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PET/CT with 18F-DOPA — Competitive Intelligence Brief
phase 3
PET imaging agent
Dopaminergic neurons; aromatic amino acid decarboxylase
Neurology; Oncology (neuroendocrine tumors)
Small molecule
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Target snapshot
PET/CT with 18F-DOPA (PET/CT with 18F-DOPA) — Central Hospital, Nancy, France. 18F-DOPA is a positron emission tomography (PET) tracer that accumulates in dopamine-producing tissues, allowing visualization and quantification of dopaminergic function in the brain.
Comparator set (6 drugs)
| Drug | Generic | Sponsor | Phase | Class | Target | Approval / PDUFA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PET/CT with 18F-DOPA TARGET | PET/CT with 18F-DOPA | Central Hospital, Nancy, France | phase 3 | PET imaging agent | Dopaminergic neurons; aromatic amino acid decarboxylase | |
| PET Scan with [11C]ABP688 | PET Scan with [11C]ABP688 | Stony Brook University | marketed | PET imaging agent / Radiotracer | mGluR5 (metabotropic glutamate receptor 5) | |
| Raclopride C11 | Raclopride C11 | University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill | marketed | Dopamine D2/D3 receptor antagonist (PET imaging agent) | Dopamine D2 receptor, Dopamine D3 receptor | |
| Fludeoxyglucose F 18 (FDG) | Fludeoxyglucose F 18 (FDG) | Teva Branded Pharmaceutical Products R&D, Inc. | marketed | Radiopharmaceutical; PET imaging agent | Glucose transporter (GLUT1); hexokinase | |
| Flotufolastat (18F) | Flotufolastat (18F) | Blue Earth Diagnostics | marketed | Folate receptor-targeted PET imaging agent | Folate receptor alpha (FR-α) | |
| [F-18]-Fludeoxyglucose | [F-18]-Fludeoxyglucose | University of Saskatchewan | marketed | Radiopharmaceutical; PET imaging agent | Glucose transporter (GLUT1); hexokinase | |
| [Ga-68]PSMA | [Ga-68]PSMA | Norbert Avril, M.D. | marketed | PET imaging agent / radiopharmaceutical | PSMA (prostate-specific membrane antigen) |
Recent regulatory actions (last 90 days)
Upcoming PDUFA dates (next 180 days)
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Sponsor landscape (PET imaging agent class)
- University of California, San Francisco · 2 drugs in this class
- Central Hospital, Nancy, France · 1 drug in this class
- Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CHUM) · 1 drug in this class
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) · 1 drug in this class
- Institute for Neurodegenerative Disorders · 1 drug in this class
- OHSU Knight Cancer Institute · 1 drug in this class
- Piramal Imaging Limited · 1 drug in this class
- SOFIE · 1 drug in this class
- Universidad Central del Caribe · 1 drug in this class
- University of California, Irvine · 1 drug in this class
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Drug Landscape (2026). PET/CT with 18F-DOPA — Competitive Intelligence Brief. https://druglandscape.com/ci/pet-ct-with-18f-dopa. Accessed 2026-06-10.
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