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Pralatrexate injection — Competitive Intelligence Brief
phase 3
Antifolate antimetabolite
Dihydrofolate reductase (DHFR), folate receptor, reduced folate carrier
Oncology
Small molecule
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Target snapshot
Pralatrexate injection (Pralatrexate injection) — Mundipharma K.K.. Pralatrexate is a folate analog that inhibits dihydrofolate reductase and other folate-dependent enzymes, disrupting DNA synthesis and cell division in rapidly dividing cells.
Comparator set (6 drugs)
| Drug | Generic | Sponsor | Phase | Class | Target | Approval / PDUFA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pralatrexate injection TARGET | Pralatrexate injection | Mundipharma K.K. | phase 3 | Antifolate antimetabolite | Dihydrofolate reductase (DHFR), folate receptor, reduced folate carrier | |
| Intrathecal injection of pemetrexed | Intrathecal injection of pemetrexed | Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology | marketed | Antifolate antimetabolite | Thymidylate synthase, dihydrofolate reductase, glycinamide ribonucleotide formyltransferase | |
| Pemetrexed + oral folinic acid rescue | Pemetrexed + oral folinic acid rescue | Radboud University Medical Center | marketed | Antifolate antimetabolite | Thymidylate synthase, dihydrofolate reductase, glycinamide ribonucleotide formyltransferase | |
| Anlotinib plus Pemetrexed | Anlotinib plus Pemetrexed | Henan Provincial People's Hospital | marketed | Multi-target tyrosine kinase inhibitor plus antifolate antimetabolite | VEGFR, FGFR, RET, c-Kit (anlotinib); thymidylate synthase, DHFR, GARFT (pemetrexed) | |
| Erlotinib, Pemetrexed | Erlotinib, Pemetrexed | Hunan Province Tumor Hospital | marketed | EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitor + antifolate antimetabolite | EGFR; thymidylate synthase and folate-dependent enzymes | |
| Pemetrexed+carboplatin/Cisplatin | Pemetrexed+carboplatin/Cisplatin | Suzhou Puhe Pharmaceutical Technology Co., LTD | phase 3 | Antifolate antimetabolite + platinum-based chemotherapy combination | Thymidylate synthase, dihydrofolate reductase, glycinamide ribonucleotide formyltransferase; DNA (platinum agents) | |
| Pemetrexed disodium f Injection | Pemetrexed disodium f Injection | Chia Tai Tianqing Pharmaceutical Group Co., Ltd. | phase 3 | Antifolate antimetabolite | Thymidylate synthase, dihydrofolate reductase, glycinamide ribonucleotide formyltransferase |
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Sponsor landscape (Antifolate antimetabolite class)
- Allist Pharmaceuticals, Inc. · 1 drug in this class
- Chia Tai Tianqing Pharmaceutical Group Co., Ltd. · 1 drug in this class
- Mundipharma K.K. · 1 drug in this class
- Radboud University Medical Center · 1 drug in this class
- Shanghai Miracogen Inc. · 1 drug in this class
- The First Affiliated Hospital with Nanjing Medical University · 1 drug in this class
- Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology · 1 drug in this class
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Drug Landscape (2026). Pralatrexate injection — Competitive Intelligence Brief. https://druglandscape.com/ci/pralatrexate-injection. Accessed 2026-06-10.
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