Who are Daunorubicin or Idarubicin's main competitors?

Direct comparators (same drug class / molecular target / therapeutic area): Cipro, Pegylated liposomal doxorubicin hydrochloride, Epirubicin (E), Liposomal daunorubicin, Epirubicin Hydrochloride for Injection, epirubicin - cyclophosphamide / docetaxel + lapatinib.

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Daunorubicin or Idarubicin — Competitive Intelligence Brief

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

Daunorubicin or Idarubicin (Daunorubicin or Idarubicin) competitive landscape: 6 comparators, recent regulatory actions, upcoming PDUFA, patent timeline. Class: Anthracycline topoisomerase II inhibitor. Area: Oncology.

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Target snapshot

Daunorubicin or Idarubicin (Daunorubicin or Idarubicin) — Stichting Hemato-Oncologie voor Volwassenen Nederland. Daunorubicin and idarubicin are anthracycline chemotherapy agents that intercalate into DNA and inhibit topoisomerase II, leading to DNA damage and cancer cell death.

Comparator set (6 drugs)

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Drug	Generic	Sponsor	Phase	Class	Target	Approval / PDUFA
Daunorubicin or Idarubicin TARGET	Daunorubicin or Idarubicin	Stichting Hemato-Oncologie voor Volwassenen Nederland	phase 3	Anthracycline topoisomerase II inhibitor	Topoisomerase II, DNA
Cipro	ciprofloxacin	Bayer AG	marketed	Fluoroquinolone antibiotic	DNA topoisomerase II, DNA gyrase subunit A, DNA gyrase subunit A	1987-10-22
Pegylated liposomal doxorubicin hydrochloride	Pegylated liposomal doxorubicin hydrochloride	M.D. Anderson Cancer Center	marketed	Anthracycline chemotherapy (liposomal formulation)	Topoisomerase II, DNA
Epirubicin (E)	Epirubicin (E)	Eye & ENT Hospital of Fudan University	marketed	Anthracycline topoisomerase II inhibitor	Topoisomerase II, DNA
Liposomal daunorubicin	Liposomal daunorubicin	University of Birmingham	phase 3	Anthracycline chemotherapy agent	Topoisomerase II, DNA
Epirubicin Hydrochloride for Injection	Epirubicin Hydrochloride for Injection	Suzhou Suncadia Biopharmaceuticals Co., Ltd.	phase 3	Anthracycline topoisomerase II inhibitor	Topoisomerase II, DNA
epirubicin - cyclophosphamide / docetaxel + lapatinib	epirubicin - cyclophosphamide / docetaxel + lapatinib	GBG Forschungs GmbH	phase 3	anthracycline antibiotic, alkylating agent, taxane, tyrosine kinase inhibitor	topoisomerase II, DNA, microtubules, HER2, EGFR

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)

2029-04-21 — Cipro · 11369566 · Formulation · US
2029-04-21 — Cipro · 9603796 · Compound · US
2029-04-21 — Cipro · 9205048 · Method of Use · US
2029-12-11 — Cipro · 9233068 · Formulation · US
2030-04-27 — Cipro · 8318817 · Method of Use · US
2035-07-01 — Cipro · 9220796 · Formulation · US
2037-11-12 — Cipro · 11040004 · Method of Use · US
2038-11-27 — Cipro · 11246863 · Formulation · US

Sponsor landscape (Anthracycline topoisomerase II inhibitor class)

Asan Medical Center · 1 drug in this class
Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences · 1 drug in this class
Eye & ENT Hospital of Fudan University · 1 drug in this class
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC · 1 drug in this class
Stichting Hemato-Oncologie voor Volwassenen Nederland · 1 drug in this class
Suzhou Suncadia Biopharmaceuticals Co., Ltd. · 1 drug in this class
The First Affiliated Hospital with Nanjing Medical University · 1 drug in this class

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Drug Landscape (2026). Daunorubicin or Idarubicin — Competitive Intelligence Brief. https://druglandscape.com/ci/daunorubicin-or-idarubicin. Accessed 2026-05-18.

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