Who are HerpV and QS-21's main competitors?

Direct comparators (same drug class / molecular target / therapeutic area): PCRA (Intermittent injection), CPA, D-cure, VEC, TAK-019, Corynebacterium granulosum P40.

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Last reviewed 2026-05-17 · How we verify

HerpV and QS-21 — Competitive Intelligence Brief

Name: Drug Landscape Pharmaceutical Database
Creator: Drug Landscape
Published: 2026-01-01
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

HerpV and QS-21 (HerpV and QS-21) competitive landscape: 6 comparators, recent regulatory actions, upcoming PDUFA, patent timeline. Class: Cancer vaccine. Area: Oncology.

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Target snapshot

HerpV and QS-21 (HerpV and QS-21) — Agenus Inc.. Stimulates the immune system by activating CD4+ T cells through the QS-21 adjuvant

Comparator set (6 drugs)

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Drug	Generic	Sponsor	Phase	Class	Target
HerpV and QS-21 TARGET	HerpV and QS-21	Agenus Inc.	phase 2	Cancer vaccine
PCRA (Intermittent injection)	PCRA (Intermittent injection)	Örebro University, Sweden	marketed	Cancer vaccine / Autologous cell therapy
CPA	CPA	ImmunoVaccine Technologies, Inc. (IMV Inc.)	marketed	Therapeutic cancer vaccine
D-cure	D-cure	KU Leuven	marketed	Therapeutic cancer vaccine
VEC	VEC	Centre Leon Berard	marketed	Therapeutic cancer vaccine
TAK-019	TAK-019	Takeda	phase 3	Therapeutic cancer vaccine	Patient-specific tumor neoantigens
Corynebacterium granulosum P40	Corynebacterium granulosum P40	Centro Oncologico de Excelencia	phase 3	Bacterial immunotherapy / Cancer vaccine

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 (Cancer vaccine class)

Advaxis, Inc. · 3 drugs in this class
Agenus Inc. · 1 drug in this class
European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer - EORTC · 1 drug in this class
Fundacion Clinic per a la Recerca Biomédica · 1 drug in this class
Istituto Romagnolo per lo Studio dei Tumori Dino Amadori IRST S.r.l. IRCCS · 1 drug in this class
Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany · 1 drug in this class
National Cancer Institute (NCI) · 1 drug in this class
TD Vaccines A/S · 1 drug in this class

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Drug Landscape (2026). HerpV and QS-21 — Competitive Intelligence Brief. https://druglandscape.com/ci/herpv-and-qs-21. Accessed 2026-05-17.

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