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S-1 single — Competitive Intelligence Brief
phase 3
Oral fluoropyrimidine combination
Thymidylate synthase, dihydrofolate reductase
Oncology
Small molecule
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Target snapshot
S-1 single (S-1 single) — Sun Yat-sen University. S-1 is an oral combination chemotherapy agent that inhibits thymidylate synthase and other folate metabolism enzymes to disrupt DNA synthesis in cancer cells.
Comparator set (6 drugs)
| Drug | Generic | Sponsor | Phase | Class | Target | Approval / PDUFA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S-1 single TARGET | S-1 single | Sun Yat-sen University | phase 3 | Oral fluoropyrimidine combination | Thymidylate synthase, dihydrofolate reductase | |
| Unitrim | BRODIMOPRIM | marketed | brodimoprim | Bifunctional dihydrofolate reductase-thymidylate synthase, Dihydrofolate reductase | ||
| Pemetrexed + oral folinic acid rescue | Pemetrexed + oral folinic acid rescue | Radboud University Medical Center | marketed | Antifolate antimetabolite | Thymidylate synthase, dihydrofolate reductase, glycinamide ribonucleotide formyltransferase | |
| 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 therapy | Pemetrexed therapy | The First Affiliated Hospital with Nanjing Medical University | phase 3 | Antifolate antimetabolite | Thymidylate synthase, dihydrofolate reductase, glycinamide ribonucleotide formyltransferase | |
| 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) | |
| PemCarbo | PemCarbo | Asan Medical Center | phase 3 | Chemotherapy combination (antifolate + platinum agent) | Thymidylate synthase, dihydrofolate reductase (pemetrexed); DNA (carboplatin) |
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Drug Landscape (2026). S-1 single — Competitive Intelligence Brief. https://druglandscape.com/ci/s-1-single. Accessed 2026-05-15.
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