Who are mycophenolate mofetil or azathioprine's main competitors?

Direct comparators (same drug class / molecular target / therapeutic area): Mycophenolate, Elidel, SIROLIMUS, Rapamune, Cellcept, Prograf.

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mycophenolate mofetil or azathioprine — Competitive Intelligence Brief

mycophenolate mofetil or azathioprine (mycophenolate mofetil or azathioprine) competitive landscape: 6 comparators, recent regulatory actions, upcoming PDUFA, patent timeline. Class: Immunosuppressant. Area: Immunology.

phase 3 Immunosuppressant Inosine monophosphate dehydrogenase (IMPDH) Immunology Small molecule Live · refreshed every 30 min

Target snapshot

mycophenolate mofetil or azathioprine (mycophenolate mofetil or azathioprine) — Assistance Publique Hopitaux De Marseille. Mycophenolate mofetil and azathioprine are immunosuppressive drugs that inhibit the enzyme inosine monophosphate dehydrogenase (IMPDH), which is necessary for the proliferation of T and B lymphocytes.

Comparator set (6 drugs)

Auto-detected by same drug class / molecular target / therapeutic area, ranked by phase + recency. Override with ?vs=slug1,slug2,….

Drug	Generic	Sponsor	Phase	Class	Target	Approval / PDUFA
mycophenolate mofetil or azathioprine TARGET	mycophenolate mofetil or azathioprine	Assistance Publique Hopitaux De Marseille	phase 3	Immunosuppressant	Inosine monophosphate dehydrogenase (IMPDH)
Mycophenolate	MYCOPHENOLIC ACID	Novartis	marketed	Antimetabolite Immunosuppressant	Inosine-5'-monophosphate dehydrogenase 2	2004-01-01
Elidel	PIMECROLIMUS	Bausch Health	marketed	Calcineurin Inhibitor Immunosuppressant [EPC]	Peptidyl-prolyl cis-trans isomerase FKBP1A	2001-01-01
SIROLIMUS	SIROLIMUS		marketed	mTOR Inhibitor Immunosuppressant [EPC]	mTOR	1999-01-01
Rapamune	sirolimus	Pfizer	marketed	mTOR Inhibitor Immunosuppressant [EPC]	Serine/threonine-protein kinase mTOR	1999-01-01
Cellcept	MYCOPHENOLATE MOFETIL	Roche Palo	marketed	Antimetabolite Immunosuppressant	Inosine-5'-monophosphate dehydrogenase 2	1995-01-01
Prograf	TACROLIMUS	Astellas Pharma	marketed	Calcineurin Inhibitor Immunosuppressant	Interferon gamma	1994-01-01

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)

2028-05-30 — Prograf · 12403095 · Formulation · US
2028-05-30 — Prograf · 11419823 · Formulation · US
2028-05-30 — Prograf · 9549918 · Formulation · US
2028-05-30 — Prograf · 11123331 · Method of Use · US
2028-05-30 — Prograf · 11110081 · Method of Use · US
2028-05-30 — Prograf · 12083103 · Method of Use · US
2028-05-30 — Prograf · 10864199 · Method of Use · US
2028-05-30 — Prograf · 10166190 · Formulation · US
2028-08-30 — Prograf · 8685998 · Formulation · US
2028-08-30 — Prograf · 8664239 · Method of Use · US
2029-02-14 — Rapamune · 8911786 · Formulation · US
2030-04-15 — Rapamune · 10206887 · Formulation · US
2036-03-05 — Rapamune · 10705070 · Formulation · US
2036-03-05 — Rapamune · 12061183 · Formulation · US
2036-06-29 — Rapamune · 12133844 · Method of Use · US
2036-06-29 — Rapamune · 10973806 · Method of Use · US
2039-08-16 — Cellcept · 12097285 · Formulation · US
2039-08-16 — Cellcept · 11931455 · Formulation · US
2039-08-16 — Cellcept · 12226526 · Formulation · US
2039-08-16 — Cellcept · 12097284 · Formulation · US
2039-08-16 — Cellcept · 12194143 · Formulation · US
2040-10-28 — Rapamune · 11497737 · Formulation · US

Sponsor landscape (Immunosuppressant class)

Assistance Publique Hopitaux De Marseille · 1 drug in this class
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Amiens · 1 drug in this class
Hospices Civils de Lyon · 1 drug in this class
I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University · 1 drug in this class
Kenya Medical Research Institute · 1 drug in this class
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center · 1 drug in this class
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) · 1 drug in this class
Peking Union Medical College Hospital · 1 drug in this class
RWTH Aachen University · 1 drug in this class
Samsung Medical Center · 1 drug in this class

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Drug Landscape (2026). mycophenolate mofetil or azathioprine — Competitive Intelligence Brief. https://druglandscape.com/ci/mycophenolate-mofetil-or-azathioprine. Accessed 2026-05-16.

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