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Toripalimab
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB15043ApprovedInvestigationalIt was first approved in China in December 2018 for the treatment of unresectable or metastatic melanoma in previously treated patients. … [A262011,A262591] Toripalimab was granted FDA approval in October 2023 for the treatment of select patients with nasopharyngeal carcinomas.[L48696]
Bosutinib
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB06616ApprovedInvestigational[A6902,A261796,A261801] The first BCR-ABL inhibitor, [imatinib], was introduced over a decade ago as a breakthrough in CML management; however, emerging resistance to [imatinib] poses challenges in achieving … This approval was based on favorable results obtained from the open-label, randomized, multicenter trial BFORE that showed a significant improvement in major molecular response, defined as a ≤0.1% BCR
Dichloroacetic acid
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB08809ApprovedInvestigationalWithdrawnDCA was approved for use in Canada in 1989 (as a topical formulation for treatment of warts and for cauterization and removal of a wide variety of skin and tissue lesions), but was cancelled post market … Salts of DCA are used as drugs since they inhibit the enzyme pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase.
Alprostadil
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00770ApprovedInvestigationalAlprostadil is a chemically-identical synthetic form of prostaglandin E1 (PGE1), a potent vasodilator produced endogenously. In 1996, the FDA approved the use of alprostadil, administered either with an intracavernosal injection or an in...
Pegaptanib
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB04895ApprovedWithdrawnPegaptanib was granted FDA approval on 17 September 2004.[L17903]
Famciclovir
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00426ApprovedInvestigationalFamciclovir, marketed as Famvir by Novartis, is a guanine analogue used to treat herpes virus infections. It is most commonly used to treat herpes zoster (shingles).
Melperone
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB09224InvestigationalRecently, it has been studied as a treatment of psychosis related to Parkinson's disease [L1316]. … It has been well established in the treatment of confusion, anxiety, restlessness (particularly in the elderly) and schizophrenia as It is known to be well-tolerated with an excellent safety profile.
Midodrine
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00211ApprovedInvestigationalIt is used as a vasoconstrictor agent in the treatment of hypotension.
Nedocromil
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00716ApprovedA pyranoquinolone derivative that inhibits activation of inflammatory cells which are associated with asthma, including eosinophils, neutrophils, macrophages, mast cells, monocytes, and platelets.
Levosimendan
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00922ApprovedInvestigationalWithdrawnLevosimendan increases calcium sensitivity to myocytes by binding to troponin C in a calcium dependent manner. This increases contractility without raising calcium levels. It also relaxes vascular smooth muscle by opening adenosine triph...