Cemiplimab - Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
Alternative Names: Cemiplimab-rwlc; Libtayo; REGN-2810; SAR-439684Latest Information Update: 09 Feb 2026
At a glance
- Originator Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
- Developer BioNTech; Columbia University; Dana-Farber Cancer Institute; Inovio Pharmaceuticals; ISA Pharmaceuticals; Regeneron Pharmaceuticals; Replimune; Sanofi; SillaJen Biotherapeutics; Sun Pharmaceutical Industries; University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center; University of Zurich
- Class Antineoplastics; Immunotherapies; Monoclonal antibodies
- Mechanism of Action Antibody-dependent cell cytotoxicity; Programmed cell death 1 receptor antagonists; T lymphocyte stimulants
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Orphan Drug Status
Yes - Cervical cancer
Orphan designation is assigned by a regulatory body to encourage companies to develop drugs for rare diseases.
- New Molecular Entity Yes
Highest Development Phases
- Marketed Basal cell cancer; Cervical cancer; Non-small cell lung cancer; Squamous cell cancer
- Phase III Malignant melanoma
- Phase II Glioblastoma; Haemangiosarcoma; Head and neck cancer; Liver cancer; Oropharyngeal cancer; Prostate cancer
- Phase I/II Fallopian tube cancer; Multiple myeloma; Ovarian cancer; Peritoneal cancer; Solid tumours
- No development reported B-cell lymphoma; Cancer; Haematological malignancies; Renal cell carcinoma
Most Recent Events
- 31 Dec 2025 Preregistration for Squamous cell cancer (Adjuvant therapy) in Japan (IV)
- 31 Dec 2025 Regeneron Pharmaceuticals files regulatory application for adjuvant treatment of patients with Squamous cell carcinoma in Japan
- 15 Dec 2025 Regeneron pharmaceutical plans a phase II trial for Colorectal cancer (Late-stage disease, Monotherapy, Combination therapy, Neoadjuvant therapy, First-line therapy) in USA (IV) (NCT07281768)