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Status:
US Approved Rx (2000)
First approved in 1993

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ABSOLUTE)



Cladribine is used for the treatment of hairy cell leukemia and multiple sclerosis (MS). As a purine analog, it is a synthetic anti-cancer agent that also suppresses the immune system. Chemically, it mimics the nucleoside adenosine and thus inhibits ...
Status:
US Approved Rx (2005)
First approved in 1992

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ABSOLUTE)



Paclitaxel is a mitotic inhibitor used in cancer chemotherapy. It was discovered in a US National Cancer Institute program at the Research Triangle Institute in 1967 when Monroe E. Wall and Mansukh C. Wani isolated it from the bark of the Pacific yew...
Status:
US Approved Rx (1991)
First approved in 1991

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ABSOLUTE)



Pentostatin, also known as 2’-deoxycoformycin (DCF) under the trade name Nipent, is a potent inhibitor of the enzyme adenosine deaminase and is isolated from fermentation cultures of Streptomyces antibioticus. It was developed by Parke-Davis (now Pfi...
Status:
US Approved Rx (2003)
First approved in 1977

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ACHIRAL)



Tamoxifen (brand name Nolvadex), is selective estrogen receptor modulators (SERM) with tissue-specific activities for the treatment and prevention of estrogen receptor positive breast cancer. Tamoxifen itself is a prodrug, having relatively little af...
Status:
US Approved Rx (1991)
First approved in 1971

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ABSOLUTE)



Minocycline is a tetracycline analog, having a 7-dimethylamino and lacking the 5 methyl and hydroxyl groups, which is effective against tetracycline-resistant staphylococcus infections. Minocycline has many brand names one of them is minocin, Minocin...
Status:
US Approved Rx (1997)
First approved in 1971

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ACHIRAL)



Alitretinoin, or 9-cis-retinoic acid, is a form of vitamin A. It is also used in medicine as an antineoplastic (anti-cancer) agent developed by Ligand Pharmaceuticals. Alitretinoin (9-cis-retinoic acid) is a naturally-occurring endogenous retinoid in...
Status:
US Approved Rx (2017)
First approved in 1964

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ABSOLUTE)

Targets:


Dactinomycin (actinomycin D) was isolated from Streptomyces by Selman Waksman in 1940s. The antibiotic shows anti-cancer activity; it was approved by FDA for the treatment of different cancer conditions among which are Ewing's sarcoma, Wilm's tumor, ...
Status:
US Approved Rx (2023)
First approved in 1964

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ABSOLUTE)

Targets:


Melphalan, also known as L-phenylalanine mustard, phenylalanine mustard, L-PAM, or L-sarcolysin, is a phenylalanine derivative of nitrogen mustard. Melphalan is a bifunctional alkylating agent which produces a number of DNA adducts with the DNA inter...
Status:
US Previously Marketed
First approved in 1941

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ACHIRAL)



Diethylstilbestrol is a synthetic non-steroidal estrogen. It is used in the treatment of menopausal and postmenopausal disorders, prostate cancer and in the prevention of miscarriage or premature delivery in pregnant women prone to miscarriage or pre...
Status:
Possibly Marketed Outside US

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ABSOLUTE)



Cyproterone belongs to a group of medications known as steroidal antiandrogens. It suppresses testosterone and its metabolites. It has approximately three-fold lower potency as an antagonist of the androgen receptor relative to cyproterone acetate. C...