Who are padeliporfin VTP's main competitors?

Direct comparators (same drug class / molecular target / therapeutic area): aminolevulinic acid (ALA), Rose Bengal, Hemoporfin PDT, 8-methoxypsoralen, 5-Methoxypsoralen, SGX301 (synthetic hypericin).

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Last reviewed 2026-06-10 · How we verify

padeliporfin VTP — Competitive Intelligence Brief

Name: Drug Landscape Pharmaceutical Database
Creator: Drug Landscape
Published: 2026-01-01
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

padeliporfin VTP (padeliporfin VTP) competitive landscape: 6 comparators, recent regulatory actions, upcoming PDUFA, patent timeline. Class: Photosensitizer. Area: Oncology.

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Target snapshot

padeliporfin VTP (padeliporfin VTP) — Steba Biotech S.A.. Padeliporfin VTP is a photosensitizer that selectively targets and destroys cancer cells upon activation by light.

Comparator set (6 drugs)

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Drug	Generic	Sponsor	Phase	Class	Target
padeliporfin VTP TARGET	padeliporfin VTP	Steba Biotech S.A.	phase 3	Photosensitizer
aminolevulinic acid (ALA)	aminolevulinic acid (ALA)	University of California, Davis	marketed	Photosensitizer	Protoporphyrin IX (endogenous photosensitizer generated from ALA)
Rose Bengal	Rose Bengal	University of California, San Francisco	marketed	Photosensitizer
Hemoporfin PDT	Hemoporfin PDT	Shanghai Fudan-Zhangjiang Bio-Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.	marketed	Photosensitizer	Porphyrin-based photosensitizer (non-receptor mediated)
8-methoxypsoralen	8-methoxypsoralen	Medical University of Graz	phase 3	Psoralen photosensitizer	DNA (non-specific intercalating agent)
5-Methoxypsoralen	5-Methoxypsoralen	Medical University of Vienna	phase 3	Furocoumarin photosensitizer	DNA (intercalating agent)
SGX301 (synthetic hypericin)	SGX301 (synthetic hypericin)	Soligenix	phase 3	Photosensitizer	Hypericin (photosensitizing agent); generates ROS upon light activation

Recent regulatory actions (last 90 days)

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Upcoming PDUFA dates (next 180 days)

No PDUFA dates in the next 180 days for this set.

Patent timeline (forward window)

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Sponsor landscape (Photosensitizer class)

Shanghai Fudan-Zhangjiang Bio-Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. · 2 drugs in this class
Soligenix · 1 drug in this class
Steba Biotech S.A. · 1 drug in this class
University of California, Davis · 1 drug in this class
University of California, San Francisco · 1 drug in this class

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Drug Landscape (2026). padeliporfin VTP — Competitive Intelligence Brief. https://druglandscape.com/ci/padeliporfin-vtp. Accessed 2026-06-10.

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