Yescarta (axicabtagene ciloleucel; Gilead) became the first chimeric antigen receptor T-cell (CAR-T) therapy to launch for the treatment of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) when it gained US approval for relapsed/refractory patients in October 2017.
Kymriah (tisagenlecleucel; Novartis) is a cluster of differentiation (CD)19-targeted genetically modified autologous T-cell immunotherapy, comprised of a murine single-chain antibody fragment that binds CD19 and is linked to intracellular signaling domains from 4-1BB (CD137) and CD3 zeta.
MEDI8897 is a human immunoglobulin G1 MAb derived from human B cells intended to provide protection against RSV infection.
Pfizer’s RSV preF vaccine is based on the prefusion form of the RSV fusion protein, aided by the discovery of the crystal structure of key viral proteins by the National Institutes of Health.
Vertex’s Symdeko ([tezacaftor + ivacaftor]) is a cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) corrector compound
Seribantumab (Merrimack Pharmaceuticals) is a monoclonal antibody directed against human epidermal growth factor receptor 3 (HER3).
Lorlatinib (Pfizer) is an orally administered anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) and ROS1 tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) with potential antineoplastic activity
Entrectinib (Roche/Chugai/Nerviano) is a selective tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) of the tropomyosin receptor kinases (Trk) A, B, and C; ROS1; and anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) proteins. Under normal conditions, these oncogenes regulate the flow of cellular growth signaling.
Cemiplimab (Regeneron/Sanofi) is a programmed death-1 (PD-1)-targeted monoclonal antibody
Capmatinib (Incyte/Novartis) is an orally bioavailable inhibitor of the proto-oncogene c-MET, also called hepatocyte growth factor receptor (HGFR).
Alunbrig (brigatinib; Takeda) is a dual anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) and epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) inhibitor.
Ygalo (melphalan-flufenamide; Oncopeptides) is a cytotoxic alkylating agent that consists of melphalan conjugated to phenylalanine
Isatuximab (Sanofi/ImmunoGen) is a humanized monoclonal antibody which targets cancer cells expressing the transmembrane glycoprotein CD38, which is highly expressed on malignant multiple myeloma (MM) cells, but at low levels in other tissues.
Pipeline product bb2121 (Celgene/bluebird bio) is a second-generation chimeric antigen receptor T-cell (CAR-T) therapy targeting B-cell maturation antigen (BCMA), a promising target for immunotherapy which is found in 60–70% of multiple myeloma (MM) patients.
Alofisel (darvadstrocel; TiGenix/Takeda) is a suspension of allogeneic expanded adipose-derived stem cells via intralesional injection.
Risankizumab (AbbVie/Boehringer Ingelheim) is a humanized anti-interleukin (IL)-23 subunit p19 monoclonal antibody that binds and neutralizes the p19 subunit of IL-23. It is being developed in psoriasis and Crohn’s disease.
Novartis, under license from Vectura and Sosei, developed Utibron, a once-daily long-acting beta 2 agonist/long-acting muscarinic antagonist (LABA/LAMA) combination product containing indacaterol and glycopyrrolate.
Trimbow ([beclomethasone + formoterol + glycopyrrolate]; Chiesi Farmaceutici) is a fixed triple-combination product consisting of glycopyrrolate (a LAMA), formoterol (a LABA), and beclometasone (an ICS), used to relieve the symptoms of moderate to severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
Revefenacin (Theravance Biopharma/Mylan) is a long-acting muscarinic antagonist (LAMA) that will join a very crowded COPD market.
Aspirin (acetylsalicylic acid) is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) and antiplatelet that is taken orally and commonly used for the treatment of pain. It is highly genericized and has been available in its present form since 1899, when it was first marketed by Bayer.
Evinacumab (Regeneron) is a monoclonal antibody (MAb) that inhibits angiopoietin-like 3 inhibitor (ANGPTL3). ANGPTL3 is secreted naturally by the liver and acts as a partial inhibitor of lipoprotein lipase and endothelial lipase.
Ongentys (Neurocrine/Bial/Ono Pharmaceutical) is a once-daily formulation of the catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) inhibitor opicapone, approved as an add-on therapy to levodopa for the treatment of Parkinson’s disease patients with end-of-dose motor fluctuations.
Inbrija (Acorda Therapeutics) is an inhaled formulation of levodopa, in development as an adjunct to existing oral levodopa formulations in patients experiencing motor fluctuations.
APL-130277 (Dainippon Sumitomo/Sunovion) is a sublingual film formulation of apomorphine, a non-ergoline dopamine receptor agonist.
The ND0612 (Mitsubishi Tanabe) product line comprises two subcutaneous, continuously delivered carbidopa/levodopa liquid formulations: the lower-dose ND0612L, and the higher-dose ND0612H.
Gocovri (Adamas Pharmaceuticals) is an extended-release formulation of amantadine, uniquely indicated for the treatment of levodopa-induced dyskinesia (LID) in Parkinson’s disease.
Raxatrigine (Biogen) is a peripherally and centrally acting agent that inhibits sodium channels in a state-dependent fashion. Raxatrigine shows selectivity for the Nav1.7 subtype over the other subtypes.
Nucynta (tapentadol; Collegium Pharmaceutical) first gained US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval in November 2008 as an immediate-release formulation, for the relief of acute pain, and was the first novel opioid to be launched for pain in more than 25 years.
Mirogabalin (Daiichi Sankyo) is an oral therapy that preferentially and selectively binds to the α2δ-1 (alpha-2 delta-1) subunit of calcium channels widely found in the nervous system in areas that mediate pain transmission and processing.
Lidoderm is a medicated plaster containing 5% lidocaine, and was developed by Endo Pharmaceuticals. Lidocaine is an amide-type local anesthetic agent that acts by stabilizing neuronal membranes.
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