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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Oct 1.
Published in final edited form as: Clin Cancer Res. 2015 Oct 1;21(19 Suppl):S1–128. doi: 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-15-1846

Table 1. Newly FDA-Approved Medical Products for the Prevention, Treatment, and Imaging of Cancer: Aug. 1, 2014-July 31, 2015.

ANGIOGENESIS INHIBITORS
Approved Indication Generic Name Trade Name Formulation
certain forms of cervical, ovarian, fallopian tube, and peritoneal cancers* bevacizumab Avastin graphic file with name nihms806691t1.jpg
certain type of thyroid cancer lenvatinib Lenvima graphic file with name nihms806691t2.jpg
certain forms of colorectal and lung cancers* ramucirumab Cyramza graphic file with name nihms806691t3.jpg
BONE REMODELING INHIBITORS
Approved Indication Generic Name Trade Name Formulation
potentially lethal complication of advanced cancers* denosumab Xgeva graphic file with name nihms806691t4.jpg
CELL SIGNALING INHIBITORS
Approved Indication Generic Name Trade Name Formulation
certain type of lung cancer* gefitinib** Iressa graphic file with name nihms806691t5.jpg
certain type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma* ibrutinib Imbruvica graphic file with name nihms806691t6.jpg
certain type of breast cancer palbociclib Ibrance graphic file with name nihms806691t7.jpg
most common type of skin cancer sonidegib Odomzo graphic file with name nihms806691t8.jpg
DNA REPAIR INHIBITOR
Approved Indication Generic Name Trade Name Formulation
certain type of ovarian cancer olaparib** Lynparza graphic file with name nihms806691t9.jpg
EPIGENOME-MODIFYING AGENTS
Approved Indication Generic Name Trade Name Formulation
multiple myeloma panobinostat Farydak graphic file with name nihms806691t10.jpg
IMMUNOTHERAPEUTICS
Approved Indication Generic Name Trade Name Formulation
certain type of leukemia blinatumomab Blincyto graphic file with name nihms806691t11.jpg
neuroblastoma dinutuximab Unituxin graphic file with name nihms806691t12.jpg
melanoma, certain type of lung cancer nivolumab Opdivo graphic file with name nihms806691t13.jpg
melanoma pembrolizumab Keytruda graphic file with name nihms806691t14.jpg
IMAGING AGENTS
Approved Indication Generic Name Trade Name Formulation
lymphatic mapping in solid tumors* technetium 99m tilmanocept Lymphoseek graphic file with name nihms806691t15.jpg
CANCER SCREENING TESTS
Approved Indication Generic Name Trade Name Formulation
colorectal cancer none Cologuard graphic file with name nihms806691t16.jpg
PREVENTIVE VACCINES
Approved Indication Generic Name Trade Name Formulation
cervical, vulvar, vaginal, and anal cancers human papillomavirus 9-valent vaccine (types 6, 11, 16, 18, 31, 33, 45, 52, and 58) Gardasil 9 graphic file with name nihms806691t17.jpg
*

new indication for 2014–2015

**

approved with a companion diagnostic

breakthrough therapy

first in class

Where drugs have multiple trade names are used, only the most common have been listed

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