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 | |
certain type of thyroid cancer | lenvatinib | Lenvima | |
certain forms of colorectal and lung cancers* | ramucirumab | Cyramza | |
BONE REMODELING INHIBITORS | |||
Approved Indication | Generic Name | Trade Name | Formulation |
potentially lethal complication of advanced cancers* | denosumab | Xgeva | |
CELL SIGNALING INHIBITORS | |||
Approved Indication | Generic Name | Trade Name | Formulation |
certain type of lung cancer* | gefitinib** | Iressa | |
certain type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma* | ibrutinib† | Imbruvica | |
certain type of breast cancer | palbociclib†∧ | Ibrance | |
most common type of skin cancer | sonidegib | Odomzo | |
DNA REPAIR INHIBITOR | |||
Approved Indication | Generic Name | Trade Name | Formulation |
certain type of ovarian cancer | olaparib**∧ | Lynparza | |
EPIGENOME-MODIFYING AGENTS | |||
Approved Indication | Generic Name | Trade Name | Formulation |
multiple myeloma | panobinostat | Farydak | |
IMMUNOTHERAPEUTICS | |||
Approved Indication | Generic Name | Trade Name | Formulation |
certain type of leukemia | blinatumomab†∧ | Blincyto | |
neuroblastoma | dinutuximab | Unituxin | |
melanoma, certain type of lung cancer | nivolumab† | Opdivo | |
melanoma | pembrolizumab† | Keytruda | |
IMAGING AGENTS | |||
Approved Indication | Generic Name | Trade Name | Formulation |
lymphatic mapping in solid tumors* | technetium 99m tilmanocept | Lymphoseek | |
CANCER SCREENING TESTS | |||
Approved Indication | Generic Name | Trade Name | Formulation |
colorectal cancer | none | Cologuard | |
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 |
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