Who are Folinic Acid + 5 FU's main competitors?

Direct comparators (same drug class / molecular target / therapeutic area): Xeloda, Fudr, Folic Acid, Fluorouracil Injection, Fluorouracil 0.5%, 5-Fluorouracile.

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Last reviewed 2026-05-16 · How we verify

Folinic Acid + 5 FU — Competitive Intelligence Brief

Folinic Acid + 5 FU (Folinic Acid + 5 FU) competitive landscape: 6 comparators, recent regulatory actions, upcoming PDUFA, patent timeline. Class: Antimetabolite chemotherapy combination. Area: Oncology.

phase 3 Antimetabolite chemotherapy combination Thymidylate synthase Oncology Small molecule Live · refreshed every 30 min

Target snapshot

Folinic Acid + 5 FU (Folinic Acid + 5 FU) — Pfizer. Folinic acid enhances the cytotoxic activity of 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) by stabilizing the ternary complex between 5-FU metabolites and thymidylate synthase, thereby increasing DNA synthesis inhibition and cancer cell death.

Comparator set (6 drugs)

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Drug	Generic	Sponsor	Phase	Class	Target	Approval / PDUFA
Folinic Acid + 5 FU TARGET	Folinic Acid + 5 FU	Pfizer	phase 3	Antimetabolite chemotherapy combination	Thymidylate synthase
Xeloda	capecitabine	Cheplapharm	marketed	Nucleoside Metabolic Inhibitor [EPC]	Thymidylate synthase	1998-01-01
Fudr	FLOXURIDINE		marketed	Antimetabolite [EPC]	Thymidylate synthase	1970-01-01
Folic Acid	FOLIC ACID	Pfizer	marketed	Vitamin C [EPC]	Thymidylate synthase	1946-01-01
Fluorouracil Injection	Fluorouracil Injection	Suzhou Suncadia Biopharmaceuticals Co., Ltd.	marketed	Antimetabolite	Thymidylate synthase
Fluorouracil 0.5%	Fluorouracil 0.5%	Wake Forest University	marketed	Antimetabolite, pyrimidine analog	Thymidylate synthase; RNA and DNA incorporation
5-Fluorouracile	5-Fluorouracile	Groupe Oncologie Radiotherapie Tete et Cou	marketed	Antimetabolite; pyrimidine analog	Thymidylate synthase; RNA and DNA incorporation

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 (Antimetabolite chemotherapy combination class)

Asan Medical Center · 1 drug in this class
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Besancon · 1 drug in this class
National Health Research Institutes, Taiwan · 1 drug in this class
Odense University Hospital · 1 drug in this class
Pfizer · 1 drug in this class
Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital, Shanghai, China · 1 drug in this class
Spanish Cooperative Group for the Treatment of Digestive Tumours (TTD) · 1 drug in this class

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Drug Landscape (2026). Folinic Acid + 5 FU — Competitive Intelligence Brief. https://druglandscape.com/ci/folinic-acid-5-fu. Accessed 2026-05-16.

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