Who are Leuprorelin Acetate Microspheres for Injection's main competitors?

Direct comparators (same drug class / molecular target / therapeutic area): Lupron, Micronor, Lupron Trigger, Leuprolide acetate in depot suspension, Leuprolide Depot, GnRH antagonist-Cetrorelix.

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Leuprorelin Acetate Microspheres for Injection — Competitive Intelligence Brief

Leuprorelin Acetate Microspheres for Injection (Leuprorelin Acetate Microspheres for Injection) competitive landscape: 6 comparators, recent regulatory actions, upcoming PDUFA, patent timeline. Class: GnRH agonist. Area: Oncology; Endocrinology.

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Target snapshot

Leuprorelin Acetate Microspheres for Injection (Leuprorelin Acetate Microspheres for Injection) — Changchun GeneScience Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.. Leuprorelin acetate is a GnRH agonist that suppresses luteinizing hormone and follicle-stimulating hormone, leading to decreased sex hormone production.

Comparator set (6 drugs)

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Drug	Generic	Sponsor	Phase	Class	Target	Approval / PDUFA
Leuprorelin Acetate Microspheres for Injection TARGET	Leuprorelin Acetate Microspheres for Injection	Changchun GeneScience Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.	phase 3	GnRH agonist	GnRH receptor
Lupron	leuprorelin	Accord Healthcare S.L.U.	marketed	Gonadotropin Releasing Hormone Receptor Agonist	GnRH receptors	1985-01-01
Micronor	norethisterone	Johnson & Johnson	marketed	Progestin	GnRH receptors	1962-01-01
Lupron Trigger	Lupron Trigger	Weill Medical College of Cornell University	marketed	GnRH agonist	GnRH receptor
Leuprolide acetate in depot suspension	Leuprolide acetate in depot suspension	Colorado Center for Reproductive Medicine	marketed	GnRH agonist	GnRH receptor
Leuprolide Depot	Leuprolide Depot	Enteris BioPharma Inc.	marketed	GnRH agonist	GnRH receptor
GnRH antagonist-Cetrorelix	GnRH antagonist-Cetrorelix	University of Edinburgh	marketed	GnRH antagonist	GnRH receptor

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)

2028-03-22 — Lupron · 9617303 · US
2031-02-05 — Lupron · 8921326 · US

Sponsor landscape (GnRH agonist class)

Takeda · 4 drugs in this class
Abbott · 3 drugs in this class
Ipsen · 3 drugs in this class
Changchun GeneScience Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. · 3 drugs in this class
University of Pisa · 2 drugs in this class
Chong Qing Reproducive and Genetic Institute · 1 drug in this class
Chesapeake Urology Research Associates · 1 drug in this class
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) · 1 drug in this class
Enteris BioPharma Inc. · 1 drug in this class
Colorado Center for Reproductive Medicine · 1 drug in this class

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Drug Landscape (2026). Leuprorelin Acetate Microspheres for Injection — Competitive Intelligence Brief. https://druglandscape.com/ci/leuprorelin-acetate-microspheres-for-injection. Accessed 2026-05-16.

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