Camrelizumab
One of China's most widely used PD-1 blockers, approved there for oesophageal, liver, lung, and other cancers; not approved in the US.
Humanised IgG4 anti-PD-1 (Jiangsu Hengrui). ESCORT (second-line ESCC) and ESCORT-1st (first-line with chemotherapy, OS 15.3 vs 12.0 months) in China; ESCORT-NEO neoadjuvant; CARES-310 with rivoceranib in HCC (OS 22.1 vs 15.2 months). A US BLA for the HCC combination received complete response letters (2024, 2025) over manufacturing and travel-inspection issues. Distinctive toxicity: reactive cutaneous capillary endothelial proliferation (RCCEP) in most patients.
1.Camrelizumab binds PD-1 on T cells
- Route
- Intravenous
- Schedule
- 200 mg every 2-3 weeks
- Medicare
- Not covered (not FDA-approved)
Not FDA-approved, so there is no US coverage; access is only through a clinical trial or an FDA expanded-access request.
- Commercial insurance
- unknown
Not FDA-approved, so there is no US coverage; access is only through a clinical trial or an FDA expanded-access request.
Sources: CMS Medicare Coverage Database (NCDs and LCDs). Not medical or financial advice; verify with your plan.
- Notes
- No UK marketing authorisation as of September 2026, so no NICE appraisal. Access only through a clinical trial or a company early access scheme.
- NHS England
- Not routinely funded
Sources: NICE search: camrelizumab. Funding decisions are indication-specific and change monthly; verify with NICE and your treating team.
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- May 2024Complete response letterUS
Complete response letter for camrelizumab + rivoceranib in HCC (manufacturing/inspection)
- Mar 2025Complete response letterUS
Second complete response letter
Approvals
| Region | Year | Indication |
|---|---|---|
| China | 2019 | Classical Hodgkin lymphoma; subsequently HCC, NSCLC, ESCC (second line 2020, first line with chemotherapy 2021), nasopharyngeal |
| Adverse event |
|---|
| Reactive cutaneous capillary endothelial proliferation (RCCEP) |
| Immune-related adverse events |
Very common; benign, resolves after stopping. Events listed without rates were not read from a primary source; see the label. Blank cells mean the figure was not sourced, not that it is zero.
Trials
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- ProductTislelizumab
Shares CSCO guidelines (China), Nasopharyngeal carcinoma, Immune-related adverse events (irAEs), Regulatory divergence between regions.
- InstitutionSun Yat-sen University Cancer Center
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- InstitutionChinese Society of Clinical Oncology
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- CompanyJiangsu Hengrui Pharmaceuticals
Shares Nasopharyngeal carcinoma, Oesophageal cancer, Hepatocellular carcinoma, Non-small-cell lung cancer.
- InstitutionCancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences
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- ProductSerplulimab
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