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. 2018 Jul 23;16(7):246. doi: 10.3390/md16070246

Table 2.

Marine-derived anticancer drugs for which trials were discontinued or for which no active trials (NAT) were found in the ClinicalTrials.gov database.

Name Synonym (s) Natural Product or Derivative Origin Discontinued/Inactive Reason for Discontinuation
ASG-15ME AGS15E Derivative Cyanobacterium Caldora penicillata [15] Discontinued Unspecified [35]
Becatecarin XL-119/NSC 655649/BMY 27557/BMS 181176 Rebeccamycin analogue Marine actinomycete Saccharothrix aerocolonigenes [36] Discontinued Not superior to existing therapies [37]
CEP-2563 KT-8391 Staurosporine derivative NAT
Didemnin B Natural product Tunicate Trididemnin cyanophorum [38] Discontinued Toxicity [39]
Edotecarin J-107088/PF-804950/PHA-782615/ED-749 Derivative NAT
Elisidepsin (Irvalec®) PM02734 Structural analogue Mollusk Elysia rufescens [40] Discontinued Strategic [41]
Enzastaurin LY317615 Staurosporine derivative Bacterium Streptomyces staurosporeus Discontinued Lack of efficacy [42]
Indusatumab vedotin MLN-0264/TAK-0264 Derivative Cyanobacterium Caldora penicillata [15] Discontinued Lack of efficacy [43]
Lestaurtinib CEP-701 Staurosporine derivative Bacterium Streptomyces staurosporeus Discontinued Strategic [41]
Lifastuzumab vedotin DNIB0600A/Anti-NaPi2B ADC/RG7599 Derivative Cyanobacterium Caldora penicillata [15] Discontinued Lack of efficacy [44]
Pipecolidepsin A Natural product Sponge Homophymia lamellose [13] NAT
Stellatolide A Natural product Sponge Ecionemia acervus [45] NAT
UCN-01 7-hydroxystaurosporine Staurosporine analogue Bacterium Streptomyces staurosporeus [29] NAT
Vandortuzumab vedotin DSTP-3086 S/RG-7450/thio-antiSTEAP1-MC-vc-PAB-MMAE Derivative Cyanobacterium Caldora penicillata [15] NAT
Zalypsis PM00104/PM-10450 Derivative Sponge Netropsia sp. [15] NAT