Who are Carac's main competitors?

Direct comparators (same drug class / molecular target / therapeutic area): Kisqali, Aromasin, Femara, Arimidex, ANASTROZOLE, Actinex.

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Last reviewed 2026-05-13 · How we verify

Carac — Competitive Intelligence Brief

Carac (5-fu) competitive landscape: 6 comparators, recent regulatory actions, upcoming PDUFA, patent timeline. Class: Nucleoside Metabolic Inhibitor. Area: Oncology.

marketed Nucleoside Metabolic Inhibitor Aromatase Oncology Live · refreshed every 30 min

Target snapshot

Carac (5-fu) — Spectrum Pharms.

Comparator set (6 drugs)

Auto-detected by same drug class / molecular target / therapeutic area, ranked by phase + recency. Override with ?vs=slug1,slug2,….

Drug	Generic	Sponsor	Phase	Class	Target	Approval / PDUFA
Carac TARGET	5-fu	Spectrum Pharms	marketed	Nucleoside Metabolic Inhibitor	Aromatase	1962-01-01
Kisqali	ribociclib	Novartis	marketed	CDK4/6 inhibitor; aromatase inhibitor	Cyclin-dependent kinase (CDK) 4 and 6; aromatase enzyme	2017-01-01
Aromasin	exemestane	Pfizer	marketed	Aromatase Inhibitor [EPC]	Aromatase	1999-01-01
Femara	letrozole	Novartis AG	marketed	Aromatase Inhibitor [EPC]	Cytochrome P450 11B2, mitochondrial, Aromatase, Cytochrome P450 11B1, mitochondrial	1997-07-25
Arimidex	anastrozole	AstraZeneca	marketed	Aromatase inhibitor	Aromatase enzyme	1995-12-27
ANASTROZOLE	ANASTROZOLE		marketed	Aromatase Inhibitor [EPC]	aromatase	1995-01-01
Actinex	MASOPROCOL		marketed	masoprocol	Aromatase	1992-01-01

Recent regulatory actions (last 90 days)

No regulatory actions in the last 90 days for this set.

Upcoming PDUFA dates (next 180 days)

No PDUFA dates in the next 180 days for this set.

Patent timeline (forward window)

No upcoming patent expiries for this set.

Sponsor landscape (Nucleoside Metabolic Inhibitor class)

· 2 drugs in this class
Accord Hlthcare · 1 drug in this class
Nihon Schering K.K. · 1 drug in this class
Spectrum Pharms · 1 drug in this class

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Drug Landscape (2026). Carac — Competitive Intelligence Brief. https://druglandscape.com/ci/5-fu. Accessed 2026-05-13.

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