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Docetaxel - Generic Drug Details

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What are the generic sources for docetaxel and what is the scope of freedom to operate?

Docetaxel is the generic ingredient in three branded drugs marketed by Sun Pharm, Accord Hlthcare, Acic Pharms, Actavis, Alembic, Amneal, Apotex Inc, Dfb Oncology Ltd, Dr Reddys, Eugia Pharma, Gland Pharma Ltd, Hengrui Pharma, Hikma, Hospira Inc, Meitheal, Mylan Labs Ltd, Novast Labs, Pfizer Labs, Sandoz, Shilpa, Teva Pharms Usa, Sanofi Aventis Us, and Avyxa Holdings, and is included in twenty-nine NDAs. There are five patents protecting this compound and one Paragraph IV challenge. Additional information is available in the individual branded drug profile pages.

Docetaxel has sixty-one patent family members in twenty-seven countries.

There are forty-one drug master file entries for docetaxel. Twenty-one suppliers are listed for this compound.

Summary for docetaxel

International Patents:	61
US Patents:	5
Tradenames:	3
Applicants:	23
NDAs:	29
Drug Master File Entries:	41
Finished Product Suppliers / Packagers:	21
Raw Ingredient (Bulk) Api Vendors:	96
Clinical Trials:	2,492
Patent Applications:	7,585
Formulation / Manufacturing:	see details
Drug Prices:	Drug price trends for docetaxel
What excipients (inactive ingredients) are in docetaxel?	docetaxel excipients list
DailyMed Link:	docetaxel at DailyMed

Drug Prices for docetaxel

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Recent Clinical Trials for docetaxel

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Sponsor	Phase
MacroGenics	Phase 2
Shanghai JMT-Bio Inc.	Phase 3
Assiut University	Phase 2

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Pharmacology for docetaxel

Drug Class	Microtubule Inhibitor
Physiological Effect	Microtubule 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

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Applicant	Tradename	Generic Name	Dosage	NDA	Approval Date	TE	Type	RLD	RS	Patent No.	Patent Expiration	Product	Substance	Delist Req.	Exclusivity Expiration
Pfizer Labs	DOCETAXEL	docetaxel	INJECTABLE;INJECTION	202356-003	Mar 13, 2014		DISCN	No	No	⤷ Try a Trial	⤷ Try a Trial				⤷ Try a Trial
Sandoz	DOCETAXEL	docetaxel	INJECTABLE;INJECTION	201525-002	Jun 29, 2011	AP	RX	No	No	⤷ Try a Trial	⤷ Try a Trial				⤷ Try a Trial
Hospira Inc	DOCETAXEL	docetaxel	INJECTABLE;INJECTION	022234-007	Jan 24, 2017		RX	Yes	No	⤷ Try a Trial	⤷ Try a Trial				⤷ Try a Trial
Pfizer Labs	DOCETAXEL	docetaxel	INJECTABLE;INJECTION	202356-002	Mar 13, 2014		DISCN	No	No	⤷ Try a Trial	⤷ Try a Trial				⤷ Try a Trial
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Expired US Patents for docetaxel

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Applicant	Tradename	Generic Name	Dosage	NDA	Approval Date	Patent No.	Patent Expiration
Sanofi Aventis Us	TAXOTERE	docetaxel	INJECTABLE;INJECTION	020449-003	Aug 3, 2010	⤷ Try a Trial	⤷ Try a Trial
Sanofi Aventis Us	TAXOTERE	docetaxel	INJECTABLE;INJECTION	020449-003	Aug 3, 2010	⤷ Try a Trial	⤷ Try a Trial
Sanofi Aventis Us	TAXOTERE	docetaxel	INJECTABLE;INJECTION	020449-001	May 14, 1996	⤷ Try a Trial	⤷ Try a Trial
Sanofi Aventis Us	TAXOTERE	docetaxel	INJECTABLE;INJECTION	020449-003	Aug 3, 2010	⤷ Try a Trial	⤷ Try a Trial
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EU/EMA Drug Approvals for docetaxel

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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
Fresenius Kabi Deutschland GmbH	Docetaxel Kabi	docetaxel	EMEA/H/C/002325 Breast cancerDocetaxel Kabi 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 Kabi 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 Kabi 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 Kabi 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 Kabi 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 Kabi is indicated for the treatment of patients with locally advanced or metastatic non-small-cell lung cancer after failure of prior chemotherapy.Docetaxel Kabi 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 Kabi in combination with prednisone or prednisolone is indicated for the treatment of patients with castration-resistant metastatic prostate cancer.Docetaxel Kabi in combination with androgen-deprivation therapy (ADT), with or without prednisone or prednisolone, is indicated for the treatment of patients with metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer.Gastric adenocarcinomaDocetaxel Kabi 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 Kabi 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
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International Patents for docetaxel

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Country	Patent Number	Title	Estimated Expiration
Israel	237930	תכשירים בלתי-מימיים של טקסאן בפזורת ננו ושיטות לשימוש בהם (Non-aqueous taxane nanodispersion formulations and methods of using the same)	⤷ Try a Trial
Japan	2015534558	非水タキサンナノ分散配合物およびその使用方法	⤷ Try a Trial
Australia	2013327563	Non-aqueous taxane nanodispersion formulations and methods of using the same	⤷ Try a Trial
Hong Kong	1259184	非水紫杉烷納米分散製劑及其使用方法 (NON-AQUEOUS TAXANE NANODISPERSION FORMULATIONS AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME)	⤷ Try a Trial
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Supplementary Protection Certificates for docetaxel

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Patent Number	Supplementary Protection Certificate	SPC Country	SPC Expiration	SPC Description
1667986	92172	Luxembourg	⤷ Try a Trial	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)
0253738	C960002	Netherlands	⤷ Try a Trial	PRODUCT NAME: DOCETAXEL, DESGEWENST IN DE VORM VAN EEN TRIHYDRAAT; REGISTRATION NO/DATE: EU/1/95/002/001 - EU/1/95/002/002 19951127
1667986	28/2013	Austria	⤷ Try a Trial	PRODUCT NAME: DIMETHOXYDOCETAXEL-ACETONSOLVAT (CABAZITAXEL-ACETONSOLVAT); REGISTRATION NO/DATE: EU/1/11/676/001 20110317
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