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Calcipotriene Foam — Competitive Intelligence Brief
phase 3
Vitamin D3 analog
Vitamin D receptor (VDR)
Dermatology
Small molecule
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Target snapshot
Calcipotriene Foam (Calcipotriene Foam) — Stiefel, a GSK Company. Calcipotriene is a vitamin D3 analog that binds to vitamin D receptors on skin cells to regulate cell proliferation and differentiation, reducing excessive skin cell growth characteristic of psoriasis.
Comparator set (6 drugs)
| Drug | Generic | Sponsor | Phase | Class | Target | Approval / PDUFA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calcipotriene Foam TARGET | Calcipotriene Foam | Stiefel, a GSK Company | phase 3 | Vitamin D3 analog | Vitamin D receptor (VDR) | |
| Calcijex | CALCITRIOL | Esjay Pharma | marketed | Vitamin D3 Analog [EPC] | Vitamin D3 receptor | 1978-01-01 |
| Calcitriol capsules | Calcitriol capsules | Indonesia University | marketed | Vitamin D3 Analog [EPC] | ||
| Daivonex® scalp solution | Daivonex® scalp solution | LEO Pharma | marketed | Vitamin D3 analogue | Vitamin D receptor (VDR) | |
| calcipotriol hydrate [Daivonex] | calcipotriol hydrate [Daivonex] | Hoffmann-La Roche | marketed | Vitamin D3 analog | Vitamin D receptor (VDR) | |
| Vectical Ointment | Vectical Ointment | University of California, San Francisco | marketed | Vitamin D3 analog | Vitamin D receptor (VDR) | |
| Dovonex® = calcipotriol | Dovonex® = calcipotriol | LEO Pharma | phase 3 | Vitamin D3 analog | Vitamin D receptor (VDR) |
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Sponsor landscape (Vitamin D3 analog class)
- LEO Pharma · 2 drugs in this class
- Hoffmann-La Roche · 1 drug in this class
- Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh · 1 drug in this class
- Stiefel, a GSK Company · 1 drug in this class
- University of California, San Francisco · 1 drug in this class
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Drug Landscape (2026). Calcipotriene Foam — Competitive Intelligence Brief. https://druglandscape.com/ci/calcipotriene-foam. Accessed 2026-06-10.
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