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Paclitaxel (X) — Competitive Intelligence Brief
phase 3
Taxane; microtubule stabilizer
β-tubulin / microtubules
Oncology
Small molecule
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Target snapshot
Paclitaxel (X) (Paclitaxel (X)) — Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC. Paclitaxel stabilizes microtubules by binding to β-tubulin, preventing their depolymerization and causing cell cycle arrest and apoptosis in cancer cells.
Comparator set (6 drugs)
| Drug | Generic | Sponsor | Phase | Class | Target | Approval / PDUFA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paclitaxel (X) TARGET | Paclitaxel (X) | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | phase 3 | Taxane; microtubule stabilizer | β-tubulin / microtubules | |
| Paclitaxel (Pac) | Paclitaxel (Pac) | Aravive, Inc. | marketed | Taxane; microtubule stabilizer | β-tubulin / microtubules | |
| Continuous Docetaxel | Continuous Docetaxel | University of Turin, Italy | phase 3 | Taxane (microtubule stabilizer) | β-tubulin / microtubules | |
| Nab-paclitaxel/Paclitaxel | Nab-paclitaxel/Paclitaxel | BioNTech SE | phase 3 | Microtubule stabilizer / Taxane | β-tubulin / Microtubules | |
| Paclitaxel (Taxane) | Paclitaxel (Taxane) | Eli Lilly and Company | phase 3 | Taxane (microtubule-stabilizing agent) | β-tubulin / microtubules | |
| Docetaxel/Paclitaxel | Docetaxel/Paclitaxel | Ono Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd | phase 3 | Taxane (microtubule-stabilizing chemotherapy) | β-tubulin / microtubules | |
| Docetaxel injection | Docetaxel injection | Chia Tai Tianqing Pharmaceutical Group Co., Ltd. | phase 3 | Taxane (microtubule stabilizer) | β-tubulin / microtubules |
Recent regulatory actions (last 90 days)
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Sponsor landscape (Taxane; microtubule stabilizer class)
- Sanofi · 2 drugs in this class
- Aravive, Inc. · 1 drug in this class
- Athenex, Inc. · 1 drug in this class
- Barts & The London NHS Trust · 1 drug in this class
- BeyondSpring Pharmaceuticals Inc. · 1 drug in this class
- Bio-Thera Solutions · 1 drug in this class
- Dai, Guanghai · 1 drug in this class
- Fujian Medical University · 1 drug in this class
- Guangzhou Double Bioproducts Co., Ltd · 1 drug in this class
- H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute · 1 drug in this class
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Drug Landscape (2026). Paclitaxel (X) — Competitive Intelligence Brief. https://druglandscape.com/ci/paclitaxel-x. Accessed 2026-06-10.
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