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Direct-acting antiviral therapy — Competitive Intelligence Brief

Direct-acting antiviral therapy (Direct-acting antiviral therapy) competitive landscape: 6 comparators, recent regulatory actions, upcoming PDUFA, patent timeline. Class: Direct-acting antiviral. Area: Infectious Disease.

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Target snapshot

Direct-acting antiviral therapy (Direct-acting antiviral therapy) — Hospices Civils de Lyon. Direct-acting antiviral therapy targets viral replication by inhibiting viral enzymes.

Comparator set (6 drugs)

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DrugGenericSponsorPhaseClassTargetApproval / PDUFA
Direct-acting antiviral therapy TARGET Direct-acting antiviral therapy Hospices Civils de Lyon phase 2 Direct-acting antiviral Viral enzymes
Ledipasvir and sofosbuvir Ledipasvir and sofosbuvir National Taiwan University Hospital marketed Direct-acting antiviral combination (NS5A inhibitor + nucleotide polymerase inhibitor) HCV NS5A protein and HCV NS5B RNA-dependent RNA polymerase
Epclusa (SOF/VEL) Epclusa (SOF/VEL) University of California, San Francisco marketed Direct-acting antiviral combination (nucleotide + non-nucleoside polymerase inhibitor) HCV NS5B RNA-dependent RNA polymerase
Grazaoprevir/Elbasavir/RBV Grazaoprevir/Elbasavir/RBV The HIV Netherlands Australia Thailand Research Collaboration marketed Direct-acting antiviral (DAA) combination; NS3/4A protease inhibitor + NS5A inhibitor + nucleoside analog HCV NS3/4A protease; HCV NS5A protein; viral RNA polymerase
Grazoprevir/Elbasvir Grazoprevir/Elbasvir Institut de Médecine et d'Epidémiologie Appliquée - Fondation Internationale Léon M'Ba marketed Direct-acting antiviral (DAA) combination HCV NS3/4A protease and NS5A protein
sofosbuvir/velpatasvir crushed sofosbuvir/velpatasvir crushed Radboud University Medical Center marketed Direct-acting antiviral (DAA) combination HCV NS5B polymerase and NS5A protein
EBR/GZR EBR/GZR Dallas VA Medical Center marketed Direct-acting antiviral combination (NS5A inhibitor + NS3/4A protease inhibitor) Hepatitis C virus NS5A protein and NS3/4A serine protease

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 (Direct-acting antiviral class)

  1. Hospices Civils de Lyon · 1 drug in this class
  2. Iran Hepatitis Network · 1 drug in this class
  3. Qing XIe · 1 drug in this class
  4. Sang Gyune Kim · 1 drug in this class

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Cite this brief

Drug Landscape (2026). Direct-acting antiviral therapy — Competitive Intelligence Brief. https://druglandscape.com/ci/direct-acting-antiviral-therapy. Accessed 2026-05-16.

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