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Ceritinib
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB09063ApprovedInvestigationalFollowing treatment with crizotinib (a first-generation ALK inhibitor), most tumours develop drug resistance due to mutations in key "gatekeeper" residues of the enzyme. … The FDA approved ceritinib in April 2014 due to a surprisingly high response rate (56%) towards crizotinib-resistant tumours and has designated it with orphan drug status.
Synonyms: N-{2-[(5-chloro-2-{[2-isopropoxy-5-methyl-4-(piperidin-4-yl)phenyl]amino}pyrimidin-4-yl)amino]phenyl}propane-2-sulfonamideMycophenolic acid
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB01024ApprovedInvestigational[A249180,A249185] Mycophenolic acid is available as enteric-coated tablets of delayed-release, in an effort to improve upper gastrointestinal adverse events by delaying mycophenolic acid release until … [A249175] This regimen can be used in place of the older anti-proliferative [azathioprine] due to its stronger immunosuppressive potency.
Synonyms: (e)-6-(4-Hydroxy-6-methoxy-7-methyl-3-oxo-5-phthalanyl)-4-methyl-4-hexenoic acidTazemetostat
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB12887ApprovedInvestigational[L11476] Tazemetostat was first named in literature as EPZ-6438.[A190363] Tazemetaostat was granted FDA approval on 23 January 2020.[L11476]
Nesiritide
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB04899ApprovedInvestigationalWithdrawnNesiritide is a medication used to treat acutely decompensated congestive heart failure with dyspnea at rest or with minimal exertion (such as talk, eating or bathing). Nesiritide is a 32 amino acid recombinant human B-type natriuretic p...
Categories: Vasodilators Used in Cardiac DiseasesBenzthiazide
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00562ApprovedThey inhibit Na+/Cl- reabsorption from the distal convoluted tubules in the kidneys. Thiazides also cause loss of potassium and an increase in serum uric acid. … Thiazides cause vasodilation by activating calcium-activated potassium channels (large conductance) in vascular smooth muscles and inhibiting various carbonic anhydrases in vascular tissue.
Synonyms: 6-chloro-1,1-dioxo-3-(phenylmethylsulfanylmethyl)-4H-benzo[e][1,2,4]thiadiazine-7-sulfonamidePolatuzumab vedotin
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB12240ApprovedInvestigationalPolatuzumab vedotin is a CD79b-directed antibody-drug conjugate that delivers monomethyl auristatin E (MMAE), an anti-mitotic agent, to cancer cells. … [L6658] Polatuzumab vedotin was granted accelerated FDA approval on June 10, 2019 [A254936] and was approved by Health Canada on July 9, 2020.[L44141]
Saquinavir
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB01232ApprovedInvestigationalIn 1995 it became the first protease inhibitor approved by the FDA, followed shortly by ritonavir in 1996, and remains in clinical use today due to a relatively benign adverse effect profile as compared … Saquinavir is an HIV-1 protease inhibitor used in combination with [ritonavir] and other antiretrovirals for the treatment of human immunodeficiency virus-1 (HIV-1) infection.
Atidarsagene autotemcel
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB17538ApprovedInvestigational[L45191] Libmeldy was granted orphan designation by the EMA in April 2007, and was issued a marketing authorization in the EU in December 2020 for the treatment of certain manifestations of metachromatic … [L45196] It was granted FDA approval under the brand name Lenmeldy in March 2024.[L50256]
Synonyms: Autologous CD34+ cell enriched population that contains haematopoietic stem and progenitor cells (HSPC) transduced ex vivo using a lentiviral vector encoding the human arylsulfatase A (ARSA) geneApadamtase alfa
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB15164ApprovedInvestigational[A262071] Apadamtase alfa, sold under the brand name Adzynma (ADAMTS13, recombinant-krhn), was approved by the FDA in November 2023 for use as an enzyme replacement therapy in patients with cTTP. … metalloproteinase with a thrombospondin type 1 motif, member 13), which is responsible for cleaving large von Willebrand factor multimers and preventing the formation of microthrombi - this deficiency in
Sodium oxybate
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB09072ApprovedInvestigationalin May 2023. … [L46302] In some countries, sodium oxybate has been investigated and used in alcohol withdrawal syndrome (AWS) to aid abstinence maintenance in alcohol use disorders.[A251440, A251445]