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The following names for the drugs described are "under consideration" by the USAN Council:
March 2025
Comtifator: Treatment of Central Nervous System (CNS) disorders, including neurodegenerative disease such as Alzheimer's disease
Copper 64CU zadavotide guraxetan: Indicated for use with positron emission tomography (PET) for detection of prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA)-positive lesions in men with prostate cancer
Efpixileukin alfa: Treatment of atopic dermatitis and psoriasis
Farabursen: Treatment of Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease (ADPKD)
Farabursen sodium: Treatment of Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease (ADPKD)
Irafamdastat: Treatment of conditions where increasing endocannabinoid tone is beneficial
Marlotamig: Antineoplastic, treatment of solid tumors
Milsaperidone: Treatment of schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and major depressive disorder
Moponebart: Treatment endometriosis related pain
Nilotinib D-Tartrate: Antineoplastic
Ordastobart: Antineoplastic
Patent Blue: Oncology imaging agent
Patent Blue sodium: Oncology imaging agent
Pentagalloylglucose: Stabilization and protection of elastin and collagen from enzymatic degradation
Piperaquine: Antimalarial
Piperaquine phosphate: Antimalarial
Polfermetinib: Antineoplastic
Prulacabtagene leucel: Antineoplastic; Treatment of Non-Hodgkin lymphoma or other B cell malignancies; Treatment of Autoimmune diseases
Repibresib: Treatment of vitiligo
Sevabertinib: Antineoplastic
Simepdekinra: Treatment of interleukin 17 (IL-17) mediated diseases
Sturlimogene erparepvec: Antineoplastic
Tagmokitug: Antineoplastic
Tolododekin alfa: Antineoplastic
Trosunilimab: Treatment of HIV infection
Zervimesine: Treatment of Alzheimer's disease and Dementia with Lewy bodies
February 2025
Ateganosine: Antineoplastic
Atigotatug: Treatment of small cell lung carcinoma (SCLC)
Atumelnant: Treatment of diseases of the adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH), melanocortin receptor antagonists
Atumelant maleate: Treatment of diseases of the adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH), melanocortin receptor antagonists
Duvalgagene otiparvovec: Treatment of Fabry Disease
Ebribafusp alfa: Antineoplastic
Envuretcel: Treatment of Geographic Atrophy (GA), secondary to dry Age Related Macular Degeneration (AMD)
Gemlapodect: Treatment of Tourette Syndrome
Letetresgene autoleucel: Antineoplastic
Linustedastat: Treatment endometriosis related pain
Neladalkib: Treatment of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and solid tumors harboring ALK rearrangement or activating ALK mutation
Ofirnolast: Treatment of inflammatory conditions
Pilavapadin: Treatment of neuropathic pain including diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) and postherpetic neuralgia (PN)
Pilavapadin phosphate: Treatment of neuropathic pain including diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) and postherpetic neuralgia (PN)
Plosaracetam: Treatment of dementia of the Alzheimer’s type
Serplulimab: Antineoplastic
Solrikitug: Treatment of immunologic conditions
Surzetoclax: Treatment of multiple myeloma
Usilnetug: Treatment of Alzheimer’s disease
Zerlasiran: Treatment of Lp(a)-mediated cardiovascular disease
Zerlasiran sodium: Treatment of Lp(a)-mediated cardiovascular disease
Zifogaptide: Acute and chronic wound healing
Zifogaptide acetate: Acute and chronic wound healing
Zimislecel: Treatment of Type 1 Diabetes
January 2025
Abefolastat tesaroxetan: Treatment of PSMA (prostate-specific membrane antigen) targeting chelator for diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer
Clemizole: Treatment of convulsions in Dravet syndrome and Lennox-Gastaut syndrome
Clemisole hcl: Treatment of convulsions in Dravet syndrome and Lennox-Gastaut syndrome
Fosigotifator: Treatment of vanishing white matter (VWM) disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and major depressive disorder (MDD)
Fosigotifator sodium tromethamine: Treatment of vanishing white matter (VWM) disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and major depressive disorder (MDD)
Gotistobart: Treatment of cancer
Ifinatamab: Antineoplastic
Ifinatamab deruxtecan: Antineoplastic
Lerodalcibep: Treatment of hypercholesterolemia
Lunsekimig: Treatment of asthma and inflammatory diseases
Nelmastobart: Antineoplastic
Nolavetbart: Treatment of canine atopic dermatitis
Pegriseprument: Prevention of kidney transplant rejection, in combination with other immunosuppressants
Pozedeutinurad: Chronic management of hyperuricemia in patients with gout
Raludotatug deruxetcan: Antineoplastic
Raludotatug: Antineoplastic
Tilatamig: Antineoplastic
Tilatamig samtotecan: Antineoplastic
Ucasareotide dasaroxetan: SSTR2 targeting chelator for diagnosis and treatment of SSTR2-positive tumors
Vosilasarn: Treatment of estrogen receptor (ER) and androgen receptor (AR)-positive breast cancer
Zalfermin: Treatment of metabolic-associated steatohepatitis (MASH)
Zipalertinib: Antineoplastic