Who are caspofungin antifungal therapy's main competitors?

Direct comparators (same drug class / molecular target / therapeutic area): Eraxis, Mycamine, Cancidas, Eraxis (anidulafungin), PRA, Comparator: Micafungin sodium.

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caspofungin antifungal therapy — Competitive Intelligence Brief

Name: Drug Landscape Pharmaceutical Database
Creator: Drug Landscape
Published: 2026-01-01
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

caspofungin antifungal therapy (caspofungin antifungal therapy) competitive landscape: 6 comparators, recent regulatory actions, upcoming PDUFA, patent timeline. Class: Echinocandin antifungal. Area: Infectious Diseases.

phase 3 Echinocandin antifungal Beta-1,3-D-glucan synthase Infectious Diseases Small molecule Live · refreshed every 30 min

Target snapshot

caspofungin antifungal therapy (caspofungin antifungal therapy) — Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Amiens. Caspofungin inhibits the synthesis of beta-1,3-D-glucan, an essential component of fungal cell walls.

Comparator set (6 drugs)

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Drug	Generic	Sponsor	Phase	Class	Target	Approval / PDUFA
caspofungin antifungal therapy TARGET	caspofungin antifungal therapy	Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Amiens	phase 3	Echinocandin antifungal	Beta-1,3-D-glucan synthase
Eraxis	ANIDULAFUNGIN	Vicuron Holdings	marketed	Echinocandin Antifungal [EPC]		2006-01-01
Mycamine	MICAFUNGIN	Teva Pharms Usa Inc	marketed	Echinocandin Antifungal	ATP-binding cassette sub-family G member 2	2005-01-01
Cancidas	CASPOFUNGIN	Merck & Co.	marketed	Echinocandin Antifungal	ATP-binding cassette sub-family G member 2	2001-01-01
Eraxis (anidulafungin)	Eraxis (anidulafungin)	Pfizer	marketed	Echinocandin antifungal	1,3-beta-D-glucan synthase
PRA	PRA	Scynexis, Inc.	marketed	Echinocandin antifungal	β-1,3-glucan synthase (FKS)
Comparator: Micafungin sodium	Comparator: Micafungin sodium	Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC	phase 3	Echinocandin antifungal	1,3-beta-D-glucan synthase

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 (Echinocandin antifungal class)

Astellas Pharma Inc · 2 drugs in this class
Pfizer · 2 drugs in this class
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Amiens · 1 drug in this class
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC · 1 drug in this class
Mundipharma Research Limited · 1 drug in this class
Scynexis, Inc. · 1 drug in this class

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