10.6084/m9.figshare.8636738.v1 Anthony Markham Anthony Markham Susan J. Keam Susan J. Keam Camrelizumab: First Global Approval Adis Journals 2019 Camrelizumab PD-1 inhibitor review Adis Insight Report Hodgkin lymphoma cancer AiRuiKa™ 2019-07-17 00:50:05 Online resource https://adisjournals.figshare.com/articles/online_resource/Camrelizumab_First_Global_Approval/8636738 <p><b>Compliance with Ethical Standards</b><br></p><p><b><br></b></p><p><b>Funding:</b> The preparation of this review was not supported by any external funding.</p><p> <b>Conflicts of interest:<i> </i> </b>During the peer review process the manufacturer of the agent under review was offered an opportunity to comment on the article. Changes resulting from any comments received were made by the authors on the basis of scientific completeness and accuracy. A. Markham, a contracted employee of Adis International Ltd/Springer Nature, and Susan Keam, a salaried employees of Adis International Ltd/Springer Nature are responsible for the article content and declares no relevant conflicts of interest.</p><p>Additional information about this Adis Drug Review can be found <a href="http://www.springer.com/gp/adis/products-services/adis-journals-newsletters/adis-drug-reviews"><b>here</b></a></p><div><div><br></div></div><div>Abstract</div><div><p>Camrelizumab (AiRuiKa™), a programmed cell death 1 (PD-1) inhibitor being developed by Jiangsu Hengrui Medicine Co. Ltd, recently received conditional approval in China for the treatment of relapsed or refractory classical Hodgkin lymphoma. The drug is also being investigated as a treatment for various other malignancies, including B cell lymphoma, oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma, gastric/gastroesophageal junction cancer, hepatocellular carcinoma, nasopharyngeal cancer and non-squamous, non-small-cell lung cancer. This article summarizes the milestones in the development of camrelizumab leading to this first approval for classical Hodgkin lymphoma.</p><br></div><div><p>© Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019</p><br></div>