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Pegylated Interferon Alfa 2a — Competitive Intelligence Brief

Pegylated Interferon Alfa 2a (Pegylated Interferon Alfa 2a) competitive landscape: 6 comparators, recent regulatory actions, upcoming PDUFA, patent timeline. Class: Interferon alpha. Area: Immunology, Virology, Oncology.

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Target snapshot

Pegylated Interferon Alfa 2a (Pegylated Interferon Alfa 2a) — Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated. Pegylated Interferon Alfa 2a activates innate immune responses by binding to interferon-alpha receptors, enhancing antiviral and antiproliferative activity.

Comparator set (6 drugs)

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DrugGenericSponsorPhaseClassTargetApproval / PDUFA
Pegylated Interferon Alfa 2a TARGET Pegylated Interferon Alfa 2a Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated marketed Interferon alpha Interferon-alpha receptor (IFNAR)
Intron A INTERFERON ALFA-2B Merck & Co. marketed Interferon alpha 1986-01-01
Peginterferon alfa-2a with Ribavirin Peginterferon alfa-2a with Ribavirin National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) marketed Interferon alpha with nucleoside analog Interferon-alpha receptor (IFNAR); HCV RNA-dependent RNA polymerase
Placebo and peginterferon Placebo and peginterferon National Taiwan University Hospital marketed Interferon alpha (pegylated) Interferon-alpha receptor (IFNAR)
Peg-IFN α-2b combined with NAs Peg-IFN α-2b combined with NAs Shenzhen Third People's Hospital marketed Interferon alpha combined with nucleos(t)ide reverse transcriptase inhibitor Interferon-alpha receptor (IFNAR); HBV reverse transcriptase
Pegylated Interferon alpha-2a Pegylated Interferon alpha-2a ANRS, Emerging Infectious Diseases marketed Interferon alpha Interferon-alpha receptor (IFNAR)
Peginterferon alfa-2a 40KD and Ribavirin Peginterferon alfa-2a 40KD and Ribavirin NORDynamIC Study Group marketed Interferon alpha with nucleoside analog Interferon-alpha receptor (IFNAR); viral RNA-dependent RNA polymerase

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 (Interferon alpha class)

  1. Dr. Conrado Fernandez · 2 drugs in this class
  2. Ain Shams University · 1 drug in this class
  3. Beijing 302 Hospital · 1 drug in this class
  4. Foundation for Liver Research · 1 drug in this class
  5. Hoffmann-La Roche · 1 drug in this class
  6. Kexing Biopharm Co., Ltd. · 1 drug in this class
  7. Merck & Co. · 1 drug in this class
  8. ANRS, Emerging Infectious Diseases · 1 drug in this class
  9. Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated · 1 drug in this class

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Drug Landscape (2026). Pegylated Interferon Alfa 2a — Competitive Intelligence Brief. https://druglandscape.com/ci/pegylated-interferon-alfa-2a. Accessed 2026-05-16.

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