US protection

US protection ending in 2031: Cancer

As of the edition of 20 October 2026, 43 drugs have US protection that ends in 2031 in cancer; 30 of them have at least one company on route B because of it.

Sources: FDA Orange Book and Purple Book, other approval registers.

43 drugs

DrugUS protectionStatusHolderTargetRoute B rows
Abemaciclib Ends 2031 (patent)Marketed Eli Lilly CDK4, CDK6 2
Alectinib Ends 2031 (patent)Marketed Roche ALK, RET 1
Benralizumab Ends 2031 (orphan exclusivity)Marketed AstraZeneca IL5RA 0
Bimatoprost Ends 2031 (patent)Marketed AbbVie PTGFR 3
Blinatumomab Ends 2031 (orphan exclusivity)Marketed Amgen CD19, CD3D, CD3E 0
Bosutinib Ends 2031 (exclusivity)Marketed Pfizer ABL1 1
Brolucizumab Ends 2031 (computed from the first US licence)Marketed Novartis VEGFA 0
Cabotegravir Ends 2031 (patent)Marketed GSK 0
Cipepofol Ends 2031 (exclusivity)Marketed Haisco-USA Pharmaceuticals 0
Daclatasvir Ends 2031 (patent)Marketed Bristol Myers Squibb 0
Delgocitinib Ends 2031 (patent)Marketed LEO Pharma JAK1, JAK2, JAK3 4
Dupilumab Ends 2031 (orphan exclusivity)Marketed Regeneron IL4R 1
Durvalumab Ends 2031 (orphan exclusivity)Marketed AstraZeneca CD274 1
Elbasvir Ends 2031 (patent)Marketed Merck & Co. 0
Enfortumab vedotin Ends 2031 (computed from the first US licence)Marketed Astellas NECTIN4, TUBB, TUBB1 1
Etelcalcetide Ends 2031 (patent)Marketed Amgen CASR 1
Fedratinib Ends 2031 (patent)Marketed Bristol Myers Squibb FLT3, JAK2 2
Fostamatinib Ends 2031 (patent)Marketed Rigel Pharmaceuticals SYK 3
Gedatolisib Ends 2031 (exclusivity)Marketed Celcuity MTOR, PIK3CA, PIK3CB 5
Iberdomide Ends 2031 (exclusivity)Marketed Bristol Myers Squibb CRBN, CUL4A, DDB1 0
Imetelstat sodium Ends 2031 (exclusivity)Marketed Geron TERT 1
Inotuzumab ozogamicin Ends 2031 (orphan exclusivity)Marketed Pfizer CD22 0
Isavuconazonium Ends 2031 (exclusivity)Marketed Astellas 0
Letermovir Ends 2031 (exclusivity)Marketed Merck & Co. 0
Letrozole Ends 2031 (patent)Marketed Novartis CYP19A1 1
Luspatercept Ends 2031 (computed from the first US licence)Marketed Bristol Myers Squibb TGFB1, TGFB2, TGFB3 3
Lutetium oxodotreotide Ends 2031 (exclusivity)Marketed Advanced Accelerator Applications SSTR1, SSTR2, SSTR3 10
Macitentan Ends 2031 (exclusivity)Marketed Johnson & Johnson EDNRA, EDNRB 0
Mavorixafor Ends 2031 (exclusivity)Marketed X4 Pharmaceuticals CXCR4 2
Niraparib Ends 2031 (patent)Marketed GSK PARP1, PARP2 6
Nivolumab Ends 2031 (orphan exclusivity)Marketed Bristol Myers Squibb PDCD1 2
Pembrolizumab Ends 2031 (orphan exclusivity)Marketed Merck & Co. PDCD1 1
Polatuzumab vedotin Ends 2031 (computed from the first US licence)Marketed Roche CD79B, TUBB, TUBB1 1
Pomalidomide Ends 2031 (patent)Marketed Bristol Myers Squibb CRBN 0
Ribociclib Ends 2031 (patent)Marketed Novartis CDK4, CDK6 2
Romosozumab Ends 2031 (computed from the first US licence)Marketed Amgen SOST 2
Rucaparib Ends 2031 (patent)Marketed pharmaand PARP1, PARP2, PARP3 5
Talazoparib Ends 2031 (patent)Marketed Pfizer PARP1, PARP2 2
Telotristat ethyl Ends 2031 (patent)Marketed TerSera Therapeutics TPH1, TPH2 4
Tovorafenib Ends 2031 (patent)Marketed Servier ARAF, BRAF, RAF1 6
Trastuzumab deruxtecan Ends 2031 (computed from the first US licence)Marketed Daiichi Sankyo ERBB2, TOP1 3
Trifarotene Ends 2031 (patent)Marketed Galderma RARG 2
Vortioxetine Ends 2031 (patent)Marketed Takeda HTR1A, HTR3A, SLC6A4 5

Listed by name. A route B row is one company at one target; for a drug with one target that is the number of companies. US protection is the US only, and it is not the date generics or biosimilars can enter.

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