Cancer Drugs To Watch
Matthew Herper and Robert Langreth, 05.03.05, 11:30 AM ET
NEW YORK - The race is on for new medicines to fight cancer. Here is a watch list of the most promising experimental drugs. Click on the drug names in the table below for more information, including sales forecasts and novelty ratings. Bookmark this page as it will be updated often.
Drug | Maker | Indications | Development Stage |
BAY-43-9006 (updated) | Onyx Pharmaceuticals (nasdaq: ONXX - news - people ), Bayer (nyse: BAY - news - people ) | Advanced kidney cancer | Awaiting regulatory submission |
BMS-354825 | Bristol-Myers Squibb (nyse: BMY - news - people ) | Leukemia | Mid-stage trial |
CP-675,206 | Pfizer (nyse: PFE - news - people ), Abgenix (nasdaq: ABGX - news - people ) | Melanoma | Mid-stage trial |
Lapatinib | GlaxoSmithKline (nyse: GSK - news - people ) | Breast cancer, bladder cancer | Late-stage trial |
MDX-010 | Medarex (nasdaq: MEDX - news - people ), Bristol-Myers Squibb | Melanoma | Late-stage trial |
Panitumumab | Abgenix, Amgen (nasdaq: AMGN - news - people ) | Colon cancer, other tumors | Late-stage trial |
PTK-787 (updated) | Novartis (nyse: NVS - news - people ), Schering (nyse: SHR - news - people ) | Colon cancer | Late-stage trial |
Provenge | Dendreon (nasdaq: DNDN - news - people ) | Prostate cancer | Late-stage trial |
Revlimid (updated) | Celgene (nasdaq: CELG - news - people ) | Myelodysplastic syndromes | Late-stage trial |
Sutent (updated) | Pfizer | Stomach cancer | Late-stage trial |
Telcyta | Telik (nasdaq: TELK - news - people ) | Ovarian cancer | Late-stage trial |