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 |