Who are Pegylated Interferon alpha-2a's main competitors?

Direct comparators (same drug class / molecular target / therapeutic area): Intron A, Placebo and peginterferon, Infergen and ribavirin, Peg-IFNα-2a, Pegylated interferon alpha 2, Peginterferon alfa 2 A.

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Pegylated Interferon alpha-2a — Competitive Intelligence Brief

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

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

marketed Interferon alpha Interferon-alpha receptor (IFNAR) Immunology, Virology, Oncology Small molecule Live · refreshed every 30 min

Target snapshot

Pegylated Interferon alpha-2a (Pegylated Interferon alpha-2a) — ANRS, Emerging Infectious Diseases. Pegylated interferon alpha-2a activates innate immune responses by binding to interferon-alpha receptors on immune cells, enhancing antiviral and antiproliferative activity.

Comparator set (6 drugs)

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Drug	Generic	Sponsor	Phase	Class	Target	Approval / PDUFA
Pegylated Interferon alpha-2a TARGET	Pegylated Interferon alpha-2a	ANRS, Emerging Infectious Diseases	marketed	Interferon alpha	Interferon-alpha receptor (IFNAR)
Intron A	INTERFERON ALFA-2B	Merck & Co.	marketed	Interferon alpha		1986-01-01
Placebo and peginterferon	Placebo and peginterferon	National Taiwan University Hospital	marketed	Interferon alpha (pegylated)	Interferon-alpha receptor (IFNAR)
Infergen and ribavirin	Infergen and ribavirin	Kadmon Corporation, LLC	marketed	Interferon alpha and nucleoside analog combination	Interferon-alpha receptor (IFNAR); viral RNA-dependent RNA polymerase
Peg-IFNα-2a	Peg-IFNα-2a	Beijing 302 Hospital	marketed	Interferon alpha	Interferon-alpha receptor (IFNAR)
Pegylated interferon alpha 2	Pegylated interferon alpha 2	Ain Shams University	marketed	Interferon alpha	Interferon-alpha receptor (IFNAR)
Peginterferon alfa 2 A	Peginterferon alfa 2 A	Dr. Conrado Fernandez	marketed	Interferon alpha	Interferon-alpha receptor (IFNAR)

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)

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

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Drug Landscape (2026). Pegylated Interferon alpha-2a — Competitive Intelligence Brief. https://druglandscape.com/ci/pegylated-interferon-alpha-2a. Accessed 2026-06-10.

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