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Gemzar — Competitive Intelligence Brief

Gemzar (Gemcitabine Hydrochloride) competitive landscape: 6 comparators, recent regulatory actions, upcoming PDUFA, patent timeline. Class: Nucleoside metabolic inhibitor. Area: Oncology.

marketed Nucleoside metabolic inhibitor Ribonucleotide reductase; DNA incorporation Oncology Small molecule Live · refreshed every 30 min

Target snapshot

Gemzar (Gemcitabine Hydrochloride) — Accord Hlthcare. Gemcitabine kills cells during DNA synthesis and blocks G1/S-phase progression.

Comparator set (6 drugs)

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DrugGenericSponsorPhaseClassTargetApproval / PDUFA
Gemzar TARGET Gemcitabine Hydrochloride Accord Hlthcare marketed Nucleoside metabolic inhibitor Ribonucleotide reductase; DNA incorporation 1996-01-01
Cladribine Tablets Cladribine Tablets Keith Edwards, M.D. marketed Purine nucleoside analog Ribonucleotide reductase; DNA incorporation
Gemcitabine Injectable Product Gemcitabine Injectable Product Henan Cancer Hospital marketed Nucleoside analog antimetabolite Ribonucleotide reductase; DNA incorporation
Cladribine Pill Cladribine Pill Haukeland University Hospital phase 3 Purine nucleoside analog Ribonucleotide reductase; DNA incorporation
Gemcitabine Hydrochloride Injection Gemcitabine Hydrochloride Injection Chia Tai Tianqing Pharmaceutical Group Co., Ltd. phase 3 Nucleoside analog; antimetabolite Ribonucleotide reductase; DNA incorporation
Gemcitabine monotherapy Gemcitabine monotherapy AstraZeneca phase 3 Nucleoside analog; antimetabolite Ribonucleotide reductase; DNA incorporation
CEDAZURIDINE CEDAZURIDINE marketed Nucleoside Metabolic Inhibitor [EPC] DNA methyltransferase 2020-01-01

Recent regulatory actions (last 90 days)

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Upcoming PDUFA dates (next 180 days)

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Patent timeline (forward window)

Sponsor landscape (Nucleoside metabolic inhibitor class)

  1. Accord Hlthcare · 1 drug in this class

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Cite this brief

Drug Landscape (2026). Gemzar — Competitive Intelligence Brief. https://druglandscape.com/ci/gemcitabine-hydrochloride. Accessed 2026-05-16.

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