Who are Firmagon's main competitors?

Direct comparators (same drug class / molecular target / therapeutic area): Yselty, Orgovyx, Orilissa, Plenaxis, Cetrotide, Trelstar.

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Last reviewed 2026-05-15 · How we verify

Firmagon — Competitive Intelligence Brief

Firmagon (degarelix) competitive landscape: 6 comparators, recent regulatory actions, upcoming PDUFA, patent timeline. Class: Gonadotropin Releasing Hormone Receptor Antagonist. Area: Oncology.

marketed Gonadotropin Releasing Hormone Receptor Antagonist Gonadotropin-releasing hormone receptor Oncology Live · refreshed every 30 min

Target snapshot

Firmagon (degarelix) — Ferring. Firmagon works by blocking the action of gonadotropin-releasing hormone on the pituitary gland, which reduces testosterone production.

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
Firmagon TARGET	degarelix	Ferring	marketed	Gonadotropin Releasing Hormone Receptor Antagonist	Gonadotropin-releasing hormone receptor	2008-01-01
Yselty	LINZAGOLIX	Obseva Ireland Ltd	marketed		Gonadotropin-releasing hormone receptor	2022-01-01
Orgovyx	relugolix	MYOVANT SCIENCES	marketed	Gonadotropin Releasing Hormone Receptor Antagonist [EPC]	Gonadotropin-releasing hormone receptor	2020-01-01
Orilissa	ELAGOLIX	AbbVie	marketed	Gonadotropin Releasing Hormone Receptor Antagonist	Gonadotropin-releasing hormone receptor	2018-01-01
Plenaxis	ABARELIX	Speciality European	marketed	abarelix	Gonadotropin-releasing hormone receptor	2003-01-01
Cetrotide	CETRORELIX	Merck KGaA	marketed	Gonadotropin Releasing Hormone Receptor Antagonist	Gonadotropin-releasing hormone receptor	2000-01-01
Trelstar	triptorelin	Verity	marketed	Gonadotropin Releasing Hormone Receptor Agonist	Gonadotropin-releasing hormone receptor	2000-01-01

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)

2036-02-25 — Orgovyx · 10350170 · US
2037-09-29 — Orgovyx · 10449191 · US
2037-09-29 — Orgovyx · 11583526 · US
2037-09-29 — Orgovyx · 11033551 · US
2037-09-29 — Orgovyx · 10786501 · US

Sponsor landscape (Gonadotropin Releasing Hormone Receptor Antagonist class)

AbbVie · 1 drug in this class
Ferring · 1 drug in this class
Merck KGaA · 1 drug in this class
Organon Usa Organon · 1 drug in this class

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Drug Landscape (2026). Firmagon — Competitive Intelligence Brief. https://druglandscape.com/ci/degarelix. Accessed 2026-05-15.

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