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Table 5 FDA-approved therapeutic drugs for prostate cancers

From: Small-molecule inhibitors, immune checkpoint inhibitors, and more: FDA-approved novel therapeutic drugs for solid tumors from 1991 to 2021

Drug (brand name)

Sponsor

Properties

Indication

Approval date

Review

Bicalutamide (Casodex)

Ani pharms

AR antagonist

Advanced prostate cancer

10/04/1995

S

Nilutamide (Nilandron)

Concordia

AR antagonist

Metastatic prostate cancer

09/19/1996

S

Enzalutamide (Xtandi)

Astellas

AR antagonist

mCRPC

08/31/2012

P

Apalutamide (Erleada)

Janssen

AR antagonist

Prostate cancer

02/14/2018

P

Darolutamide (Nubeqa)

Bayer

AR antagonist

Prostate cancer

7/30/2019

P

Triptorelin pamoate (Trelstar)

Verity

GnRH agonist

Advanced prostate cancer

06/15/2000

S

Abarelix (Plenaxis)

Speciality

GnRH receptor antagonist

Advanced prostate cancer

11/25/2003

P

Degarelix acetate (Firmagon)

Ferring

GnRH receptor antagonist

Advanced prostate cancer

12/24/2008

S

Relugolix (Orgovyx)

Myovant

GnRH receptor antagonist

Prostate cancer

12/18/2020

P

Cabazitaxel (Jevtana kit)

Sanofi

Microtubule-stabilizing agent

Prostate cancer

06/17/2010

P

Abiraterone acetate (Zytiga)

Janssen

CYP17A1 inhibitor

mCRPC

04/28/2011

P

Radium RA 223 dichloride (Xofigo)

Bayer

α-particle-emitting radiopharmaceutical

mCRPC

05/15/2013

P

  1. AR Androgen receptor; CYP17A1 Cytochrome P450 17A1; GnRH Gonadotropin-releasing hormone; mCRPC Metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer; O Orphan; P Priority; S Standard