Who are Placebo to BF-200 ALA gel's main competitors?

Direct comparators (same drug class / molecular target / therapeutic area): BF-200 ALA cream, TOOKAD VTP, Ameluz 10% Topical Gel, SUCLEAR®, NDL-PDT, MAL 16.8% cream.

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Placebo to BF-200 ALA gel — Competitive Intelligence Brief

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

Placebo to BF-200 ALA gel (Placebo to BF-200 ALA gel) competitive landscape: 6 comparators, recent regulatory actions, upcoming PDUFA, patent timeline. Class: Photodynamic therapy agent. Area: Dermatology/Oncology.

phase 3 Photodynamic therapy agent Protoporphyrin IX (via aminolevulinic acid metabolism) Dermatology/Oncology Small molecule Live · refreshed every 30 min

Target snapshot

Placebo to BF-200 ALA gel (Placebo to BF-200 ALA gel) — Biofrontera Bioscience GmbH. BF-200 ALA (aminolevulinic acid) gel is a photodynamic therapy agent that generates reactive oxygen species upon light activation to destroy abnormal skin cells.

Comparator set (6 drugs)

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Drug	Generic	Sponsor	Phase	Class	Target
Placebo to BF-200 ALA gel TARGET	Placebo to BF-200 ALA gel	Biofrontera Bioscience GmbH	phase 3	Photodynamic therapy agent	Protoporphyrin IX (via aminolevulinic acid metabolism)
BF-200 ALA cream	BF-200 ALA cream	Joint Authority for Päijät-Häme Social and Health Care	marketed	Photodynamic therapy agent	Protoporphyrin IX (photosensitizer generated from aminolevulinic acid)
TOOKAD VTP	TOOKAD VTP	Steba Biotech S.A.	marketed	Photodynamic therapy agent	Vascular endothelial cells (non-receptor mediated phototoxicity)
Ameluz 10% Topical Gel	Ameluz 10% Topical Gel	Psoriasis Treatment Center of Central New Jersey	marketed	Photodynamic therapy agent	Protoporphyrin IX (photosensitizer)
SUCLEAR®	SUCLEAR®	National Cancer Center, Korea	phase 3	Photodynamic therapy agent
NDL-PDT	NDL-PDT	Galderma R&D	phase 3	Photodynamic therapy agent
MAL 16.8% cream	MAL 16.8% cream	Galderma R&D	phase 3	Photodynamic therapy agent	Protoporphyrin IX (photosensitizer)

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 (Photodynamic therapy agent class)

Galderma R&D · 3 drugs in this class
DUSA Pharmaceuticals, Inc. · 2 drugs in this class
Biofrontera Bioscience GmbH · 2 drugs in this class
Steba Biotech S.A. · 2 drugs in this class
National Cancer Center, Korea · 1 drug in this class
Photocure · 1 drug in this class
Psoriasis Treatment Center of Central New Jersey · 1 drug in this class
Joint Authority for Päijät-Häme Social and Health Care · 1 drug in this class

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Drug Landscape (2026). Placebo to BF-200 ALA gel — Competitive Intelligence Brief. https://druglandscape.com/ci/placebo-to-bf-200-ala-gel. Accessed 2026-05-17.

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