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Arranon — Competitive Intelligence Brief
marketed
Nucleoside Metabolic Inhibitor [EPC]
Oncology
Small molecule
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Target snapshot
Arranon (NELARABINE) — Novartis. Arranon works by inhibiting the enzyme responsible for converting nucleosides into their active forms, thereby preventing DNA synthesis in cancer cells.
Comparator set (6 drugs)
| Drug | Generic | Sponsor | Phase | Class | Target | Approval / PDUFA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arranon TARGET | NELARABINE | Novartis | marketed | Nucleoside Metabolic Inhibitor [EPC] | 2005-01-01 | |
| CEDAZURIDINE | CEDAZURIDINE | marketed | Nucleoside Metabolic Inhibitor [EPC] | DNA methyltransferase | 2020-01-01 | |
| Inqovi | Inqovi | Otsuka | marketed | Nucleoside Metabolic Inhibitor [EPC] | Cytidine deaminase | 2020-01-01 |
| Dacogen | decitabine | Sun Pharma | marketed | Nucleoside Metabolic Inhibitor [EPC] | DNA (cytosine-5)-methyltransferase 1 | 2006-01-01 |
| Vidaza | azacitidine | Bristol-Myers Squibb | marketed | Nucleoside Metabolic Inhibitor [EPC] | DNA (cytosine-5)-methyltransferase 1 | 2004-01-01 |
| AZACITIDINE | AZACITIDINE | marketed | Nucleoside Metabolic Inhibitor [EPC] | 2004-01-01 | ||
| Clolar | CLOFARABINE | Sanofi | marketed | Nucleoside Metabolic Inhibitor [EPC] | Ribonucleoside-diphosphate reductase large subunit | 2004-01-01 |
Recent regulatory actions (last 90 days)
Upcoming PDUFA dates (next 180 days)
Patent timeline (forward window)
- — Inqovi · 8618075 · US
- — Inqovi · 9567363 · US
- — Vidaza · 12053482 · Method of Use · US
- — Vidaza · 11571436 · Formulation · US
- — Vidaza · 8846628 · Formulation · US
- — Inqovi · 8268800 · US
Sponsor landscape (Nucleoside Metabolic Inhibitor [EPC] class)
- · 4 drugs in this class
- Bristol-Myers Squibb · 1 drug in this class
- Cheplapharm · 1 drug in this class
- Extrovis · 1 drug in this class
- Hospira Inc · 1 drug in this class
- Novartis · 1 drug in this class
- Otsuka · 1 drug in this class
- Pfizer Inc. · 1 drug in this class
- Sanofi · 1 drug in this class
- Sun Pharma · 1 drug in this class
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Cite this brief
Drug Landscape (2026). Arranon — Competitive Intelligence Brief. https://druglandscape.com/ci/nelarabine. Accessed 2026-05-13.
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