Table 1

Clinically approved liposomes, polymers, and albumin drugs

NameMain NP ingredient (s)Active pharmaceutical ingredient (s)Approval (year)Indication
Liposome-based NPs
Doxil/CaelyxLiposome; PEGDoxorubicinFDA (1995)
EMA (1996)
Ovarian cancer; Kaposi’s sarcoma; osteomedullary melanoma
DaunoXomeLiposomeDaunorubicinFDA (1996)Kaposi’s sarcoma
AmBisoneLiposomeAmphotericin BFDA (1997)Systemic fungal infection
DepoCyt/DepoCyteLiposomeCytarabineFDA (1999)
EMA (2001)
Meningitis due to lymphoma
MyocetLiposomeDoxorubicinEMA (2000)Breast cancer
VisudyneLiposomeVitipofenFDA (2000)
EMA (2000)
Wet senile macular degeneration
DepoDurLiposomeMorphine sulfateFDA (2004)Postoperative pain
MepactLiposomeMifeninEMA (2009)Osteosarcoma
ExparelLiposomeBupivacaineFDA (2011)
EMA (2020)
Postoperative pain
MarqiboLiposomeVincristineFDA (2012)Leukemia
OnivydeLiposome; PEGIrinotecanFDA (2015)
EMA (2016)
Pancreatic cancer
VyxeosLiposomeDaunorubicin/cytarabineFDA (2017)
EMA (2018)
Leukemia
ShingrixLiposomeRecombinant herpes zoster vaccineEMA (2018)Herpes zoster; postherpetic neuralgia
ArikayceLiposomeAmikacin sulfateFDA (2018)
EMA (2020)
Lung disease
LipusuLiposomePaclitaxelChina (2006)Breast, lung, and ovarian cancer
Polymer-based NPs
Lupron DepotPLGALeuprorelin acetateFDA (1989)Advanced prostate cancer
AdaganPEGADAFDA (1990)ADA-SCID
SMANCSStyrene maleic acid polymerNew oncomycinJapan (1993)Liver cancer; renal carcinoma
OncasparPEGASNaseFDA (1994)Acute lymphoblastic leukemia
Sandostatin LarPLGAOctreotide acetateFDA (1998)Acromegaly
TrelstarPLGATriptorelinFDA (2000)Acute lymphoblastic leukemia
PeglntronPEGInterferon α 2bFDA (2001)Hepatitis C
PegasysPEGInterferon α 2aFDA (2002)Hepatitis B; hepatitis C
NeulastaPEGG-CSFFDA (2002)
EMA (2002)
Chemotherapy induced neutropenia
SomavertPEGHGH receptor antagonistFDA (2003)Acromegaly
MacugenPEGAnti-VEGF nucleic acid ligandFDA (2004)Neovascular age-related macular degeneration
MirceraPEGErythropoietin βFDA (2007)Anemia associated with chronic kidney disease
Genexol-PMmPEG-PLAPaclitaxelSouth Korea (2007)Chemotherapy induced neutropenia
CimziaPEGAnti-TNF Fab′FDA (2008)Crohn’s disease; rheumatoid arthritis; psoriatic arthritis; ankylosing spondylitis
KrystexxaPEGUric acidFDA (2010)Chronic ventilation
BydureonPLGAExenatide syntheticFDA (2012)Type II diabetes
Andostatin LarPLGAParetotideFDA (2014)Acromegaly
PlegridyPEGInterferon β 1aFDA (2014)Recurrent multiple sclerosis
MovantikPEGNaloxoneFDA (2014)Opioid induced constipation
AdynovatePEGFactor VIIIFDA (2015)Hemophilia A
Triptodur KitPLGATriptorelinFDA (2017)Central precocious puberty
SublocadePLGABuprenorphineFDA (2017)Moderate to severe opiate use disorder
PalynziqPEGPhenylalanine ammonia lyaseFDA (2018)Phenylketonuria
JiviPEGFactor VIIIFDA (2018)Hemophilia A
EligardPLGALeuprolide acetateFDA (2002)Prostate cancer
Zinostatin StimalamerSMANCSJapan (1994)Primary unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma
Albumin-based NPs
AbraxaneAlbuminPaclitaxelFDA (2005)
EMA (2008)
Lung cancer; metastatic breast cancer; metastatic pancreatic cancer
TanzeumAlbuminGLP-1/HSAFDA (2014)Diabetes
IdelvionAlbuminrIX-FPFDA (2016)Hemophilia B