Drugs granted breakthrough therapy designation (BTD) by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Drugs may be listed more than once since breakthrough therapy can be awarded for multiple indications.
Brand name | Manufacturer | Indication |
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Elrexfio | To treat relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma after at least four lines of therapy [1] | |
Fabhalta | To treat paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria [1] | |
Izervay | To treat geographic atrophy secondary to age-related macular degeneration [1] | |
Leqembi | To treat Alzheimer's disease [1] | |
Loqtorzi | To treat recurrent or metastatic nasopharyngeal carcinoma with or following other therapies [1] | |
Ogsiveo | To treat desmoid tumors [1] | |
Pombiliti | To treat late-onset Pompe disease with miglustat [1] | |
Rivfloza | To lower urinary oxalate levels in primary hyperoxaluria type 1 and relatively preserved kidney function [1] | |
Talvey | To treat relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma after at least four therapies [1] |
Drug | Manufacturer | Indication |
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Ivacaftor [2] | Vertex Pharmaceuticals | cystic fibrosis with CFTR mutation |
Ofatumumab [2] | Novartis Pharmaceuticals | chronic lymphocytic leukemia |
Ceritinib [2] | Novartis Pharmaceuticals | ALK-positive metastatic non-small cell lung cancer |
Idelalisib [2] | Gilead Sciences | relapsed chronic lymphocytic leukemia |
Ibrutinib [2] | Pharmacyclics | chronic lymphocytic leukemia (with 17p deletion |
Eltrombopag [2] | Novartis Pharmaceuticals | aplastic anemia |
Pembrolizumab [2] | Merck | metastatic melanoma |
Ledipasvir/sofosbuvir [2] | Gilead Sciences | Hepatitis C |
Pirfenidone [2] | Genentech | idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis |
Nintedanib [2] | Boehringer Ingelheim | idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis |
Blinatumomab [2] | Amgen | acute lymphoblastic leukemia |
Ombitasvir/paritaprevir/ritonavir/dasabuvir [2] | AbbVie | Hepatitis C |
Nivolumab [2] | Bristol-Myers Squibb [2] | metastatic melanoma |
Ivacaftor [2] | Vertex Pharmaceuticals | cystic fibrosis with CFTR R117H mutation |
Drug | Manufacturer | Indication |
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Obinutuzumab [2] | Genentech | chronic lymphocytic leukemia |
Ibrutinib [2] | Pharmacyclics | mantle cell lymphoma |
Sofosbuvir [2] | Gilead Sciences | Hepatitis C |
Ocrelizumab, sold under the brand name Ocrevus, is a medication used for the treatment of multiple sclerosis. It is a humanized anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody. It targets CD20 marker on B lymphocytes and is an immunosuppressive drug. Ocrelizumab binds to an epitope that overlaps with the epitope to which rituximab binds.
Teprotumumab, sold under the brand name Tepezza, is a medication used to treat adults with thyroid eye disease, a rare condition where the muscles and fatty tissues behind the eye become inflamed, causing the eyes to bulge outwards.
Polatuzumab vedotin, sold under the brand name Polivy, is a CD79b-directed antibody-drug conjugate medication used for the treatment of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (cancer). It was developed by the Genentech subsidiary of Roche.
Evinacumab, sold under the brand name Evkeeza, is a monoclonal antibody medication for the treatment of homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (HoFH).
Sacituzumab govitecan, sold under the brand name Trodelvy by Gilead Sciences, is a Trop-2-directed antibody and topoisomerase inhibitor drug conjugate used for the treatment of metastatic triple-negative breast cancer and metastatic urothelial cancer.
Venetoclax, sold under the brand names Venclexta and Venclyxto, is a medication used to treat adults with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), small lymphocytic lymphoma (SLL), or acute myeloid leukemia (AML).
Erdafitinib, sold under the brand name Balversa, is an anti-cancer medication. It is a small molecule inhibitor of fibroblast growth factor receptor (FGFR) used for the treatment of cancer. FGFRs are a subset of tyrosine kinases which are unregulated in some tumors and influence tumor cell differentiation, proliferation, angiogenesis, and cell survival. Astex Pharmaceuticals discovered the drug and licensed it to Janssen Pharmaceuticals for further development.
Umbralisib, sold under the brand name Ukoniq, is an anti-cancer medication for the treatment of marginal zone lymphoma (MZL) and follicular lymphoma (FL). It is taken by mouth.
Tepotinib, sold under the brand name Tepmetko, is an anti-cancer medication used for the treatment of adults with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).
Sutimlimab, sold under the brand name Enjaymo, is a monoclonal antibody that is used to treat adults with cold agglutinin disease (CAD). It is given by intravenous infusion. Sutimlimab prevents complement-enhanced activation of autoimmune human B cells in vitro.
Zanubrutinib, sold under the brand name Brukinsa, is an anticancer medication used for the treatment of mantle cell lymphoma (MCL), Waldenström's macroglobulinemia (WM), marginal zone lymphoma (MZL), and chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). Zanubrutinib is classified as a Bruton's tyrosine kinase (BTK) inhibitor. It is given by mouth.
Givosiran, sold under the brand name Givlaari, is a medication used for the treatment of adults with acute hepatic porphyria. Givosiran is a small interfering RNA (siRNA) directed towards delta-aminolevulinate synthase 1 (ALAS1), an important enzyme in the production of heme.
Pemigatinib, sold under the brand name Pemazyre, is an anti-cancer medication used for the treatment of bile duct cancer (cholangiocarcinoma). Pemigatinib works by blocking FGFR2 in tumor cells to prevent them from growing and spreading.
Selpercatinib, sold under the brand name Retevmo among others, is a medication for the treatment of cancers in people whose tumors have an alteration in a specific gene. It is taken by mouth.
Adagrasib, sold under the brand name Krazati, is an anticancer medication used to treat non-small cell lung cancer. Adagrasib is an inhibitor of G12C mutated KRAS GTPase. It is taken by mouth. It is being developed by Mirati Therapeutics.
Nirogacestat, sold under the brand name Ogsiveo, is an anti-cancer medication used for the treatment of desmoid tumors. It is a selective gamma secretase inhibitor that is taken by mouth.
Asciminib, sold under the brand name Scemblix, is a medication used to treat Philadelphia chromosome-positive chronic myeloid leukemia. Asciminib is a protein kinase inhibitor.
Tebentafusp, sold under the brand name Kimmtrak, is an anti-cancer medication used to treat uveal melanoma. Tebentafusp is a bispecific gp100 peptide-HLA-directed CD3 T cell engager. Tebentafusp is given by intravenous infusion.
Mosunetuzumab, sold under the brand name Lunsumio, is a monoclonal antibody used for the treatment of follicular lymphoma. It bispecifically binds CD20 and CD3 to engage T-cells. It was developed by Genentech.
Teclistamab, sold under the brand name Tecvayli, is a human bispecific monoclonal antibody used for the treatment of relapsed and refractory multiple myeloma. It is a bispecific antibody that targets the CD3 receptor expressed on the surface of T-cells and B-cell maturation antigen (BCMA), which is expressed on the surface of malignant multiple myeloma B-lineage cells.