Who are Dacogen's main competitors?

Direct comparators (same drug class / molecular target / therapeutic area): Inqovi, CEDAZURIDINE, Arranon, Clolar, Vidaza, AZACITIDINE.

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Dacogen — Competitive Intelligence Brief

Dacogen (decitabine) competitive landscape: 6 comparators, recent regulatory actions, upcoming PDUFA, patent timeline. Class: Nucleoside Metabolic Inhibitor [EPC]. Area: Oncology.

marketed Nucleoside Metabolic Inhibitor [EPC] DNA (cytosine-5)-methyltransferase 1 Oncology Live · refreshed every 30 min

Target snapshot

Dacogen (decitabine) — Sun Pharma. Dacogen works by inhibiting the enzyme that adds methyl groups to DNA, which helps to restore normal gene function in cancer cells.

Comparator set (6 drugs)

Auto-detected by same drug class / molecular target / therapeutic area, ranked by phase + recency. Override with ?vs=slug1,slug2,….

Drug	Generic	Sponsor	Phase	Class	Target	Approval / PDUFA
Dacogen TARGET	decitabine	Sun Pharma	marketed	Nucleoside Metabolic Inhibitor [EPC]	DNA (cytosine-5)-methyltransferase 1	2006-01-01
Inqovi	Inqovi	Otsuka	marketed	Nucleoside Metabolic Inhibitor [EPC]	Cytidine deaminase	2020-01-01
CEDAZURIDINE	CEDAZURIDINE		marketed	Nucleoside Metabolic Inhibitor [EPC]	DNA methyltransferase	2020-01-01
Arranon	NELARABINE	Novartis	marketed	Nucleoside Metabolic Inhibitor [EPC]		2005-01-01
Clolar	CLOFARABINE	Sanofi	marketed	Nucleoside Metabolic Inhibitor [EPC]	Ribonucleoside-diphosphate reductase large subunit	2004-01-01
Vidaza	azacitidine	Bristol-Myers Squibb	marketed	Nucleoside Metabolic Inhibitor [EPC]	DNA (cytosine-5)-methyltransferase 1	2004-01-01
AZACITIDINE	AZACITIDINE		marketed	Nucleoside Metabolic Inhibitor [EPC]		2004-01-01

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)

2028-10-16 — Inqovi · 8618075 · US
2028-10-16 — Inqovi · 9567363 · US
2029-05-14 — Vidaza · 12053482 · Method of Use · US
2029-05-14 — Vidaza · 11571436 · Formulation · US
2030-06-03 — Vidaza · 8846628 · Formulation · US
2030-08-22 — Inqovi · 8268800 · US

Sponsor landscape (Nucleoside Metabolic Inhibitor [EPC] class)

· 4 drugs in this class
Bristol-Myers Squibb · 1 drug in this class
Cheplapharm · 1 drug in this class
Extrovis · 1 drug in this class
Hospira Inc · 1 drug in this class
Novartis · 1 drug in this class
Otsuka · 1 drug in this class
Pfizer Inc. · 1 drug in this class
Sanofi · 1 drug in this class
Sun Pharma · 1 drug in this class

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Drug Landscape (2026). Dacogen — Competitive Intelligence Brief. https://druglandscape.com/ci/decitabine. Accessed 2026-05-13.

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