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recombinant asparaginase — Competitive Intelligence Brief

recombinant asparaginase (recombinant asparaginase) competitive landscape: 6 comparators, recent regulatory actions, upcoming PDUFA, patent timeline. Class: Enzyme. Area: Oncology.

marketed Enzyme Asparagine Oncology Small molecule Live · refreshed every 30 min

Target snapshot

recombinant asparaginase (recombinant asparaginase) — medac GmbH. Recombinant asparaginase depletes the amino acid asparagine from the bloodstream, starving asparagine-dependent leukemic cells of an essential nutrient required for protein synthesis.

Comparator set (6 drugs)

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DrugGenericSponsorPhaseClassTargetApproval / PDUFA
recombinant asparaginase TARGET recombinant asparaginase medac GmbH marketed Enzyme Asparagine
Asparlas calaspargase Pfizer marketed Asparagine-specific Enzyme [EPC] L-asparagine 2018-01-01
ASPARAGINASE ERWINIA CHRYSANTHEMI ASPARAGINASE ERWINIA CHRYSANTHEMI marketed Asparagine-specific Enzyme [EPC] L-asparagine 2011-01-01
Elspar ASPARAGINASE Merck & Co. marketed Asparagine-specific Enzyme [EPC] L-asparagine 1994-01-01
Fe-ASP Fe-ASP Uni-Pharma Kleon Tsetis Pharmaceutical Laboratories S.A. marketed Asparaginase conjugate Asparagine synthetase (indirect target via asparagine depletion)
Erwinia asparaginase Erwinia asparaginase Andrew E. Place, MD marketed Enzyme Asparagine
L-asparaginase L-asparaginase ERYtech Pharma marketed Enzyme (asparagine depleting agent) Asparagine (substrate depletion mechanism)

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 (Enzyme class)

  1. Andrew E. Place, MD · 1 drug in this class
  2. Dana-Farber Cancer Institute · 1 drug in this class
  3. Medsearch · 1 drug in this class
  4. medac GmbH · 1 drug in this class

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Cite this brief

Drug Landscape (2026). recombinant asparaginase — Competitive Intelligence Brief. https://druglandscape.com/ci/recombinant-asparaginase. Accessed 2026-05-14.

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