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Placebo to Boceprevir — Competitive Intelligence Brief

Placebo to Boceprevir (Placebo to Boceprevir) competitive landscape: 6 comparators, recent regulatory actions, upcoming PDUFA, patent timeline. Class: Protease inhibitor. Area: Infectious Disease.

phase 3 Protease inhibitor NS3/4A protease Infectious Disease Small molecule Live · refreshed every 30 min

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)

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DrugGenericSponsorPhaseClassTargetApproval / 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

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 (Protease inhibitor class)

  1. Pfizer · 4 drugs in this class
  2. French National Agency for Research on AIDS and Viral Hepatitis · 4 drugs in this class
  3. Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC · 2 drugs in this class
  4. Christopher J. McLeod · 1 drug in this class
  5. Hoffmann-La Roche · 1 drug in this class
  6. Janssen R&D Ireland · 1 drug in this class
  7. Janssen-Cilag International NV · 1 drug in this class
  8. Johns Hopkins University · 1 drug in this class
  9. Medical Research Council · 1 drug in this class
  10. Pfizer Inc. · 1 drug in this class

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Cite this brief

Drug Landscape (2026). Placebo to Boceprevir — Competitive Intelligence Brief. https://druglandscape.com/ci/placebo-to-boceprevir. Accessed 2026-05-17.

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