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Ameluz 10% Topical Gel — Competitive Intelligence Brief

Ameluz 10% Topical Gel (Ameluz 10% Topical Gel) competitive landscape: 6 comparators, recent regulatory actions, upcoming PDUFA, patent timeline. Class: Photodynamic therapy agent. Area: Dermatology/Oncology.

marketed Photodynamic therapy agent Protoporphyrin IX (photosensitizer) Dermatology/Oncology Small molecule Live · refreshed every 30 min

Target snapshot

Ameluz 10% Topical Gel (Ameluz 10% Topical Gel) — Psoriasis Treatment Center of Central New Jersey. Ameluz is a topical photodynamic therapy agent that generates reactive oxygen species upon light activation to destroy abnormal skin cells.

Comparator set (6 drugs)

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DrugGenericSponsorPhaseClassTargetApproval / PDUFA
Ameluz 10% Topical Gel TARGET Ameluz 10% Topical Gel Psoriasis Treatment Center of Central New Jersey marketed Photodynamic therapy agent Protoporphyrin IX (photosensitizer)
BF-200 ALA cream BF-200 ALA cream Joint Authority for Päijät-Häme Social and Health Care marketed Photodynamic therapy agent Protoporphyrin IX (photosensitizer generated from aminolevulinic acid)
TOOKAD VTP TOOKAD VTP Steba Biotech S.A. marketed Photodynamic therapy agent Vascular endothelial cells (non-receptor mediated phototoxicity)
Placebo to BF-200 ALA gel Placebo to BF-200 ALA gel Biofrontera Bioscience GmbH phase 3 Photodynamic therapy agent Protoporphyrin IX (via aminolevulinic acid metabolism)
Physician's Choice SOC Physician's Choice SOC Rakuten Medical, Inc. phase 3 X-ray activated photodynamic therapy agent
NDL-PDT NDL-PDT Galderma R&D phase 3 Photodynamic therapy agent
SUCLEAR® SUCLEAR® National Cancer Center, Korea phase 3 Photodynamic therapy agent

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 (Photodynamic therapy agent class)

  1. Galderma R&D · 3 drugs in this class
  2. DUSA Pharmaceuticals, Inc. · 2 drugs in this class
  3. Biofrontera Bioscience GmbH · 2 drugs in this class
  4. Steba Biotech S.A. · 2 drugs in this class
  5. National Cancer Center, Korea · 1 drug in this class
  6. Photocure · 1 drug in this class
  7. Psoriasis Treatment Center of Central New Jersey · 1 drug in this class
  8. Joint Authority for Päijät-Häme Social and Health Care · 1 drug in this class

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Drug Landscape (2026). Ameluz 10% Topical Gel — Competitive Intelligence Brief. https://druglandscape.com/ci/ameluz-10-topical-gel. Accessed 2026-05-16.

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