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Status:
US Approved Rx (2023)
First approved in 1998

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (RACEMIC)



Thalidomide is an immunomodulatory agent with a spectrum of activity that is not fully characterized. Thalidomide is racemic — it contains both left and right-handed isomers in equal amounts: one enantiomer is effective against morning sickness, and ...
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 (2006)
First approved in 1987

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ACHIRAL)



Mitoxantrone (NOVANTRONE) is a synthetic antineoplastic anthracenedione. Mitoxantrone, a DNA-reactive agent that intercalates into deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) through hydrogen bonding, causes crosslinks and strand breaks. Mitoxantrone also interferes...
Status:
US Approved Rx (1998)
First approved in 1979

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ABSOLUTE)



Daunorubicin, also known as daunomycin, is a chemotherapy medication used to treat cancer. Specifically, it is used for acute myeloid leukemia (AML), acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL), chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML), and Kaposi's sarcoma. Similar ...
Status:
US Approved Rx (2024)
First approved in 1974

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ABSOLUTE)



Doxorubicin is an antineoplastic in the anthracycline class. General properties of drugs in this class include: interaction with DNA in a variety of different ways including intercalation (squeezing between the base pairs), DNA strand breakage and in...
Status:
US Approved Rx (1995)
First approved in 1974

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ABSOLUTE)

Targets:


The mitomycins are a family of aziridine-containing natural products isolated from Streptomyces caespitosus or Streptomyces lavendulae. One of these compounds, mitomycin C, finds use as a chemotherapeutic agent by virtue of its antitumour activity. ...
Status:
US Approved Rx (2001)
First approved in 1970

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ABSOLUTE)



Floxuridine is a pyrimidine analog that acts as an inhibitor of the S-phase of cell division. This selectively kills rapidly dividing cells. Floxuridine is an anti-metabolite. Anti-metabolites masquerade as pyramidine-like molecules which prevents no...
Status:
US Approved Rx (1987)
First approved in 1961

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ABSOLUTE)

Targets:


Vinblastine is a Vinca alkaloid obtained from the Madagascar periwinkle plant. Vinca alkaloids were found out in the 1950's by Canadian scientists, Robert Noble and Charles Beer for the first time. Medicinal applications of this plant lead to the mon...
Status:
US Approved Rx (2010)
First approved in 1955

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ABSOLUTE)



Prednisolone hemisuccinate is a prodrug of a glucocorticoid agonist prednisolone, which is marketed under trade name Prednisolut in Germany and Austria. Prednisolone hemisuccinate is used in emergency medicine to treate shock due to allergic reaction...
Status:
US Approved Rx (2000)
First approved in 1952

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (EPIMERIC)



Leucovorin is a compound similar to folic acid, which is a necessary vitamin. It has been around and in use for many decades. Leucovorin is a medication frequently used in combination with the chemotherapy drugs fluoruracil and methotrexate. Leucov...