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Placebo to Linagliptin — Competitive Intelligence Brief
phase 3
DPP-4 inhibitor
DPP-4
Diabetes
Small molecule
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Target snapshot
Placebo to Linagliptin (Placebo to Linagliptin) — LG Life Sciences. Linagliptin is a dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) inhibitor, which increases the levels of incretin hormones, thereby enhancing glucose-dependent insulin secretion.
Comparator set (6 drugs)
| Drug | Generic | Sponsor | Phase | Class | Target | Approval / PDUFA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Placebo to Linagliptin TARGET | Placebo to Linagliptin | LG Life Sciences | phase 3 | DPP-4 inhibitor | DPP-4 | |
| Anagliptin BID Treatment | Anagliptin BID Treatment | JW Pharmaceutical | marketed | DPP-4 inhibitor | Dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) | |
| alogliptin + pioglitazone | alogliptin + pioglitazone | Kun-Ho Yoon | marketed | DPP-4 inhibitor + thiazolidinedione | DPP-4 and PPAR-γ | |
| SGLT2i+Metformin+Cofrogliptin | SGLT2i+Metformin+Cofrogliptin | Huazhong University of Science and Technology | marketed | SGLT2 inhibitor + Biguanide + DPP-4 inhibitor (fixed-dose combination) | SGLT2, mitochondrial complex I, DPP-4 | |
| Dapagliflozin/Sitagliptin | Dapagliflozin/Sitagliptin | Boryung Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd | marketed | SGLT2 inhibitor / DPP-4 inhibitor combination | SGLT2 (sodium-glucose cotransporter 2) and DPP-4 (dipeptidyl peptidase-4) | |
| MET + Vildagliptin Group | MET + Vildagliptin Group | Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre | marketed | Combination antidiabetic agent (biguanide + DPP-4 inhibitor) | Metformin: mitochondrial glycerophosphate dehydrogenase; Vildagliptin: DPP-4 (dipeptidyl peptidase-4) | |
| exenatide and sitagliptin | exenatide and sitagliptin | AstraZeneca | marketed | GLP-1 receptor agonist and DPP-4 inhibitor combination | GLP-1 receptor (exenatide); DPP-4 (sitagliptin) |
Recent regulatory actions (last 90 days)
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Sponsor landscape (DPP-4 inhibitor class)
- Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC · 5 drugs in this class
- Daewoong Pharmaceutical Co. LTD. · 4 drugs in this class
- AstraZeneca · 4 drugs in this class
- LG Life Sciences · 2 drugs in this class
- Tanabe Pharma Corporation · 2 drugs in this class
- Ain Shams University · 2 drugs in this class
- Ono Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd · 2 drugs in this class
- Cinnagen · 1 drug in this class
- GRADE Study Group · 1 drug in this class
- CSPC ZhongQi Pharmaceutical Technology Co., Ltd. · 1 drug in this class
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Drug Landscape (2026). Placebo to Linagliptin — Competitive Intelligence Brief. https://druglandscape.com/ci/placebo-to-linagliptin. Accessed 2026-05-16.
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