who have disease progression within 12 months of neoadjuvant or adjuvant treatment with platinum-containing chemotherapy.

Feb 16, 2018 The FDA has approved Imfinzi (durvalumab) for the treatment of patients with stage III non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) whose tumors are not able to be surgically removed (unresectable) and whose cancer has not progressed after treatment with chemotherapy and radiation (chemoradiation).

March 30, 2020 The FDA approved durvalumab (IMFINZI) in combination with etoposide and either carboplatin or cisplatin as first-line treatment of patients with extensive-stage small cell lung cancer (ES-SCLC).

September 2, 2022, the FDA approved durvalumab (Imfinzi) in combination with gemcitabine and cisplatin for adult patients with locally advanced or metastatic biliary tract cancer (BTC).

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