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Placebo to Boceprevir — Competitive Intelligence Brief
phase 3
Protease inhibitor
NS3/4A protease
Infectious Disease
Small molecule
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Target snapshot
Placebo to Boceprevir (Placebo to Boceprevir) — Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC. Boceprevir is a protease inhibitor that works by blocking the replication of the hepatitis C virus.
Comparator set (6 drugs)
| Drug | Generic | Sponsor | Phase | Class | Target | Approval / PDUFA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Placebo to Boceprevir TARGET | Placebo to Boceprevir | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | phase 3 | Protease inhibitor | NS3/4A protease | |
| Post-transplant Grazoprevir and Elbasvir | Post-transplant Grazoprevir and Elbasvir | University of Maryland, Baltimore | marketed | Direct-acting antiviral (DAA) combination | HCV NS3/4A protease and NS5A protein | |
| Glecaprevir / Pibrentasvir Oral Tablet [Mavyret] | Glecaprevir / Pibrentasvir Oral Tablet [Mavyret] | Massachusetts General Hospital | marketed | Direct-acting antiviral (DAA) combination | HCV NS3/4A protease and NS5A protein | |
| OBV/PTV/r and DSV | OBV/PTV/r and DSV | Hannover Medical School | marketed | Direct-acting antiviral (DAA) combination | HCV NS5A, NS3/4A protease, NS5B polymerase | |
| glecaprevir/pibrentasvir tablets | glecaprevir/pibrentasvir tablets | Raymond T. Chung, MD | marketed | Direct-acting antiviral combination (NS3/4A protease inhibitor + NS5A inhibitor) | HCV NS3/4A protease and NS5A protein | |
| Ombitasvir-Paritaprevir-Ritonavir | Ombitasvir-Paritaprevir-Ritonavir | University of Modena and Reggio Emilia | marketed | HCV protease inhibitor and NS5A inhibitor combination | HCV NS3/4A protease, HCV NS5A protein | |
| paritaprevir/ritonavir/ombitasvir + dasabuvir +/- ribavirin | paritaprevir/ritonavir/ombitasvir + dasabuvir +/- ribavirin | American Research Corporation | marketed | HCV protease inhibitor / NS5A inhibitor / polymerase inhibitor combination | HCV NS3/4A protease, NS5A protein, NS5B polymerase |
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Sponsor landscape (Protease inhibitor class)
- Pfizer · 4 drugs in this class
- French National Agency for Research on AIDS and Viral Hepatitis · 4 drugs in this class
- Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC · 2 drugs in this class
- Christopher J. McLeod · 1 drug in this class
- Hoffmann-La Roche · 1 drug in this class
- Janssen R&D Ireland · 1 drug in this class
- Janssen-Cilag International NV · 1 drug in this class
- Johns Hopkins University · 1 drug in this class
- Medical Research Council · 1 drug in this class
- Pfizer Inc. · 1 drug in this class
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Drug Landscape (2026). Placebo to Boceprevir — Competitive Intelligence Brief. https://druglandscape.com/ci/placebo-to-boceprevir. Accessed 2026-05-17.
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