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Drug

Cemiplimab

Approved medicine
ClassProgrammed cell death protein 1 inhibitorResearchActive indication expansion

Also known as Libtayo.

127
Active clinical trials
Programmed cell death protein 1
Primary target
18
Regulatory events
Latest activity
beta

Recent clinical, regulatory, research and industry developments relating to this drug.

Recall (Class II): CEMIPLIMAB-RWLC

Regulatory2026-07-28FDA

Profile

Identifiers & mechanism

Canonical identifiers, marketed brand names and mechanism, resolved across RxNorm, ChEMBL and ATC.

Canonical name
Cemiplimab
Aliases & brands
Libtayo
RxNorm CUI
2058826
ChEMBL ID
CHEMBL4297723
ATC codes
L01FF06
UNII
6QVL057INT
Primary mechanism
Programmed cell death protein 1 inhibitor
Regulatory jurisdictions
emafda

Pharmacology & targets

1 target

Known molecular targets and mechanisms supported by curated pharmacology databases.

INHIBITORProgrammed cell death protein 1 inhibitor

Regulatory timeline

18 events

The complete regulatory record, grouped by authority — approvals, safety advisories and label changes. Each authority shows its most recent events; expand one to read its full history.

Approval / market entry confirmed across FDA and EMA (2018-09-282020-06-25)
Earliest approval
2018-09-28
Latest approval
2025-10-29
Authorities
FDA · EMA
Total events
18
fdaU.S. Food and Drug Administration· 17 events
2026-08-31Label change
Label change: CEMIPLIMAB-RWLC (BLA761097)
Evidence ↗
2026-07-28RecallSafety
Recall (Class II): CEMIPLIMAB-RWLC
Evidence ↗
2025-10-29Indication expansion
Indication expansion: CEMIPLIMAB-RWLC (BLA761097)
Evidence ↗
emaEuropean Medicines Agency· 1 event
2019-06-28ApprovalMulti-authority
Approval: Libtayo (EMA)
Indication: Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma Libtayo as monotherapy is indicated for the treatment of adult patients with metastatic or locally advanced cutaneous squamous cell carcinomaShow full indication

Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma Libtayo as monotherapy is indicated for the treatment of adult patients with metastatic or locally advanced cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (mCSCC or laCSCC) who are not candidates for curative surgery or curative radiation. Libtayo as monotherapy is indicated for the adjuvant treatment of adult patients with CSCC at high risk of recurrence after surgery and radiation (see section 5.1 for selection criteria).  Basal Cell Carcinoma Libtayo as monotherapy is indicated for the treatment of adult patients with locally advanced or metastatic basal cell carcinoma (laBCC or mBCC) who have progressed on or are intolerant to a hedgehog pathway inhibitor (HHI). Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Libtayo as monotherapy is indicated for the first-line treatment of adult patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) expressing PD-L1 (in ? 50% tumour cells), with no EGFR, ALK or ROS1 aberrations, who have: locally advanced NSCLC who are not candidates for definitive chemoradiation, or metastatic NSCLC. Libtayo in combination with platinum?based chemotherapy is indicated for the first?line treatment of adult patients with NSCLC expressing PD-L1 (in ? 1% of tumour cells), with no EGFR, ALK or ROS1 aberrations, who have: locally advanced NSCLC who are not candidates for definitive chemoradiation, or metastatic NSCLC. Cervical Cancer Libtayo as monotherapy is indicated for the treatment of adult patients with recurrent or metastatic cervical cancer and disease progression on or after platinum-based chemotherapy.

Evidence ↗

Data from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (U.S. Food and Drug Administration), public domain (CC0).

Contains information from the European Medicines Agency (European Medicines Agency), © EMA, reused under CC BY 4.0.

Clinical trials

170 trials

The current development programme across all trial phases — status mix, phase distribution and the late-stage studies shaping the evidence base.

Development programme
CLINICALTRIALS.GOV · LIVE REGISTRY
170
registered trials across all phases
LATEST COMPLETION 2026
127
Active studies
89
Recruiting
15
Late-stage (III+)
20
Completed
23
Discontinued
PHASE DISTRIBUTIONn = 170
Phase 133Phase 1 / 232Phase 290Phase 2 / 33Phase 311Phase N / A1

Late-stage studies

Phase III+ trials still open or recently active — where late-stage evidence is being generated.

Recent completions

Trials that read out recently, adding to the completed evidence base.

References & data sources
  • RxNorm (U.S. National Library of Medicine) — drug identity
  • ChEMBL (EMBL-EBI) & UniProt — pharmacology and targets
  • ClinicalTrials.gov — clinical trials
  • Regulatory event sources are credited in the Regulatory Timeline above.