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Irinotecan Based Chemotherapy — Competitive Intelligence Brief

Irinotecan Based Chemotherapy (Irinotecan Based Chemotherapy) competitive landscape: 6 comparators, recent regulatory actions, upcoming PDUFA, patent timeline. Class: Topoisomerase I inhibitor. Area: Oncology.

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Target snapshot

Irinotecan Based Chemotherapy (Irinotecan Based Chemotherapy) — Amgen. Irinotecan is a topoisomerase I inhibitor that prevents DNA religation during replication, leading to DNA damage and cancer cell death.

Comparator set (6 drugs)

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DrugGenericSponsorPhaseClassTargetApproval / PDUFA
Irinotecan Based Chemotherapy TARGET Irinotecan Based Chemotherapy Amgen phase 3 Topoisomerase I inhibitor Topoisomerase I
Camptosar irinotecan Pfizer marketed Topoisomerase Inhibitor topoisomerase I 1996-01-01
Idamycin Pfs IDARUBICIN HYDROCHLORIDE marketed Anthracycline Topoisomerase Inhibitor DNA, topoisomerase II 1990-01-01
Idamycin Pfs Idarubicin Hydrochloride Pfizer Inc. marketed Anthracycline topoisomerase inhibitor DNA, Topoisomerase II 1990-01-01
Idamycin Pfs Idarubicin Hydrochloride Pfizer Inc. marketed Anthracycline topoisomerase inhibitor DNA, Topoisomerase II 1990-01-01
Cipro ciprofloxacin Bayer AG marketed Fluoroquinolone antibiotic DNA topoisomerase II, DNA gyrase subunit A, DNA gyrase subunit A 1987-10-22
Amekrin AMSACRINE marketed amsacrine DNA topoisomerase 2-beta, Solute carrier family 22 member 1, DNA topoisomerase II 1987-01-01

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.

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Sponsor landscape (Topoisomerase I inhibitor class)

  1. Accelerated Community Oncology Research Network · 1 drug in this class
  2. Amgen · 1 drug in this class
  3. Cancer Advances Inc. · 1 drug in this class
  4. Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences · 1 drug in this class
  5. Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd. · 1 drug in this class
  6. Epidemiological and Clinical Research Information Network · 1 drug in this class
  7. GlaxoSmithKline · 1 drug in this class
  8. Seoul National University Hospital · 1 drug in this class
  9. St. Jude Children's Research Hospital · 1 drug in this class
  10. Suzhou Suncadia Biopharmaceuticals Co., Ltd. · 1 drug in this class

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Drug Landscape (2026). Irinotecan Based Chemotherapy — Competitive Intelligence Brief. https://druglandscape.com/ci/irinotecan-based-chemotherapy. Accessed 2026-05-15.

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