Capravirine (S-1153, AG1549) is a 1,2,4,5-tetrasubstituted imidazole derivative patented by pharmaceutical company Shionogi as specific inhibitors of HIV-​1 reverse transcriptase. However, safety and efficacy studies showed that Capravirine had no specific advantages over currently used NNRTIs. Consequently, clinical trials were discontinued after phase IIb.

Brecanavir (previously known as VX-385), a HIV aspartyl protease inhibitor was developed for the treatment of HIV. The inhibition of HIV viral proteinase enzyme prevents cleavage of the gag-pol polyprotein, resulting in noninfectious, immature viral particles. Brecanavir reached Phase II development. However, GlaxoSmithKline announced to discontinue development brecanavir. Because of the inability to develop a viable oral dosage formulation capable of delivering the desired brecanavir levels in patients with multi-drug resistant HIV.

BMS-908662 (previously known as XL281) is a small molecule Raf kinase inhibitor that lies immediately downstream of RAS and are key components of the RAS/RAF/MEK/ERK kinase-signaling pathway. Bristol-Myers Squibb has received an exclusive worldwide license to develop and commercialize antineoplastic agent XL281. BMS-908662 participated in phase I development for the treatment of patients with melanoma and in combination with cetuximab for patients with colorectal cancer. However, further, development has been discontinued.

Lemildipine is a 1,4-dihydropyridine calcium channel blocker which is under phase III development by Banyu (Merck and Co), in Japan, for its potential to treat hypertension and cerebrovascular ischemia. In one study, involving five patients with essential hypertension accompanied by cerebrovascular disorder, lemildipine, administered orally at doses of 5 to 20 mg/day, significantly lowered blood pressure and increased cerebral blood flow. Another study in 31 patients with essential hypertension demonstrated that lemildipine has significant pressure lowering effects without affecting serum lipids. Worldwide rights to market the drug have been assigned to Kowa in Japan.

Entinostat (MS-275) is an orally active, highly selective, small-molecule histone deacetylase inhibitor (HDACi) derived from benzamide. Entinostat preferentially inhibited HDAC1 versus HDAC3 and had no inhibitory activity toward HDAC8. The time to maximum plasma concentration (tmax) of entinostat ranged from 0.5 to 60h (median of 2h). Elimination of the drug was bi-exponential, with a terminal half-life of 30-80h. Entinostat is a well-tolerated that demonstrates promising therapeutic potential in both solid and hematologic malignancies. Its efficacy does not appear directly dose-related, and as such, more relevant biomarkers are needed to adequately assess its activity.

Disermolide (discodermolide) is the immunosuppressant and antineoplastic agent. The marine natural product discodermolide was first isolated in 1990 from the deep-water Caribbean sponge Discodermia dissoluta. It attacks cancer cells in a similar way to the successful cancer drug Taxol that has become the best-selling anticancer drug in history. Discodermolide is a microtubule-stabilizing agent with potential for the treatment of taxol-refractory malignancies. Discodermolide is a drug that functions as an immunosuppressant and induces G2/M phase cell-cycle arrest in lymphoid and non-lymphoid cells. The cytotoxicity of discodermolide cause cell-cycle arrest by mitosis and an important alteration at the level of microtubules. Discodermolide is a potent inducer of accelerated senescence. At present, Phase I trials with discodermolide has been discontinued as a consequence of unsafe efficacy and toxicity results.

FLOSATIDIL is an antihypertensive drug discontinued in Phase II for angina pectoris.

Tanespimycin (17-allylamino-17-demethoxygeldanamycin, 17-AAG) is a synthetic analogue of geldanamycin, an antibiotic first purified in 1970 from Streptomyces hygroscopicus. Tanespimycin is an Hsp90 inhibitor that has demonstrated the potential to disrupt the activity of multiple oncogenes and cell signaling pathways implicated in tumor growth, including HER2, a key pathway in breast cancer. Tanespimycin was being under development by Kosan Biosciences. It was in phase 3 clinical development with bortezomib for the treatment of multiple myeloma (MM). However, in 2010 the company halted development of tanespimycin, during late-stage clinical trials as a potential treatment for multiple myeloma. While no definitive explanation was given, it has been suggested that Bristol-Myers Squibb halted development over concerns of the financial feasibility of tanespimycin development given the 2014 expiry of the patent on this compound, and the relative expense of manufacture.

Carbendazim is a broad-spectrum benzimidazole antifungal with potential antimitotic and antineoplastic activities widely used as a fungicide in agriculture and home gardening, and as an antihelminthic in veterinary medicine. As a fungicide, carbendazim used for controls Ascomycetes, Fungi Imperfecti, and Basidiomycetes on a wide variety of crops, including bananas, cereals, cotton, fruits, grapes, mushrooms, ornamentals, peanuts, sugarbeet, soybeans, tobacco, and vegetables. Carbendazim is a chemically stable and relatively persistent fungicide which only metabolizes to a limited extent in plants and in soil. The only detected metabolite is 2-aminobenzimidazole, which constitutes less than 5% of the total residues in leaves. Carbendazim may be anticipated to metabolize in the animal into hydroxylated analogues which may appear in meat and milk products. Carbendazim acts as a mitotic poison by altering tubulin binding and microtubule formation. This has been proposed as a possible mechanism of action for the developmental abnormalities seen in animal studies with high concentrations.