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Macitentan Tablets — Competitive Intelligence Brief

Macitentan Tablets (Macitentan Tablets) competitive landscape: 6 comparators, recent regulatory actions, upcoming PDUFA, patent timeline. Class: Endothelin receptor antagonist. Area: Cardiovascular.

phase 3 Endothelin receptor antagonist ETA and ETB receptors Cardiovascular Small molecule Live · refreshed every 30 min

Target snapshot

Macitentan Tablets (Macitentan Tablets) — Dr Sudarshan Rajagopal. Macitentan is a dual endothelin receptor antagonist that blocks both ETA and ETB receptors to reduce pulmonary vascular resistance and improve exercise capacity in pulmonary arterial hypertension.

Comparator set (6 drugs)

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DrugGenericSponsorPhaseClassTargetApproval / PDUFA
Macitentan Tablets TARGET Macitentan Tablets Dr Sudarshan Rajagopal phase 3 Endothelin receptor antagonist ETA and ETB receptors
macitentan (ACT-064992) macitentan (ACT-064992) Actelion phase 3 Endothelin receptor antagonist ETA and ETB receptors
Macitentan Group Macitentan Group University of Giessen phase 3 Dual endothelin receptor antagonist ETA and ETB receptors
Tryvio APROCITENTAN Idorsia marketed Endothelin Receptor Antagonist [EPC] 2025-01-01
SPARSENTAN SPARSENTAN marketed Endothelin Receptor Antagonist [EPC] 2023-01-01
Opsumit MACITENTAN AstraZeneca marketed Endothelin Receptor Antagonist [EPC] Endothelin-1 receptor 2013-01-01
Letairis AMBRISENTAN Gilead Sciences marketed Endothelin Receptor Antagonist [EPC] Endothelin-1 receptor 2007-01-01

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.

Patent timeline (forward window)

No upcoming patent expiries for this set.

Sponsor landscape (Endothelin receptor antagonist class)

  1. AbbVie (prior sponsor, Abbott) · 2 drugs in this class
  2. Actelion · 2 drugs in this class
  3. Bayer · 1 drug in this class
  4. Dr Sudarshan Rajagopal · 1 drug in this class
  5. Eli Lilly and Company · 1 drug in this class
  6. Elpen Pharmaceutical Co. Inc. · 1 drug in this class
  7. National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) · 1 drug in this class

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Cite this brief

Drug Landscape (2026). Macitentan Tablets — Competitive Intelligence Brief. https://druglandscape.com/ci/macitentan-tablets. Accessed 2026-05-13.

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