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Comparator: placebo to sitagliptin — Competitive Intelligence Brief

Comparator: placebo to sitagliptin (Comparator: placebo to sitagliptin) competitive landscape: 6 comparators, recent regulatory actions, upcoming PDUFA, patent timeline. Class: DPP-4 inhibitor. Area: Diabetes.

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Target snapshot

Comparator: placebo to sitagliptin (Comparator: placebo to sitagliptin) — Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC. Sitagliptin inhibits dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4), prolonging the activity of incretin hormones to increase insulin secretion and decrease glucagon in response to meals.

Comparator set (6 drugs)

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DrugGenericSponsorPhaseClassTargetApproval / PDUFA
Comparator: placebo to sitagliptin TARGET Comparator: placebo to sitagliptin Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC phase 3 DPP-4 inhibitor DPP-4 (dipeptidyl peptidase-4)
Dapagliflozin/Sitagliptin Dapagliflozin/Sitagliptin Boryung Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd marketed SGLT2 inhibitor / DPP-4 inhibitor combination SGLT2 (sodium-glucose cotransporter 2) and DPP-4 (dipeptidyl peptidase-4)
Linagliptin / Metformin Oral Tablet Linagliptin / Metformin Oral Tablet Universidad de Guanajuato marketed DPP-4 inhibitor / Biguanide combination DPP-4 (dipeptidyl peptidase-4) / AMPK pathway
Metformin / alogliptin Oral Product Metformin / alogliptin Oral Product University of Catanzaro marketed Biguanide / DPP-4 inhibitor combination Metformin: mitochondrial glycerophosphate dehydrogenase; Alogliptin: dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4)
Januvia (sitagliptin) Januvia (sitagliptin) Zealand University Hospital marketed DPP-4 inhibitor DPP-4 (dipeptidyl peptidase-4)
Teneli (Teneligliptin) Teneli (Teneligliptin) Tanabe Pharma Corporation marketed DPP-4 inhibitor DPP-4 (Dipeptidyl peptidase-4)
Anagliptin BID Treatment Anagliptin BID Treatment JW Pharmaceutical marketed DPP-4 inhibitor Dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4)

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 (DPP-4 inhibitor class)

  1. Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC · 5 drugs in this class
  2. Daewoong Pharmaceutical Co. LTD. · 4 drugs in this class
  3. AstraZeneca · 4 drugs in this class
  4. LG Life Sciences · 2 drugs in this class
  5. Tanabe Pharma Corporation · 2 drugs in this class
  6. Ain Shams University · 2 drugs in this class
  7. Ono Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd · 2 drugs in this class
  8. Cinnagen · 1 drug in this class
  9. GRADE Study Group · 1 drug in this class
  10. CSPC ZhongQi Pharmaceutical Technology Co., Ltd. · 1 drug in this class

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Drug Landscape (2026). Comparator: placebo to sitagliptin — Competitive Intelligence Brief. https://druglandscape.com/ci/comparator-placebo-to-sitagliptin. Accessed 2026-05-17.

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