Yervoy: adverse event reports filed with FDA

22,109

reports as suspect product

0.1% of all reports · about 1,458 a year

1,918

reports, 12 months to June 2026

1,780 in the 12 months before

81.5%

marked serious by the reporter

89.7% across the class

25.1%

record death among outcomes, as reported

5,549 reports · not verified by FDA

Reports by month, five years

Reports by the month FDA received them. FDA releases FAERS data quarterly, so the newest months are incomplete and grow in later releases.

By year received

2026 covers reports received through June 2026 only.

Reactions recorded in the reports

share of Yervoy reports recording the termmedian drug in ctla-4-directed blocking antibody

1. Deaththe patient died; cause not stated by this term15.2%3,366
2. Malignant neoplasm progression9.2%2,032
3. Off label useused for a purpose or in a way not on the label7.4%1,644
4. Diarrhoealoose or frequent stools7.1%1,572
5. Rashskin rash5.3%1,169
6. Pyrexiafever4.8%1,055
7. Intentional product use issuedeliberate use not as intended4.5%989
8. Colitisinflamed bowel4.4%981
9. Adverse eventan unwanted medical event, type not specified4%881
10. Fatiguetiredness3.8%844
11. Decreased appetitereduced appetite2.9%639
12. Nauseafeeling sick2.8%624
13. Pruritusitching2.6%580
14. Malaisegeneral feeling of being unwell2.2%492
15. Headachehead pain2.1%456
16. Adrenal insufficiencythe adrenal glands produce too little hormone2.1%454
17. Liver disorder2%451
18. Immune-mediated enterocolitis2%438
19. Hypophysitis2%436
20. Hypothyroidismunderactive thyroid1.9%421
21. Vomitingbeing sick1.9%412
22. Cytokine release syndrome1.9%411
23. Dyspnoeashortness of breath1.8%405
24. Weight decreasedweight loss1.8%401
25. Pneumonialung infection1.8%392
26. Hepatic function abnormal1.7%386
27. Prescribed overdose1.7%385
28. Interstitial lung diseasescarring or inflammation of lung tissue1.6%359
29. Astheniaweakness or lack of energy1.5%329
30. Immune-mediated hepatic disorder1.4%309

Top 30 of 1,345 MedDRA preferred terms recorded across these reports, with a plain-language gloss where one is available. One report can record several terms. The hollow bar is the median share across the 4 drugs in the ctla-4-directed blocking antibody class; it describes the reports, not the patients. FDA states that adverse event reports "represent a small percentage of total usage numbers of a product", that "common products may have a higher number of adverse events due to the higher total number of people using the product", and that the data "by themselves are not an indicator of the safety profile of the drug or biologic."

Outcomes recorded

Outcome flags as the reporter set them; a report can carry several, and "other serious" is FDA's own category for serious reports outside the named outcomes. Grey bar: all 45,770 reports in the class. FDA has not verified any outcome and states that the reports "cannot be used to estimate the incidence of these events."

Patients and reporters

Age and sex as stated in the report; the reporter's qualification is the primary source recorded by FDA. 45.4% of reports give the United States as the country of the event or reporter.

Reason for use recorded

The indication field is filled in by the reporter and is often blank; shares are of all 22,109 reports.

Drugs most often listed in the same reports

Other products listed in reports where Yervoy is a suspect product, whatever their own role. Co-listing means the two were recorded together; it says nothing about either product's part in the event. Only the 2,500 most-reported names are counted here.

In context

Shares are of reports, not of patients treated. The number of people taking a product is not in the data, so none of these figures is a rate, and differences between columns reflect who takes a product, who reports and how long it has been sold. FDA states that adverse event reports "represent a small percentage of total usage numbers of a product", that "common products may have a higher number of adverse events due to the higher total number of people using the product", and that the data "by themselves are not an indicator of the safety profile of the drug or biologic."

Other drugs in the ctla-4-directed blocking antibody class

Ordered by report count for navigation only. FDA states that adverse event reports "represent a small percentage of total usage numbers of a product", that "common products may have a higher number of adverse events due to the higher total number of people using the product", and that the data "by themselves are not an indicator of the safety profile of the drug or biologic." A brand and its generic are separate rows because reporters name them separately.

Where this comes from. Counts are built from the openFDA Drug Adverse Event (FAERS) bulk export released 28 Sep 2026, which holds reports FDA received through 30 Jun 2026. Drug names are as reported, resolved to the brand or generic name on the FDA label where openFDA's harmonisation matched them; classes are the pharmacologic class (EPC) from the label and the National Drug Code Directory of 17 Sep 2026. A report counts here when it lists Yervoy as a suspect or interacting product; reports listing it only as a concomitant medication (229) are excluded. No report narrative, lot number, patient detail or reporter identity is published. See the methodology and sources; FDA's record is authoritative, and corrections are handled within five working days.