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Placebo to V503 — Competitive Intelligence Brief
phase 3
Therapeutic vaccine
Human papillomavirus (HPV) antigens
Oncology
Biologic
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Target snapshot
Placebo to V503 (Placebo to V503) — Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC. V503 is a therapeutic vaccine candidate designed to stimulate immune responses against human papillomavirus (HPV) types associated with cervical and other cancers.
Comparator set (6 drugs)
| Drug | Generic | Sponsor | Phase | Class | Target | Approval / PDUFA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Placebo to V503 TARGET | Placebo to V503 | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | phase 3 | Therapeutic vaccine | Human papillomavirus (HPV) antigens | |
| Mycobacterium Vaccae for Injection | Mycobacterium Vaccae for Injection | Anhui Zhifei Longcom Biologic Pharmacy Co., Ltd. | marketed | Immunotherapeutic vaccine | ||
| HD Vaccine | HD Vaccine | Insight Therapeutics, LLC | marketed | Therapeutic vaccine | Huntingtin protein (HTT) | |
| Tat | Tat | Barbara Ensoli, MD | marketed | Therapeutic vaccine | HIV Tat protein | |
| TEP | TEP | Immungenetics AG | marketed | Therapeutic vaccine | ||
| Cervavac as three dose regimen | Cervavac as three dose regimen | Serum Institute of India Pvt. Ltd. | phase 3 | Therapeutic vaccine | HPV16 and HPV18 antigens | |
| Hepavax-Gene | Hepavax-Gene | Chiang Mai University | phase 3 | Therapeutic vaccine | Hepatitis B virus antigens |
Recent regulatory actions (last 90 days)
Upcoming PDUFA dates (next 180 days)
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Sponsor landscape (Therapeutic vaccine class)
- Immunitor LLC · 3 drugs in this class
- GlaxoSmithKline · 2 drugs in this class
- Henogen · 2 drugs in this class
- SK Chemicals Co., Ltd. · 2 drugs in this class
- Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC · 2 drugs in this class
- Cytos Biotechnology AG · 2 drugs in this class
- Clinical Research Organization, Dhaka, Bangladesh · 1 drug in this class
- Barbara Ensoli, MD · 1 drug in this class
- Green Cross Corporation · 1 drug in this class
- Chiang Mai University · 1 drug in this class
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Drug Landscape (2026). Placebo to V503 — Competitive Intelligence Brief. https://druglandscape.com/ci/placebo-to-v503. Accessed 2026-05-16.
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