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Gemcitabine (GEM) — Competitive Intelligence Brief
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Nucleoside analog; antimetabolite
Ribonucleotide reductase; DNA polymerase
Oncology
Small molecule
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Target snapshot
Gemcitabine (GEM) (Gemcitabine (GEM)) — Sun Yat-sen University. Gemcitabine is a nucleoside analog that inhibits ribonucleotide reductase and gets incorporated into DNA, causing chain termination and cell death.
Comparator set (6 drugs)
| Drug | Generic | Sponsor | Phase | Class | Target | Approval / PDUFA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gemcitabine (GEM) TARGET | Gemcitabine (GEM) | Sun Yat-sen University | marketed | Nucleoside analog; antimetabolite | Ribonucleotide reductase; DNA polymerase | |
| Gemcitabine alone | Gemcitabine alone | Intergroupe Francophone de Cancerologie Thoracique | phase 3 | Nucleoside analog antimetabolite | Ribonucleotide reductase; DNA polymerase | |
| Chemotherapy, gemcitabine | Chemotherapy, gemcitabine | University of Erlangen-Nürnberg Medical School | phase 3 | Nucleoside analog; antimetabolite chemotherapy | Ribonucleotide reductase; DNA polymerase | |
| Chemotherapy,Gemcitabine based regimen | Chemotherapy,Gemcitabine based regimen | Eye & ENT Hospital of Fudan University | phase 3 | Nucleoside analog; antimetabolite chemotherapy | Ribonucleotide reductase; DNA polymerase | |
| clofarabine, fludarabine and busulfan, CloFluBu | clofarabine, fludarabine and busulfan, CloFluBu | Vastra Gotaland Region | phase 3 | Chemotherapy combination (nucleoside analogs + alkylating agent) | DNA synthesis and repair pathways; ribonucleotide reductase; DNA polymerase | |
| Fludarabine mono | Fludarabine mono | German CLL Study Group | phase 3 | Purine analog antimetabolite | Ribonucleotide reductase; DNA polymerase | |
| Biktarvy | BICTEGRAVIR | Gilead Sciences | marketed | Human Immunodeficiency Virus Nucleoside Analog Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitor [EPC] | 2018-01-01 |
Recent regulatory actions (last 90 days)
Upcoming PDUFA dates (next 180 days)
Patent timeline (forward window)
- — Biktarvy · 9296769 · US
- — Biktarvy · 8754065 · US
- — Biktarvy · 8754065*PED · US
- — Biktarvy · 9296769*PED · US
- — Biktarvy · 9216996 · US
- — Biktarvy · 9732092 · US
- — Biktarvy · 9708342 · US
- — Biktarvy · 10385067 · US
- — Biktarvy · 10548846 · US
Sponsor landscape (Nucleoside analog; antimetabolite class)
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris · 1 drug in this class
- Astellas Pharma Global Development, Inc. · 1 drug in this class
- AstraZeneca · 1 drug in this class
- Celgene · 1 drug in this class
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Dijon · 1 drug in this class
- Chia Tai Tianqing Pharmaceutical Group Co., Ltd. · 1 drug in this class
- Chia Tai Tianqing Pharmaceutical Group Nanjing Shunxin Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. · 1 drug in this class
- Eisai Inc. · 1 drug in this class
- Gruppo Italiano Malattie EMatologiche dell'Adulto · 1 drug in this class
- Jiangsu Simcere Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. · 1 drug in this class
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Cite this brief
Drug Landscape (2026). Gemcitabine (GEM) — Competitive Intelligence Brief. https://druglandscape.com/ci/gemcitabine-gem. Accessed 2026-05-13.
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