Who are Darbepoetin alfa and Epoetin alfa's main competitors?

Direct comparators (same drug class / molecular target / therapeutic area): Epogen, ARM A : IV iron + epoietin zeta, Vifor and EPO, epoetin beta [NeoRecormon], continuation (darbepoetinum), epoetin.

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Darbepoetin alfa and Epoetin alfa — Competitive Intelligence Brief

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

Darbepoetin alfa and Epoetin alfa (Darbepoetin alfa and Epoetin alfa) competitive landscape: 6 comparators, recent regulatory actions, upcoming PDUFA, patent timeline. Class: Erythropoiesis-stimulating agent (ESA). Area: Hematology/Oncology.

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Target snapshot

Darbepoetin alfa and Epoetin alfa (Darbepoetin alfa and Epoetin alfa) — Amgen. Darbepoetin alfa and Epoetin alfa are erythropoiesis-stimulating agents that bind to the erythropoietin receptor on bone marrow progenitor cells to stimulate red blood cell production.

Comparator set (6 drugs)

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Drug	Generic	Sponsor	Phase	Class	Target	Approval / PDUFA
Darbepoetin alfa and Epoetin alfa TARGET	Darbepoetin alfa and Epoetin alfa	Amgen	phase 3	Erythropoiesis-stimulating agent (ESA)	Erythropoietin receptor (EPOR)
Epogen	Epoetin Alfa-Epbx	Amgen	marketed	Erythropoiesis-stimulating agent (ESA)	Erythropoietin receptor	1989-01-01
ARM A : IV iron + epoietin zeta	ARM A : IV iron + epoietin zeta	Centre Francois Baclesse	marketed	Iron supplement + Erythropoiesis-stimulating agent (ESA)	Erythropoietin receptor (EPOR); iron as cofactor for hemoglobin synthesis
Vifor and EPO	Vifor and EPO	Kunshan First People's Hospital Affiliated to Jiangsu University	marketed	Iron replacement agent and erythropoiesis-stimulating agent (ESA)	Iron (ferric ion) and erythropoietin receptor (EPOR)
epoetin beta [NeoRecormon]	epoetin beta [NeoRecormon]	Hoffmann-La Roche	marketed	Erythropoiesis-stimulating agent (ESA)	Erythropoietin receptor (EPOR)
continuation (darbepoetinum)	continuation (darbepoetinum)	Anemia Working Group Romania	marketed	Erythropoiesis-stimulating agent (ESA)	Erythropoietin receptor (EPOR)
epoetin	epoetin	Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)	marketed	Erythropoiesis-stimulating agent (ESA)	Erythropoietin receptor

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 (Erythropoiesis-stimulating agent (ESA) class)

Amgen · 4 drugs in this class
Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Research & Development, L.L.C. · 3 drugs in this class
Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre · 2 drugs in this class
Pfizer · 2 drugs in this class
GlaxoSmithKline · 2 drugs in this class
Chong Kun Dang Pharmaceutical · 2 drugs in this class
Barts & The London NHS Trust · 1 drug in this class
Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Research Centre · 1 drug in this class
Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris · 1 drug in this class
Biocad · 1 drug in this class

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Drug Landscape (2026). Darbepoetin alfa and Epoetin alfa — Competitive Intelligence Brief. https://druglandscape.com/ci/darbepoetin-alfa-and-epoetin-alfa. Accessed 2026-05-17.

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