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CEP-10953 (Armodafinil) — Competitive Intelligence Brief

CEP-10953 (Armodafinil) (CEP-10953 (Armodafinil)) competitive landscape: 3 comparators, recent regulatory actions, upcoming PDUFA, patent timeline. Class: Wakefulness-promoting agent. Area: Neurology / Sleep Medicine.

phase 3 Wakefulness-promoting agent Dopamine transporter (DAT) Neurology / Sleep Medicine Small molecule Live · refreshed every 30 min

Target snapshot

CEP-10953 (Armodafinil) (CEP-10953 (Armodafinil)) — Cephalon. Armodafinil promotes wakefulness by increasing dopamine levels in the brain, likely through dopamine reuptake inhibition and other monoaminergic pathways.

Comparator set (3 drugs)

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DrugGenericSponsorPhaseClassTargetApproval / PDUFA
CEP-10953 (Armodafinil) TARGET CEP-10953 (Armodafinil) Cephalon phase 3 Wakefulness-promoting agent Dopamine transporter (DAT)
cognitive function cognitive function Huazhong University of Science and Technology marketed wakefulness-promoting agent
modafinil (M1, M2, M4) modafinil (M1, M2, M4) University of California, Los Angeles marketed Eugeroic (wakefulness-promoting agent) Dopamine transporter (DAT); norepinephrine transporter (NET); orexin system modulation
DOCETAXEL(XRP6976) + MODAFINIL DOCETAXEL(XRP6976) + MODAFINIL Sanofi phase 3 Taxane chemotherapy + wakefulness-promoting agent combination β-tubulin (docetaxel); dopamine/norepinephrine/histamine systems (modafinil)

Recent regulatory actions (last 90 days)

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Upcoming PDUFA dates (next 180 days)

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Patent timeline (forward window)

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Sponsor landscape (Wakefulness-promoting agent class)

  1. Cephalon · 1 drug in this class

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Drug Landscape (2026). CEP-10953 (Armodafinil) — Competitive Intelligence Brief. https://druglandscape.com/ci/cep-10953-armodafinil. Accessed 2026-05-17.

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