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high dose cytarabine — Competitive Intelligence Brief
phase 3
Nucleoside analog antimetabolite
DNA synthesis (cytidine analog)
Oncology
Small molecule
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Target snapshot
high dose cytarabine (high dose cytarabine) — International Extranodal Lymphoma Study Group (IELSG). High-dose cytarabine is a nucleoside analog that inhibits DNA synthesis by being incorporated into DNA, leading to cell death in rapidly dividing cells.
Comparator set (6 drugs)
| Drug | Generic | Sponsor | Phase | Class | Target | Approval / PDUFA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| high dose cytarabine TARGET | high dose cytarabine | International Extranodal Lymphoma Study Group (IELSG) | phase 3 | Nucleoside analog antimetabolite | DNA synthesis (cytidine analog) | |
| Gemcitabine Injectable Product | Gemcitabine Injectable Product | Henan Cancer Hospital | marketed | Nucleoside analog antimetabolite | Ribonucleotide reductase; DNA incorporation | |
| AraC | AraC | University of California, San Diego | marketed | Nucleoside analog antimetabolite | DNA polymerase; deoxycytidine kinase | |
| standard dose ARA-C | standard dose ARA-C | National Research Center for Hematology, Russia | marketed | Nucleoside analog antimetabolite | DNA polymerase; ribonucleotide reductase | |
| Cytosine Arabinoside | Cytosine Arabinoside | University of Rochester | marketed | Nucleoside analog antimetabolite | DNA polymerase; incorporated into DNA | |
| Cytosin-Arabinosid | Cytosin-Arabinosid | University of Ulm | phase 3 | Nucleoside analog antimetabolite | DNA polymerase; cytidine metabolism | |
| Gemcitabine alone | Gemcitabine alone | Intergroupe Francophone de Cancerologie Thoracique | phase 3 | Nucleoside analog antimetabolite | Ribonucleotide reductase; DNA polymerase |
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Sponsor landscape (Nucleoside analog antimetabolite class)
- Henan Cancer Hospital · 1 drug in this class
- Intergroupe Francophone de Cancerologie Thoracique · 1 drug in this class
- International Extranodal Lymphoma Study Group (IELSG) · 1 drug in this class
- National Research Center for Hematology, Russia · 1 drug in this class
- University of California, San Diego · 1 drug in this class
- University of Rochester · 1 drug in this class
- University of Ulm · 1 drug in this class
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Drug Landscape (2026). high dose cytarabine — Competitive Intelligence Brief. https://druglandscape.com/ci/high-dose-cytarabine. Accessed 2026-06-10.
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