Abstract:New drugs being established in the market every year produce specified structures for selective biological
targeting. With medicinal insights into molecular recognition, these begot molecules open new rooms for
designing potential new drug molecules. In this review, we report the compilation and analysis of a total of 56
drugs including 33 organic small molecules (Mobocertinib, Infigratinib, Sotorasib, Trilaciclib, Umbralisib, Tepotinib,
Relugolix, Pralsetinib, Decitabine, Ripretinib, Selpercatinib, Capmatinib, Pemigatinib, Tucatinib, Selumetinib,
Tazemetostat, Avapritinib, Zanubrutinib, Entrectinib, Pexidartinib, Darolutamide, Selinexor, Alpelisib,
Erdafitinib, Gilteritinib, Larotrectinib, Glasdegib, Lorlatinib, Talazoparib, Dacomitinib, Duvelisib, Ivosidenib,
Apalutamide), 6 metal complexes (Edotreotide Gallium Ga-68, fluoroestradiol F-18, Cu 64 dotatate, Gallium 68
PSMA-11, Piflufolastat F-18, 177Lu (lutetium)), 16 macromolecules as monoclonal antibody conjugates (Brentuximabvedotin,
Amivantamab-vmjw, Loncastuximabtesirine, Dostarlimab, Margetuximab, Naxitamab, Belantamabmafodotin,
Tafasitamab, Inebilizumab, SacituzumabGovitecan, Isatuximab, Trastuzumab, Enfortumabvedotin,
Polatuzumab, Cemiplimab, Mogamulizumab) and 1 peptide enzyme (Erwiniachrysanthemi-derived
asparaginase) approved by the U.S. FDA between 2018 to 2021. These drugs act as anticancer agents against
various cancer types, especially non-small cell lung, lymphoma, breast, prostate, multiple myeloma, neuroendocrine
tumor, cervical, bladder, cholangiocarcinoma, myeloid leukemia, gastrointestinal, neuroblastoma, thyroid,
epithelioid and cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma. The review comprises the key structural features, approval
times, target selectivity, mechanisms of action, therapeutic indication, formulations, and possible synthetic approaches
of these approved drugs. These crucial details will benefit the scientific community for futuristic new
developments in this arena.