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Alecensa — Competitive Intelligence Brief

Alecensa (alectinib) competitive landscape: 6 comparators, recent regulatory actions, upcoming PDUFA, patent timeline. Class: Kinase Inhibitor. Area: Oncology.

marketed Kinase Inhibitor ALK tyrosine kinase receptor Oncology Live · refreshed every 30 min

Target snapshot

Alecensa (alectinib) — Hoffmann-La Roche. Alecensa blocks the activity of the ALK protein, which is involved in the growth and spread of cancer cells.

Comparator set (6 drugs)

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DrugGenericSponsorPhaseClassTargetApproval / PDUFA
Alecensa TARGET alectinib Hoffmann-La Roche marketed Kinase Inhibitor ALK tyrosine kinase receptor 2015-01-01
Lorbrena Lorlatinib Pfizer marketed Kinase Inhibitor [EPC] ALK tyrosine kinase receptor 2018-01-01
Lorbrena lorlatinib Pfizer marketed Kinase Inhibitor [EPC] ALK tyrosine kinase receptor 2018-01-01
Alunbrig brigatinib Takeda marketed Kinase Inhibitor [EPC] ALK tyrosine kinase receptor 2017-01-01
Tagrisso osimertinib AstraZeneca marketed Kinase Inhibitor [EPC] ALK tyrosine kinase receptor 2015-01-01
Zykadia ceritinib Novartis marketed Kinase Inhibitor [EPC] ALK tyrosine kinase receptor 2014-01-01
Romvimza VIMSELTINIB Deciphera Pharms marketed Kinase Inhibitor [EPC] 2025-01-01

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)

Sponsor landscape (Kinase Inhibitor class)

  1. Novartis · 5 drugs in this class
  2. Pfizer · 3 drugs in this class
  3. Bayer · 2 drugs in this class
  4. Boehringer Ingelheim · 2 drugs in this class
  5. Hoffmann-La Roche · 1 drug in this class
  6. Exelixis Inc · 1 drug in this class
  7. Novartis Pharm · 1 drug in this class
  8. Osi Pharms · 1 drug in this class
  9. Exelixis · 1 drug in this class
  10. Roche · 1 drug in this class

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Cite this brief

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

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