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3TC — Competitive Intelligence Brief
marketed
Nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NRTI)
HIV reverse transcriptase; hepatitis B polymerase
Infectious Disease
Small molecule
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Target snapshot
3TC (3TC) — Avexa. 3TC (lamivudine) is a nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor that blocks HIV reverse transcriptase, preventing viral replication.
Comparator set (6 drugs)
| Drug | Generic | Sponsor | Phase | Class | Target | Approval / PDUFA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3TC TARGET | 3TC | Avexa | marketed | Nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NRTI) | HIV reverse transcriptase; hepatitis B polymerase | |
| Tenofovir (TDF) | Tenofovir (TDF) | French National Agency for Research on AIDS and Viral Hepatitis | marketed | Nucleotide reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NtRTI) | HIV reverse transcriptase; Hepatitis B polymerase | |
| Abacavir/Lamivudine | Abacavir/Lamivudine | GlaxoSmithKline | marketed | Nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NRTI) | HIV reverse transcriptase | |
| Zidovudine (drug) | Zidovudine (drug) | Johann Wolfgang Goethe University Hospital | marketed | Nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NRTI) | HIV reverse transcriptase | |
| Twice-daily ABC+3TC | Twice-daily ABC+3TC | Medical Research Council | marketed | Nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NRTI) combination | HIV reverse transcriptase | |
| AZT | AZT | Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health | marketed | Nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NRTI) | HIV reverse transcriptase | |
| Telbivudine treatment | Telbivudine treatment | Southeast University, China | marketed | Nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NRTI) | Hepatitis B virus reverse transcriptase |
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Sponsor landscape (Nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NRTI) class)
- French National Agency for Research on AIDS and Viral Hepatitis · 3 drugs in this class
- Chia Tai Tianqing Pharmaceutical Group Co., Ltd. · 2 drugs in this class
- ViiV Healthcare · 2 drugs in this class
- Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University · 2 drugs in this class
- Asan Medical Center · 1 drug in this class
- Dong-A ST Co., Ltd. · 1 drug in this class
- Bristol-Myers Squibb · 1 drug in this class
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) · 1 drug in this class
- Fu-Sheng Wang · 1 drug in this class
- Avexa · 1 drug in this class
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Drug Landscape (2026). 3TC — Competitive Intelligence Brief. https://druglandscape.com/ci/3tc. Accessed 2026-05-14.
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