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Comparator: Micafungin sodium — Competitive Intelligence Brief
phase 3
Echinocandin antifungal
1,3-beta-D-glucan synthase
Infectious Disease
Small molecule
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Target snapshot
Comparator: Micafungin sodium (Comparator: Micafungin sodium) — Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC. Micafungin sodium inhibits fungal cell wall synthesis by targeting 1,3-beta-D-glucan synthase, leading to fungal cell death.
Comparator set (6 drugs)
| Drug | Generic | Sponsor | Phase | Class | Target | Approval / PDUFA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Comparator: Micafungin sodium TARGET | Comparator: Micafungin sodium | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | phase 3 | Echinocandin antifungal | 1,3-beta-D-glucan synthase | |
| Eraxis (anidulafungin) | Eraxis (anidulafungin) | Pfizer | marketed | Echinocandin antifungal | 1,3-beta-D-glucan synthase | |
| Micafungin (Mycamine) | Micafungin (Mycamine) | Astellas Pharma Inc | phase 3 | Echinocandin antifungal | 1,3-beta-D-glucan synthase | |
| Rezafungin for Injection | Rezafungin for Injection | Mundipharma Research Limited | phase 3 | Echinocandin antifungal | 1,3-beta-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 |
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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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Drug Landscape (2026). Comparator: Micafungin sodium — Competitive Intelligence Brief. https://druglandscape.com/ci/comparator-micafungin-sodium. Accessed 2026-06-09.
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