Bristol-Myers Squibb developed BMS-188797 for the potential treatment of solid tumors. BMS-188797 causes G2/M cell cycle arrest and exhibits potent antiproliferative activity against human tumor cell. BMS-188797 in combination with cisplatin successfully has passed phase I clinical and has been recommended for further phase II trials. However, further development has been halted.

Seprilose is a carbohydrate compound that inhibits prostaglandin E2 synthesis. Seprilose was undergoing phase II trials with Boston Life Sciences in the USA for the treatment of Rheumatic disorders, but this development was discontinued.

2-Methoxyestradiol (2ME2) is a natural metabolite of endogenous estrogen hormone 17β-estradiol in human and devoid of estrogenic activity. It is a drug that prevents the formation of new blood vessels that tumors need in order to grow (angiogenesis). It has undergone Phase 1 clinical trials against breast cancers. Preclinical models also suggest that 2ME2 could also be effective against inflammatory diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis. 2-Methoxyestradiol is an angiogenesis inhibitor, and has been shown to attack both tumor cells and their blood supply in preclinical testing. Presently, it is an investigational drug under various phases of clinical trials alone or in combination therapy. Its anticancer activity has been attributed to its antitubulin, antiangiogenic, pro-apoptotic and ROS induction properties. 2-Methoxyestradiol shows strong cytotoxic effect on estrogen dependent and independent cancerous cells, which is mainly due to disruption of microtubule process and p53 induced apoptosis through caspase, reactive oxygen species (ROS), superoxide dismutase (SOD) and nitric oxide synthase. 2-Methoxyestradiol inhibits tubulin polymerisation by binding to colchicine binding site of the tubulin and arrests cell cycle at G2/M-phase.

Tesetaxel is a taxane derivative patented by Daiichi Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. as antitumor agent. Preclinical research suggests that tesetaxel may overcome P-glycoprotein-mediated multidrug resistance, thereby facilitating extended intracellular retention and possibly clinical effectiveness. Tesetaxel exhibited potent cytotoxicity against various human and murine cancer cell lines and was particularly potent against cell lines expressing P-glycoprotein. Orally administered tesetaxel showed potent in vivo antitumor activity in murine syngeneic and human xenograft models. The cytotoxic effect of tesetaxel, unlike that of other taxanes, was not influenced by the level of P-glycoprotein expression or by the presence of a P-glycoprotein modulator. In patients with metastatic breast cancer, tesetaxel was shown to have significant, single-agent antitumor activity in two multicenter, Phase 2 studies.

Anhydrovinblastine (AVLB) is a semisynthetic vinca alkaloid, which can safely be administered every 3 weeks at a dose of 21 mg/m2. Anhydrovinblastine is a cell cycle-specific anti-mitotic agent whose anti-tumour activity is directly related to its ability to bind tightly to tubulin and inhibit its polymerization into microtubules. Anhydrovinblastine has been used in trials studying the treatment of adult solid rumor, but this research has been discontinued.

Sulbenox is substituted tetrahydrobenzothiophene derivative patented by American Cyanamid Co as the animal growth-promoting agent. In preclinical studies, Sulbenox found to be an effective growth promoter in sheep, mice, and rats.

Lotrifen is a non-hormonal abortifacient agent. It is used in veterinary. Lotrifen causes the arrest and involution of pregnancy. It acts, after the implantation of the blastocyst, directly on the product of conception, which undergoes a slow and gradual degenerative process and ends with the reabsorption or expulsion of it.

Ortataxel (previously known as IDN 5109 or BAY59-8862), a second-generation taxane derivative that was developed as an antitumor agent. Ortataxel binds to and stabilizes tubulin molecules, thereby interfering with the dynamics of microtubule assembly/disassembly. This results in the inhibition of cell division and cellular proliferation. In addition, ortataxel modulates multi-drug resistance mechanisms and may be useful for treating multi-drug resistant tumors that express Pgp, MRP-1, and BCRP. This drug participated in phase II clinical trials in patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma and in patients with Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. However, these studies were discontinued. Ortataxel was also involved in phase II clinical trials for patients with glioblastoma; however, in a limited number of patients, the drug produced a benefit that lasted for a long time. Besides, ortataxel successfully completed phase II trials in taxane-resistant metastatic breast cancer patients and in taxane-resistant non-small cell lung cancer patients.

Tiqueside is the synthetic spirostane-based steroid glycoside. It precipitates cholesterol from micellar solution in vitro and reduces plasma cholesterol absorption in rats through a mechanism that is currently thought to be independent of either association of the saponin with the intestinal mucosal surface or absorption of the saponin molecule. As a consequence of this inhibition, tiqueside has been shown to reduce plasma cholesterol concentrations in cynomolgus monkeys. Inhibition of cholesterol absorption by tiqueside produces profound effects on cholesterol metabolism without affecting bile acid metabolism, and these changes lead to reductions primarily in plasma non-HDL cholesterol concentrations. Tiqueside produced a dose-dependent reduction in plasma LDL cholesterol levels in the hypercholesterolemic patients. In the mechanistic study, it decreased fractional cholesterol absorption rates and increased fecal neutral sterol excretion rates, changes associated with trends toward lower LDL cholesterol levels. Other lipoprotein levels were unaffected, as were fecal fat and bile acid excretion and fat-soluble vitamin absorption. Thus tiquesidedose-dependently inhibits cholesterol absorption in humans, resulting in a reduction in serum LDL cholesterol levels.

Epothilone D (KOS-862 or BMS-241027) is an intermediary obtained in the synthesis of members of the epothilone family and is a small-molecule microtubule stabilizer. It was investigated in Phase II trials in colorectal, metastatic breast and non-small-cell lung cancers. However, development was discontinued in 2007 in favor of a second-generation analog with a better safety profile. This drug also was studied for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease. The study ended in October 2013, and evaluation of epothilone D for Alzheimer's disease was subsequently discontinued. The mechanism by which epothilones induce microtubule polymerization appears to be similar to that of paclitaxel, in that epothilones compete with paclitaxel for binding to microtubules and suppress microtubule dynamics in a manner similar to that of paclitaxel.