Who are Chemotherapy, gemcitabine's main competitors?

Direct comparators (same drug class / molecular target / therapeutic area): Gemcitabine (GEM), Fludarabine mono, clofarabine, fludarabine and busulfan, CloFluBu, Chemotherapy,Gemcitabine based regimen, Gemcitabine alone, Biktarvy.

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Chemotherapy, gemcitabine — Competitive Intelligence Brief

Chemotherapy, gemcitabine (Chemotherapy, gemcitabine) competitive landscape: 6 comparators, recent regulatory actions, upcoming PDUFA, patent timeline. Class: Nucleoside analog; antimetabolite chemotherapy. Area: Oncology.

phase 3 Nucleoside analog; antimetabolite chemotherapy Ribonucleotide reductase; DNA polymerase Oncology Small molecule Live · refreshed every 30 min

Target snapshot

Chemotherapy, gemcitabine (Chemotherapy, gemcitabine) — University of Erlangen-Nürnberg Medical School. Gemcitabine is a nucleoside analog that inhibits ribonucleotide reductase and gets incorporated into DNA, causing chain termination and cancer cell death.

Comparator set (6 drugs)

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Drug	Generic	Sponsor	Phase	Class	Target	Approval / PDUFA
Chemotherapy, gemcitabine TARGET	Chemotherapy, gemcitabine	University of Erlangen-Nürnberg Medical School	phase 3	Nucleoside analog; antimetabolite chemotherapy	Ribonucleotide reductase; DNA polymerase
Gemcitabine (GEM)	Gemcitabine (GEM)	Sun Yat-sen University	marketed	Nucleoside analog; antimetabolite	Ribonucleotide reductase; DNA polymerase
Fludarabine mono	Fludarabine mono	German CLL Study Group	phase 3	Purine analog antimetabolite	Ribonucleotide reductase; DNA polymerase
clofarabine, fludarabine and busulfan, CloFluBu	clofarabine, fludarabine and busulfan, CloFluBu	Vastra Gotaland Region	phase 3	Chemotherapy combination (nucleoside analogs + alkylating agent)	DNA synthesis and repair pathways; ribonucleotide reductase; DNA polymerase
Chemotherapy,Gemcitabine based regimen	Chemotherapy,Gemcitabine based regimen	Eye & ENT Hospital of Fudan University	phase 3	Nucleoside analog; antimetabolite chemotherapy	Ribonucleotide reductase; DNA polymerase
Gemcitabine alone	Gemcitabine alone	Intergroupe Francophone de Cancerologie Thoracique	phase 3	Nucleoside analog antimetabolite	Ribonucleotide reductase; DNA polymerase
Biktarvy	BICTEGRAVIR	Gilead Sciences	marketed	Human Immunodeficiency Virus Nucleoside Analog Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitor [EPC]		2018-01-01

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)

2032-08-15 — Biktarvy · 9296769 · US
2032-08-15 — Biktarvy · 8754065 · US
2033-02-15 — Biktarvy · 8754065*PED · US
2033-02-15 — Biktarvy · 9296769*PED · US
2033-12-19 — Biktarvy · 9216996 · US
2033-12-19 — Biktarvy · 9732092 · US
2035-06-19 — Biktarvy · 9708342 · US
2035-06-19 — Biktarvy · 10385067 · US
2036-11-08 — Biktarvy · 10548846 · US

Sponsor landscape (Nucleoside analog; antimetabolite chemotherapy class)

Eye & ENT Hospital of Fudan University · 1 drug in this class
University of Erlangen-Nürnberg Medical School · 1 drug in this class

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Drug Landscape (2026). Chemotherapy, gemcitabine — Competitive Intelligence Brief. https://druglandscape.com/ci/chemotherapy-gemcitabine. Accessed 2026-05-16.

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