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Table 1 FDA approved cancer drugs from 2010 to 2020

From: Phyto-factories of anti-cancer compounds: a tissue culture perspective

Drug name

Treatment

Approval status

Company name

Halaven (eribulin mesylate)

Breast cancer

Nov 2010

Eisai

Herceptin (trastuzumab)

Gastric cancer

Oct 2010

Genentech

Jevtana (cabazitaxel)

Prostate cancer

Jun 2010

Sanofi aventis

Abstral (fentanyl sublingual tablets)

Cancer pain in opioid-tolerant patients

Jan 2011

ProStrakan

Lazanda (fentanyl citrate) nasal spray

Cancer pain

Jun 2011

Archimedes

Vandetanib (vandetanib)

Thyroid cancer

Apr 2011

AstraZeneca

Xalkori (crizotinib)

ALK + non-small cell lung cancer

Aug 2011

Pfizer

Zytiga (abiraterone acetate)

Prostate cancer

May 2011

Centocor Ortho Biotech

Cometriq (cabozantinib)

Metastatic medullary thyroid cancer

Nov 2012

Exelixis

Abraxane (paclitaxel protein-bound particles for injectable suspension)

Non-small cell lung cancer,

Oct 2012

Celgene

Perjeta (pertuzumab)

First-line treatment of HER2 + metastatic breast cancer

June 2012

Genentech

Afinitor (everolimus)

HER2-negative breast cancer

July 2012

Novartis

Cometriq (cabozantinib)

Metastatic medullary thyroid cancer

Nov 2012

Exelixis

Stivarga (regorafenib)

For the treatment of previously treated patients with metastatic colorectal cancer

Sept 2012

Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals

Subsys (fentanyl sublingual spray)

Treatment of breakthrough cancer pain

Jan 2012

Insys Therapeutics

Xtandi (enzalutamide)

Metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer

Aug 2012

Medivation

Zaltrap (ziv-aflibercept)

Treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer

Aug 2012

Sanofi-aventis

Gilotrif (afatinib)

Metastatic non-small cell lung cancer with EGFR mutations, Approved July 2013

July 2013

Boehringer Ingelheim

Kadcyla (ado-trastuzumab emtansine)

Treatment of HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer

Feb 2013

Genentech

Xofigo (radium Ra 223 dichloride)

Treatment of prostate cancer with bone metastases

May 2013

Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals

Cyramza (ramucirumab)

Treatment of gastric cancer

April 2014

Eli Lilly

Avastin (bevacizumab)

Treatment of persistent, recurrent, or metastatic cervical cancer

Aug 2014

Genentech

Avastin (bevacizumab)

Treatment of stage III or IV epithelial ovarian, fallopian tube, or primary peritoneal cancer

Nov 2014

Genentech

Lynparza (olaparib)

Treatment of previously treated BRCA mutated advanced ovarian cancer

Dec 2014

AstraZeneca

Zykadia (ceritinib)

Treatment of ALK + metastatic non-small cell lung cancer

April 2014

Novartis

Lonsurf (trifluridine and tipiracil)

Treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer

Sept 2015

Taiho Oncology

Onivyde (irinotecan liposome injection)

Treatment of metastatic pancreatic cancer following gemcitabine-based therapy

Oct 2015

Merrimack

Ibrance (palbociclib)

Treatment of HR-positive, HER2-negative breast cancer,

Feb 2015

Pfizer

Alecensa (alectinib)

Treatment of ALK-positive, metastatic non-small cell lung cancer

Dec 2015

Roche

Keytruda (pembrolizumab)

Treatment of PD-L1 positive advanced non-small cell lung cancer

Oct 2015

Merck

Lonsurf (trifluridine and tipiracil)

Treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer and metastatic gastric or gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma

Sept 2015

Taiho Oncology

Onivyde (irinotecan liposome injection)

Treatment of metastatic pancreatic cancer following gemcitabine-based therapy

Oct 2015

Merrimack

Opdivo (nivolumab)

Treatment of metastatic squamous non-small cell lung cancer

March 2015

Bristol–Myers Squibb

Portrazza (necitumumab)

Treatment of metastatic squamous non-small cell lung cancer

Nov 2015

Eli Lilly

Tagrisso (osimertinib)

Treatment of EGFR T790M mutation positive non-small cell lung cancer

Nov 2015

AstraZeneca

Alecensa (alectinib)

Treatment of ALK-positive, metastatic non-small cell lung cancer

Dec 2015

Roche

Keytruda (pembrolizumab)

Treatment of PD-L1 positive advanced non-small cell lung cancer

Oct 2015

Merck

Opdivo (nivolumab)

Treatment of metastatic squamous non-small cell lung cancer

March 2015

Bristol–Myers Squibb

Portrazza (necitumumab)

Treatment of metastatic squamous non-small cell lung cancer

Nov 2015

Eli Lilly

Tagrisso (osimertinib)

Treatment of EGFR T790M mutation positive non-small cell lung cancer

Nov 2015

AstraZeneca

Syndros (dronabinol oral solution)

Tomiting associated with cancer chemotherapy

July 2016

Insys Therapeutics

Rubraca (rucaparib)

Treatment of advanced ovarian cancer in women with deleterious germline or somatic BRCA mutation

Dec 2016

Clovis Oncology

Keytruda (pembrolizumab)

Treatment of head and neck squamous cell cancer

Aug 2016

Merck

Tecentriq (atezolizumab)

Treatment of urothelial carcinoma and metastatic non-small cell lung cancer

May 2016

Genentech

Keytruda (pembrolizumab)

Treatment of microsatellite instability-high or mismatch repair deficient solid tumors and colorectal cancer

May 2017

Merck

Kisqali (ribociclib)

Treatment of breast cancer

March 2017

Novartis

Verzenio (abemaciclib)

Treatment of HR + , HER2-breast cancer

Sept 2017

Eli Lilly

Zejula (niraparib)

Treatment of recurrent epithelial ovarian, fallopian tube, or primary peritoneal cancer

March 2017

Tesaro

Alunbrig (brigatinib)

Treatment of advanced ALK-positive metastatic non-small cell lung cancer

April 2017

Ariad Pharmaceuticals

Imfinzi (durvalumab)

Treatment of advanced or metastatic urothelial carcinoma and Stage III non-small cell lung cancer

May 2017

AstraZeneca

Keytruda (pembrolizumab)

Treatment of urothelial carcinoma (bladder cancer)

May 2017

Merck

Nerlynx (neratinib)

Treatment of HER2 breast cancer

July 2017

Puma Biotech

Keytruda (pembrolizumab)

Treatment of recurrent or metastatic cervical cancer

June 2018

Merck

Talzenna (talazoparib)

Treatment of deleterious germline BRCA-mutated HER2-negative locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer

Oct 2018

Pfizer

Erleada (apalutamide)

Treatment of prostate cancer

Feb 2018

Janssen Oncology

Keytruda (pembrolizumab)

Treatment of recurrent or metastatic cervical cancer

June 2018

Merck

Lorbrena (lorlatinib)

Treatment of ALK-positive metastatic non-small cell lung cancer

Nov 2018

Pfizer

Opdivo (nivolumab)

Treatment of advanced small cell lung cancer

Aug 2018

Bristol–Myers Squibb

Opdivo (nivolumab)

Treatment of MSI-H or dMMR metastatic colorectal cancer

Aug 2018

Bristol–Myers Squibb

Talzenna (talazoparib)

Treatment of deleterious germline BRCA-mutated HER2-negative locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer

Oct 2018

Pfizer

Vizimpro (dacomitinib)

Treatment of metastatic non-small cell lung cancer

Sept 2018

Pfizer

Erleada (apalutamide)

Treatment of prostate cancer,

Feb 2018

Janssen Oncology

Herceptin Hylecta (trastuzumab and hyaluronidase-oysk)

Treatment of HER2-overexpressing breast cancer,

Feb 2019

Halozyme

Piqray (alpelisib)

Treatment of HR + , HER2-negative, PIK3CA-mutated advanced or metastatic breast cancer

May 2019

Novartis

Tecentriq (atezolizumab)

Treatment of triple negative breast cancer

March 2019

Genentech/Roche

Keytruda (pembrolizumab)

Treatment of stage III non-small cell lung cancer,

April 2019

Merck

Tecentriq (atezolizumab)

Treatment of extensive-stage small cell lung cancer

March 2019

Genentech/Roche

Balversa (erdafitinib)

Treat adult patients with locally advanced or metastatic bladder cancer

April 2019

Janssen Products, LP

Piqray (alpelisib)

Treatment of breast cancer

May 2019

Novartis

Polivy (polatuzumab vedotin-piiq)

Treatment of adult patients with relapsed or refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma

June 2019

Genentech

Brigatinib

Anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK)-positive metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)

May 2020

ARIAD Pharmaceuticals Inc

Olaparib

First-line treatment for advanced epithelial ovarian, fallopian tube, or primary peritoneal cancer

May 2020

AstraZeneca

Pembrolizumab

Hodgkin lymphoma (Chl)

Oct 2020

Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp

Nivolumab + ipilimumab

Treatment for unresectable malignant pleural mesothelioma

Oct 2020

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co