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DOCETAXEL Drug Patent Profile


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When do Docetaxel patents expire, and what generic alternatives are available?

Docetaxel is a drug marketed by Accord Hlthcare, Actavis, Alembic, Amneal, Apotex Inc, Dfb Oncology Ltd, Dr Reddys, Eugia Pharma, Gland Pharma Ltd, Hengrui Pharma, Heritage, Hikma, Hospira Inc, Meitheal, Mylan Labs Ltd, Norvium Bioscience, Novast Labs, Pfizer Labs, Sandoz, Shilpa, Sun Pharm, and Teva Pharms Usa. and is included in twenty-seven NDAs. There are four patents protecting this drug.

This drug has fifty-three patent family members in twenty-six countries.

The generic ingredient in DOCETAXEL is docetaxel. There are forty-one drug master file entries for this compound. Twenty suppliers are listed for this compound. Additional details are available on the docetaxel profile page.

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A generic version of DOCETAXEL was approved as docetaxel by HOSPIRA INC on March 8th, 2011.

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Summary for DOCETAXEL
International Patents:53
US Patents:4
Applicants:22
NDAs:27
Finished Product Suppliers / Packagers: 19
Raw Ingredient (Bulk) Api Vendors: 96
Clinical Trials: 2,519
Patent Applications: 3,367
Drug Prices: Drug price information for DOCETAXEL
What excipients (inactive ingredients) are in DOCETAXEL?DOCETAXEL excipients list
DailyMed Link:DOCETAXEL at DailyMed
Drug patent expirations by year for DOCETAXEL
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Recent Clinical Trials for DOCETAXEL

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SponsorPhase
Beijing Konruns Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.Phase 3
Arcus Biosciences, Inc.Phase 1
The First Affiliated Hospital of Xinxiang Medical CollegePhase 2

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Pharmacology for DOCETAXEL
Drug ClassMicrotubule Inhibitor
Physiological EffectMicrotubule Inhibition
Paragraph IV (Patent) Challenges for DOCETAXEL
Tradename Dosage Ingredient Strength NDA ANDAs Submitted Submissiondate
TAXOTERE Injection docetaxel 40 mg/mL, 0.5 mL and 2 mL vials 020449 1 2009-06-30

US Patents and Regulatory Information for DOCETAXEL

DOCETAXEL is protected by ten US patents.

Patents protecting DOCETAXEL

Non-aqueous taxane pro-emulsion formulations and methods of making and using the same
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Patented Use: METHOD OF ADMINISTERING DOCETAXEL TO A SUBJECT COMBINING THE DOCETAXEL PRO-EMULSION FORMULATION WITH AN AQUEOUS MEDIUM TO PRODUCE DOCETAXEL EMULSION

Non-aqueous taxane nanodispersion formulations and methods of using the same
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Patented Use: METHOD OF ADMINISTERING AN ETHANOL-FREE TAXANE LIQUID NANODISPERSION FORMULATION TO A SUBJECT COMBINING THE FORMULATION WITH AN AQUEOUS MEDIUM TO PROVIDE AN ETHANOL-FREE TAXANE DILUTED SOLUTION

Non-aqueous taxane formulations and methods of using the same
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Non-aqueous taxane formulations and methods of using the same
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Patented Use: TREATMENT OF PATIENTS WITH LOCALLY ADVANCED OR METASTATIC NON-SMALL CELL LUNG CANCER AFTER FAILURE OF PRIOR PLATINUM-BASED CHEMOTHERAPY

Non-aqueous taxane formulations and methods of using the same
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Patented Use: TREATMENT OF PATIENTS WITH LOCALLY ADVANCED SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA OF THE HEAD AND NECK IN COMBINATION WITH CISPLATIN AND FLUOROURACIL

Non-aqueous taxane formulations and methods of using the same
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Patented Use: USE IN COMBINATION WITH DOXORUBICIN AND CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE FOR ADJUVANT TREATMENT OF PATIENTS WITH OPERABLE NODE-POSITIVE BREAST CANCER

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Patented Use: TREATMENT OF PATIENTS WITH LOCALLY ADVANCED METASTATIC BREAST CANCER AFTER FAILURE OF PRIOR CHEMOTHERAPY

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Patented Use: TREATMENT OF ADVANCED GASTRIC ADENOCARCINOMA IN COMBINATION WITH CISPLATIN AND FLUOROURACIL IN PATIENTS THAT HAVE NOT RECEIVED PRIOR CHEMOTHERAPY

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Patented Use: USE IN COMBINATION WITH CISPLATIN FOR TREATMENT OF UNRESECTABLE, LOCALLY ADVANCED OR METASTATIC NON-SMALL CELL LUNG CANCER WITHOUT PRIOR CHEMOTHERAPY TREATMENT

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Patented Use: TREATMENT OF PATIENTS WITH ANDROGEN INDEPENDENT (HORMONE REFRACTORY) METASTATIC PROSTATE CANCER IN COMBINATION WITH PREDNISONE

Applicant Tradename Generic Name Dosage NDA Approval Date TE Type RLD RS Patent No. Patent Expiration Product Substance Delist Req. Exclusivity Expiration
Hospira Inc DOCETAXEL docetaxel INJECTABLE;INJECTION 022234-006 Jun 23, 2016 DISCN Yes No ⤷  Sign Up ⤷  Sign Up ⤷  Sign Up
Hengrui Pharma DOCETAXEL docetaxel INJECTABLE;INJECTION 207252-003 Aug 9, 2017 AP RX No No ⤷  Sign Up ⤷  Sign Up ⤷  Sign Up
Shilpa DOCETAXEL docetaxel INJECTABLE;INJECTION 205934-003 Dec 22, 2015 AP RX Yes Yes ⤷  Sign Up ⤷  Sign Up ⤷  Sign Up
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EU/EMA Drug Approvals for DOCETAXEL

Company Drugname Inn Product Number / Indication Status Generic Biosimilar Orphan Marketing Authorisation Marketing Refusal
Accord Healthcare S.L.U. Docetaxel Accord docetaxel EMEA/H/C/002539
Breast cancerDocetaxel Accord in combination with doxorubicin and cyclophosphamide is indicated for the adjuvant treatment of patients with:operable node-positive breast cancer;operable node-negative breast cancer.For patients with operable node-negative breast cancer, adjuvant treatment should be restricted to patients eligible to receive chemotherapy according to internationally established criteria for primary therapy of early breast cancer.Docetaxel Accord in combination with doxorubicin is indicated for the treatment of patients with locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer who have not previously received cytotoxic therapy for this condition.Docetaxel Accord monotherapy is indicated for the treatment of patients with locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer after failure of cytotoxic therapy. Previous chemotherapy should have included an anthracycline or an alkylating agent.Docetaxel Accord in combination with trastuzumab is indicated for the treatment of patients with metastatic breast cancer whose tumours overexpress HER2 and who previously have not received chemotherapy for metastatic disease.Docetaxel Accord in combination with capecitabine is indicated for the treatment of patients with locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer after failure of cytotoxic chemotherapy. Previous therapy should have included an anthracycline.Non-small-cell lung cancerDocetaxel Accord is indicated for the treatment of patients with locally advanced or metastatic non-small-cell lung cancer after failure of prior chemotherapy.Docetaxel Accord in combination with cisplatin is indicated for the treatment of patients with unresectable, locally advanced or metastatic non-small-cell lung cancer, in patients who have not previously received chemotherapy for this condition.Prostate cancerDocetaxel Accord in combination with prednisone or prednisolone is indicated for the treatment of patients with hormone refractory metastatic prostate cancer.Gastric adenocarcinomaDocetaxel Accord in combination with cisplatin and 5-fluorouracil is indicated for the treatment of patients with metastatic gastric adenocarcinoma, including adenocarcinoma of the gastroesophageal junction, who have not received prior chemotherapy for metastatic disease.Head and neck cancerDocetaxel Accord in combination with cisplatin and 5-fluorouracil is indicated for the induction treatment of patients with locally advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck.
Authorised yes no no 2012-05-22
Teva B.V.  Docetaxel Teva docetaxel EMEA/H/C/001107
Breast cancerDocetaxel Teva in combination with doxorubicin and cyclophosphamide is indicated for the adjuvant treatment of patients with:operable node-positive breast cancer;operable node-negative breast cancer.For patients with operable node-negative breast cancer, adjuvant treatment should be restricted to patients eligible to receive chemotherapy according to internationally established criteria for primary therapy of early breast cancer.Docetaxel Teva in combination with doxorubicin is indicated for the treatment of patients with locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer who have not previously received cytotoxic therapy for this condition.Docetaxel Teva monotherapy is indicated for the treatment of patients with locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer after failure of cytotoxic therapy.Previous chemotherapy should have included an anthracycline or an alkylating agent.Docetaxel Teva in combination with trastuzumab is indicated for the treatment of patients with metastatic breast cancer whose tumours overexpress HER2 and who previously have not received chemotherapy for metastatic disease.Docetaxel Teva in combination with capecitabine is indicated for the treatment of patients with locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer after failure of cytotoxic chemotherapy. Previous therapy should have included an anthracycline.Non-small-cell lung cancerDocetaxel Teva is indicated for the treatment of patients with locally advanced or metastatic non-small-cell lung cancer after failure of prior chemotherapy.Docetaxel Teva in combination with cisplatin is indicated for the treatment of patients with unresectable, locally advanced or metastatic non-small-cell lung cancer, in patients who have not previously received chemotherapy for this condition.Prostate cancerDocetaxel Teva in combination with prednisone or prednisolone is indicated for the treatment of patients with hormone refractory metastatic prostate cancer.Gastric adenocarcinomaDocetaxel Teva in combination with cisplatin and 5-fluorouracil is indicated for the treatment of patients with metastatic gastric adenocarcinoma, including adenocarcinoma of the gastroesophageal junction, who have not received prior chemotherapy for metastatic disease.Head and neck cancerDocetaxel Teva in combination with cisplatin and 5 fluorouracil is indicated for the induction treatment of patients with locally advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck.
Withdrawn yes no no 2010-01-26
Sanofi Mature IP Taxotere docetaxel EMEA/H/C/000073
Breast cancerTaxotere in combination with doxorubicin and cyclophosphamide is indicated for the adjuvant treatment of patients with:operable node-positive breast cancer;operable node-negative breast cancer.For patients with operable node-negative breast cancer, adjuvant treatment should be restricted to patients eligible to receive chemotherapy according to internationally established criteria for primary therapy of early breast cancer.Taxotere in combination with doxorubicin is indicated for the treatment of patients with locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer who have not previously received cytotoxic therapy for this condition.Taxotere monotherapy is indicated for the treatment of patients with locally advanced ormetastatic breast cancer after failure of cytotoxic therapy. Previous chemotherapy should have included an anthracycline or an alkylating agent.Taxotere in combination with trastuzumab is indicated for the treatment of patients with metastatic breast cancer whose tumours overexpress HER2 and who previously have not received chemotherapy for metastatic disease.Taxotere in combination with capecitabine is indicated for the treatment of patients with locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer after failure of cytotoxic chemotherapy. Previous therapy should have included an anthracycline.Non-small-cell lung cancerTaxotere is indicated for the treatment of patients with locally advanced or metastatic non-small-cell lung cancer after failure of prior chemotherapy.Taxotere in combination with cisplatin is indicated for the treatment of patients with unresectable, locally advanced or metastatic non-small-cell lung cancer, in patients who have not previously received chemotherapy for this condition.Prostate cancerTaxotere in combination with prednisone or prednisolone is indicated for the treatment of patients with hormone refractory metastatic prostate cancer.Gastric adenocarcinomaTaxotere in combination with cisplatin and 5-fluorouracil is indicated for the treatment of patients with metastatic gastric adenocarcinoma, including adenocarcinoma of the gastroesophageal junction, who have not received prior chemotherapy for metastatic disease.Head and neck cancerTaxotere in combination with cisplatin and 5-fluorouracil is indicated for the induction treatment of patients with locally advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck.
Authorised no no no 1995-11-27
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International Patents for DOCETAXEL

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South Korea 20130092992 NON-AQUEOUS TAXANE PRO-EMULSION FORMULATIONS AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING THE SAME ⤷  Sign Up
New Zealand 603828 Non-aqueous taxane pro-emulsion formulations and methods of making and using the same ⤷  Sign Up
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Supplementary Protection Certificates for DOCETAXEL

Patent Number Supplementary Protection Certificate SPC Country SPC Expiration SPC Description
1667986 92172 Luxembourg ⤷  Sign Up PRODUCT NAME: SOLVAT ACETONIQUE DU CABAZITAXEL, OU DESIGNE SOLVAT ACETONIQUE DU DIMETHOXY DOCETAXEL OU SOLVAT ACETONIQUE DU (2R,3S)-3-TERT-BUTOXYCARBONYLAMINO-2-HYDROXY-3-PHENYLPROPIONATE DE 4-ACETOXY-2A-BENZOYLOXY-5BETA,20-EPOXY-1-HYDROXY-7BETA,10A-DIMETHOXY-9-OXO-TAX-11-ENE-13A-YLE(ACETONATE DU CABAZITAXEL)
1667986 28/2013 Austria ⤷  Sign Up PRODUCT NAME: DIMETHOXYDOCETAXEL-ACETONSOLVAT (CABAZITAXEL-ACETONSOLVAT); REGISTRATION NO/DATE: EU/1/11/676/001 20110317
0253738 C960002 Netherlands ⤷  Sign Up PRODUCT NAME: DOCETAXEL, DESGEWENST IN DE VORM VAN EEN TRIHYDRAAT; REGISTRATION NO/DATE: EU/1/95/002/001 - EU/1/95/002/002 19951127
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