Yervoy and Interstitial nephritis - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Interstitial nephritis is reported as a side effect among people who take Yervoy (ipilimumab), especially for people who are male, 60+ old, have been taking the drug for < 1 month also take Opdivo, and have Malignant melanoma.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Interstitial nephritis when taking Yervoy. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 26,647 people who have side effects when taking Yervoy from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

What is Yervoy?

Yervoy has active ingredients of ipilimumab. eHealthMe is studying from 26,662 Yervoy users. Check the latest studies of Yervoy.

What is Interstitial nephritis?

Interstitial nephritis (inflammation of the kidney) is found to be associated with 1,085 drugs and 1,568 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Interstitial nephritis.

eHealthMe: drug outcomes in the real world

eHealthMe runs one of the largest post-marketing drug safety studies in the world. We study millions of patients and 5,000 more each day. Our data-driven phase IV clinical trials have been referenced on 800+ peer-reviewed medical publications including The Lancet, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Nature. Tools to study our phase IV findings are available to the public, anonymous and free >>>.

On Sep, 02, 2026

26,647 people reported to have side effects when taking Yervoy.
Among them, 112 people (0.42%) have Interstitial nephritis.

Could Yervoy cause Interstitial nephritis?

Among these 112 people:

How long have people been on Yervoy when they have Interstitial nephritis? *

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What is the gender of people who have Interstitial nephritis when taking Yervoy? *

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* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

Do you take Yervoy and have Interstitial nephritis?

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Related studies:

Effectiveness of, long term effects of, and alternative drugs to Yervoy:

Yervoy (26,662 reports)

Interstitial nephritis treatments and more:

Interstitial nephritis (21,763 reports)

How severe was Interstitial nephritis and when was it recovered:

Interstitial nephritis in Yervoy

Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of ipilimumab:

Interstitial nephritis and drugs with ingredients of ipilimumab

Sub-studies by gender and age:

Female: 0-1 2-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60+

Male: 0-1 2-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60+

Browse all side effects of Yervoy:

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Browse all the drugs that are associated with Interstitial nephritis:

Interstitial nephritis (1,085 drugs)

Browse all the conditions that are associated with Interstitial nephritis:

Interstitial nephritis (1,568 conditions)

How the study uses the data?

The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on ipilimumab (the active ingredients of Yervoy) and Yervoy (the brand name). Other drugs that have the same active ingredients (e.g. generic drugs) are not considered. Dosage of drugs is not considered in the study.

How to use the study?

DO NOT STOP MEDICATIONS without first consulting your doctor. If there are any serious or long term adverse effects discovered in the study, discuss the study with your doctor to ensure that proper medication management will be in place if applicable.

Who is eHealthMe?

With medical big data and proven AI/ML algorithms, eHealthMe provides a platform for everyone to run phase IV clinical trials. We study millions of patients and 5,000 more each day. Results of our real-world drug study have been referenced on 800+ peer-reviewed medical publications, including The Lancet, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Nature. Our analysis results are available to researchers, health care professionals, patients (testimonials), and software developers (open API).

WARNING, DISCLAIMER, USE FOR PUBLICATION

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