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. 2025 Jan 24;15(1):13. doi: 10.1007/s13659-024-00493-5

Table 9.

Recent marine anticancer drugs allowed by the EMA and/or the FDA

Generic name Brand name Source Chemical class Clinical use CAS No Marketing authorization date
Lurbinectedin Zepzelca Tunicate Alkaloid Ovarian cancer 497871-47-3 2020 FDA
Polatuzumab vedotin Polivy Mollusk/cyanobacterium Antibody drug conjugate Breast cancer 1313206-42-6

2019 FDA

2020 EMA

Enfortumab vedotin Padcev Mollusk/cyanobacterium Antibody drug conjugate Urothelial cancer 1346452-25-2

2019 FDA

2021 EMA

Belantamab mafodotin Blenrep Mollusk/cyanobacterium Antibody drug conjugate Multiple myeloma 2050232-20-5

2020 FDA

2020 EMA