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Durvalumab

Drug class: Programmed Death Ligand-1 Blocker

The FDA’s “Established Pharmacologic Class”: the group of medicines that work in a similar way.

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Quick answers

What is Durvalumab used for?
The FDA-approved label (Imfinzi, AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP, August 31, 2026) says: “IMFINZI is a programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) blocking antibody indicated: • in combination with platinum-containing chemotherapy as neoadjuvant treatment, followed by IMFINZI continued as a single agent as adjuvant treatment after surgery, for the treatment of adult patients with resectable (tumors ≥ 4 cm and/or node positive) non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and no known epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) …” This page is not medical advice. Talk to your doctor or pharmacist before you start, stop or change any medicine.
Does Durvalumab have a boxed warning?
No. None of the 1 FDA labels we found for this medicine has a boxed warning.
Is there a shortage of Durvalumab?
No current shortage is listed by the FDA for the products of this medicine (FDA data from October 30, 2026).
Has Durvalumab been recalled?
No recall linked to the products of this medicine appears in the FDA enforcement reports we use.
Who makes Durvalumab?
1 company lists prescription products of Durvalumab in the FDA NDC Directory, including AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP.

What Durvalumab is used for

Quoted from the “Indications and Usage” section of the FDA-approved label.

IMFINZI is a programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) blocking antibody indicated: • in combination with platinum-containing chemotherapy as neoadjuvant treatment, followed by IMFINZI continued as a single agent as adjuvant treatment after surgery, for the treatment of adult patients with resectable (tumors ≥ 4 cm and/or node positive) non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and no known epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) …

— FDA label: Imfinzi, AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP, effective August 31, 2026. Read the full label on DailyMed →

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Conditions named on the label

These condition names appear word for word in the label’s “Indications and Usage” text (matched with a reviewed table). Each page lists hospitals whose own websites name the condition.

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Boxed warning

A boxed warning (“black box”) is the FDA’s strongest warning on a drug label, for serious or life-threatening risks.

The label quoted above has no boxed warning.

Forms and how it is given

Dosage formsInjection, solution
RouteIntravenous
Prescription products2 in the FDA NDC Directory
Brand namesImfinzi

Companies that list this medicine

Labelers in the FDA NDC Directory: the company named on the package (maker or distributor), with the number of prescription products.

FDA approval history

  • BLA: Biologics License Application: how a biologic medicine (made from living cells) is approved.
Brand and biologic applications
ApplicationSponsorApprovedLater changes approved
BLA761069
IMFINZI
Astrazeneca Uk LtdMay 1, 2017 27, latest August 31, 2026
2026: Labeling · 2026: Efficacy · 2025: Efficacy

Shortage status

The FDA drug shortage list does not show these products.

FDA Drug Shortages database →

Recalls

No recall linked to these products (by their NDC code) appears in the FDA enforcement reports.

Official identifiers

RxCUI (RxNorm)1919507, 1919512, 1919515, 1919516
SPL set ID of the quoted label8baba4ea-2855-42fa-9bd9-5a7548d4cec3
FDA labels (SPL)1
FDA applicationsBLA761069
Active ingredients (FDA)DURVALUMAB

Sources

  1. FDA-approved label on DailyMed (National Library of Medicine) — Imfinzi, AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP, effective August 31, 2026; via openFDA, FDA data exported October 30, 2026, retrieved October 31, 2026
  2. NDC Directory (openFDA) — U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), FDA data exported October 30, 2026, retrieved October 31, 2026
  3. Drugs@FDA (openFDA) — U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), FDA data exported October 30, 2026, retrieved October 31, 2026
  4. Drug recall enforcement reports (openFDA) — U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), FDA data exported October 27, 2026, retrieved October 31, 2026
  5. Drug shortages (openFDA) — U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), FDA data exported October 30, 2026, retrieved October 31, 2026

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