Atezolizumab

FDA label information for this drug is available at DailyMed.

Use in Cancer

Atezolizumab is approved to treat:

• Hepatocellular carcinoma (a type of liver cancer) that is metastatic or cannot be removed by surgery. Atezolizumab is used with bevacizumab in patients who have not received systemic therapy.
• Melanoma that has a certain mutation in the BRAF gene. Atezolizumab is used with cobimetinib fumarate and vemurafenib in adults whose cancer is metastatic or cannot be removed by surgery.
• Non-small cell lung cancer. Atezolizumab is used:
  • As adjuvant therapy after surgery and platinum chemotherapy in adults with stage IIA, stage IIB, or stage IIIA cancer that has the PD-L1 protein.
  • As the first treatment in adults with metastatic cancer that has the PD-L1 protein and does not have a mutation in the EGFR gene or the ALK gene.
  • With bevacizumab, paclitaxel, and carboplatin or paclitaxel albumin-stabilized nanoparticle formulation and carboplatin as the first treatment in adults with non-squamous metastatic cancer that does not have a mutation in the EGFR gene or ALK gene.
  • In adults with metastatic cancer that got worse during or after treatment with platinum chemotherapy. For patients whose cancer has a mutation in the EGFR gene or ALK gene, atezolizumab is used if their cancer has gotten worse after treatment with FDA-approved therapy for these mutations.
• Small cell lung cancer. Atezolizumab is used with carboplatin and etoposide as the first treatment in adults with extensive-stage cancer.
• Urothelial cancer (a type of cancer in the bladder or urinary tract) that is metastatic or cannot be removed by surgery. Atezolizumab is used in:
  • Adults whose cancer has the PD-L1 protein and cannot be treated with cisplatin.¹
  • Adults whose cancer cannot be treated with platinum chemotherapy.¹

¹This use is approved under FDA’s Accelerated Approval Program. As a condition of approval, a confirmatory trial(s) must show that atezolizumab provides a clinical benefit in these patients.

Atezolizumab is also being studied in the treatment of other types of cancer.

More About Atezolizumab

Definition from the NCI Drug Dictionary - Detailed scientific definition and other names for this drug.

MedlinePlus Information on Atezolizumab - A lay language summary of important information about this drug that may include the following:

• warnings about this drug,
• what this drug is used for and how it is used,
• what you should tell your doctor before using this drug,
• what you should know about this drug before using it,
• other drugs that may interact with this drug, and
• possible side effects.

Drugs are often studied to find out if they can help treat or prevent conditions other than the ones they are approved for. This patient information sheet applies only to approved uses of the drug. However, much of the information may also apply to unapproved uses that are being studied.

Research Results and Related Resources

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Targeted Cancer Therapies

Adjuvant Immunotherapy Approved for Some Patients with Lung Cancer

Study Details Long-Term Side Effects of Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors

Atezolizumab Plus Bevacizumab Approved to Treat Liver Cancer

Monoclonal Antibodies

Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors

Atezolizumab Approved for Some Patients with Triple-Negative Breast Cancer

Clinical Trials Accepting Patients

Find Clinical Trials for Atezolizumab - Check for trials from NCI's list of cancer clinical trials now accepting patients.