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Drug

Doxorubicin hydrochloride

Approved · EMA
Late-stage development
Also known as Adriamycin, Hydroxydaunorubicin, Hydroxydaunomycin hydrochloride, Hydroxydaunorubicin hydrochloride+1 more

Adriamycin, Hydroxydaunorubicin, Hydroxydaunomycin hydrochloride, Hydroxydaunorubicin hydrochloride, doxorubicin HCl.

24
Active clinical trials
2
Regulatory events
Latest activity
beta

Recent clinical, regulatory, research and industry developments relating to this drug.

Phase II Study of Hyper-CVAD Plus Nelarabine in Previously Untreated T-ALL and Lymphoblastic Lymphoma

Clinical trial2026-07-15Results expected Q4 2026 · ClinicalTrials.gov

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Identifiers & mechanism

Canonical identifiers, marketed brand names and mechanism, resolved across RxNorm, ChEMBL and ATC.

Canonical name
Doxorubicin hydrochloride
Aliases & brands
AdriamycinHydroxydaunorubicinHydroxydaunomycin hydrochlorideHydroxydaunorubicin hydrochloridedoxorubicin HCl
RxNorm CUI
142433
Regulatory jurisdictions
fdaema

Regulatory timeline

2 events

The complete regulatory record, grouped by authority — approvals, safety advisories and label changes. Each authority shows its most recent events; expand one to read its full history.

Earliest approval
1996-06-20
Latest approval
1996-06-20
Authorities
FDA · EMA
Total events
2
fdaU.S. Food and Drug Administration· 1 event
2026-05-12RecallSafety
Recall (Class I): DOXORUBICIN HYDROCHLORIDE
Evidence ↗
emaEuropean Medicines Agency· 1 event
1996-06-20Approval
Approval: Caelyx pegylated liposomal (EMA)
Indication: Caelyx pegylated liposomal is indicated: as monotherapy for patients with metastatic breast cancer, where there is an increased cardiac risk; for treatment of advancedShow full indication

Caelyx pegylated liposomal is indicated: as monotherapy for patients with metastatic breast cancer, where there is an increased cardiac risk; for treatment of advanced ovarian cancer in women who have failed a first-line platinum-based chemotherapy regimen; in combination with bortezomib for the treatment of progressive multiple myeloma in patients who have received at least one prior therapy and who have already undergone or are unsuitable for bone marrow transplant; for treatment of AIDS-related Kaposi’s sarcoma (KS) in patients with low CD4 counts (<200 CD4 lymphocytes/mm3) and extensive mucocutaneous or visceral disease. Caelyx pegylated liposomal may be used as first-line systemic chemotherapy, or as second line chemotherapy in AIDS-KS patients with disease that has progressed with, or in patients intolerant to, prior combination systemic chemotherapy comprising at least two of the following agents: a vinca alkaloid, bleomycin and standarddoxorubicin (or other anthracycline).

Evidence ↗

Data from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (U.S. Food and Drug Administration), public domain (CC0).

Contains information from the European Medicines Agency (European Medicines Agency), © EMA, reused under CC BY 4.0.

Clinical trials

200 trials

The current development programme across all trial phases — status mix, phase distribution and the late-stage studies shaping the evidence base.

Development programme
CLINICALTRIALS.GOV · LIVE REGISTRY
200
registered trials across all phases
LATEST COMPLETION 2026
24
Active studies
9
Recruiting
76
Late-stage (III+)
133
Completed
43
Discontinued
PHASE DISTRIBUTIONn = 200
Early Phase 11Phase 123Phase 1 / 29Phase 291Phase 2 / 34Phase 367Phase N / A5

Late-stage studies

Phase III+ trials still open or recently active — where late-stage evidence is being generated.

Recent completions

Trials that read out recently, adding to the completed evidence base.

References & data sources
  • RxNorm (U.S. National Library of Medicine) — drug identity
  • ClinicalTrials.gov — clinical trials
  • Regulatory event sources are credited in the Regulatory Timeline above.