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Status:
US Approved Rx (2023)
First approved in 2019

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ACHIRAL)


Conditions:

Cantharidin is a toxic compound, isolated from the Spanish fly or blistering beetle (Lytta (Cantharis) vesicatoria) and other insects. It is a potent and specific inhibitor of protein phosphatases 1 (PP1) and 2A (PP2A). Cantharidin is a medication us...
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 (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 (2009)
First approved in 1963

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ABSOLUTE)



Ampicillin is a penicillin beta-lactam antibiotic. The following gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria have been shown in in vitro studies to be susceptible to ampicillin: Hemolytic and nonhemolytic streptococci, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Nonpenic...
Status:
US Approved Rx (2017)
First approved in 1962

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ACHIRAL)



Tegafur (INN, BAN, USAN) is a chemotherapeutic fluorouracil prodrug used in the treatment of cancers. It is a component of the combination drugs tegafur/uracil and tegafur/gimeracil/oteracil. UFT is an anticancer medication composed of a fixed molar ...
Status:
US Approved Rx (2006)
First approved in 1960

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ABSOLUTE)



Spironolactone is a synthetic 17-lactone steroid which is a renal competitive aldosterone antagonist in a class of pharmaceuticals called potassium-sparing diuretics. On its own, spironolactone is only a weak diuretic, but it can be combined with oth...
Status:
US Approved Rx (2010)
First approved in 1959

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ACHIRAL)


Status:
US Approved Rx (2023)
First approved in 1959

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ACHIRAL)

Targets:


N,N’N’-triethylenethiophosphoramide (ThioTEPA) is a cancer chemotherapeutic member of the alkylating agent group, now in use for over 50 years. It is a stable derivative of N,N’,N’’- triethylenephosphoramide (TEPA). The radiomimetic action of thiotep...
Status:
US Approved Rx (1999)
First approved in 1954

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ACHIRAL)

Targets:


Busulfan is a bifunctional alkylating agent, having a selective immunosuppressive effect on bone marrow. It has been used in the palliative treatment of chronic myeloid leukemia (myeloid leukemia, chronic). Most common adverse reactions (incidence gr...
Status:
US Approved Rx (2007)
First approved in 1953

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ABSOLUTE)



Methotrexate is an antineoplastic anti-metabolite. Anti-metabolites masquerade as purine or pyrimidine - which become the building blocks of DNA. They prevent these substances becoming incorporated in to DNA during the "S" phase (of the cell cycle), ...