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LoDAC (Low Dose Cytarabine) — Competitive Intelligence Brief
phase 3
Nucleoside analog; antimetabolite
DNA polymerase; thymidylate synthase
Oncology
Small molecule
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Target snapshot
LoDAC (Low Dose Cytarabine) (LoDAC (Low Dose Cytarabine)) — Astellas Pharma Global Development, Inc.. Low-dose cytarabine is a nucleoside analog that inhibits DNA synthesis by incorporating into DNA and blocking cell division, primarily affecting rapidly dividing hematopoietic cells.
Comparator set (6 drugs)
| Drug | Generic | Sponsor | Phase | Class | Target | Approval / PDUFA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LoDAC (Low Dose Cytarabine) TARGET | LoDAC (Low Dose Cytarabine) | Astellas Pharma Global Development, Inc. | phase 3 | Nucleoside analog; antimetabolite | DNA polymerase; thymidylate synthase | |
| HIDAC (high dose cytarabine) | HIDAC (high dose cytarabine) | Pfizer | phase 3 | Nucleoside analog; antimetabolite | DNA polymerase; thymidylate synthase | |
| Cytarabine (Ara-C) | Cytarabine (Ara-C) | Kura Oncology, Inc. | phase 3 | Nucleoside analog; antimetabolite | DNA polymerase; thymidylate synthase | |
| Pifeltro | DORAVIRINE | Merck & Co. | marketed | Human Immunodeficiency Virus 1 Non-Nucleoside Analog Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitor [EPC] | 2018-01-01 | |
| BICTEGRAVIR SODIUM | BICTEGRAVIR SODIUM | marketed | Human Immunodeficiency Virus Nucleoside Analog Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitor [EPC] | 2018-01-01 | ||
| Biktarvy | BICTEGRAVIR | Gilead Sciences | marketed | Human Immunodeficiency Virus Nucleoside Analog Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitor [EPC] | 2018-01-01 | |
| Lonsurf | TIPIRACIL | Taiho Oncology Inc | marketed | Nucleoside Analog Antiviral [EPC] | Thymidine phosphorylase | 2015-01-01 |
Recent regulatory actions (last 90 days)
Upcoming PDUFA dates (next 180 days)
Patent timeline (forward window)
- — Lonsurf · RE46284 · US
- — Biktarvy · 8754065 · US
- — Biktarvy · 9296769 · US
- — Biktarvy · 8754065*PED · US
- — Biktarvy · 9296769*PED · US
- — Biktarvy · 9216996 · US
- — Biktarvy · 9732092 · US
- — Lonsurf · 10457666 · US
- — Lonsurf · 9527833 · US
- — Lonsurf · 9943537 · US
- — Biktarvy · 9708342 · US
- — Biktarvy · 10385067 · US
- — Biktarvy · 10548846 · US
- — Lonsurf · 10960004 · US
- — Lonsurf · 10456399 · US
Sponsor landscape (Nucleoside analog; antimetabolite class)
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris · 1 drug in this class
- Astellas Pharma Global Development, Inc. · 1 drug in this class
- AstraZeneca · 1 drug in this class
- Celgene · 1 drug in this class
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Dijon · 1 drug in this class
- Chia Tai Tianqing Pharmaceutical Group Co., Ltd. · 1 drug in this class
- Chia Tai Tianqing Pharmaceutical Group Nanjing Shunxin Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. · 1 drug in this class
- Eisai Inc. · 1 drug in this class
- Gruppo Italiano Malattie EMatologiche dell'Adulto · 1 drug in this class
- Jiangsu Simcere Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. · 1 drug in this class
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Drug Landscape (2026). LoDAC (Low Dose Cytarabine) — Competitive Intelligence Brief. https://druglandscape.com/ci/lodac-low-dose-cytarabine. Accessed 2026-05-17.
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