Last reviewed · How we verify
Kuvan — Competitive Intelligence Brief
marketed
Phenylalanine Hydroxylase Activator
Nitric oxide synthase, brain
Oncology
Small molecule
Live · refreshed every 30 min
Target snapshot
Kuvan (SAPROPTERIN) — BioMarin. Kuvan works by activating the enzyme Phenylalanine Hydroxylase to break down phenylalanine.
Comparator set
| Drug | Generic | Sponsor | Phase | Class | Target | Approval / PDUFA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kuvan TARGET | SAPROPTERIN | BioMarin | marketed | Phenylalanine Hydroxylase Activator | Nitric oxide synthase, brain | 2007-01-01 |
Recent regulatory actions (last 90 days)
Upcoming PDUFA dates (next 180 days)
Patent timeline (forward window)
Sponsor landscape (Phenylalanine Hydroxylase Activator class)
- BioMarin · 1 drug in this class
Subscribe to ongoing alerts
Push every new event for this competitive set into your RSS reader, IFTTT/Zapier workflow, or email digest:
- Kuvan CI watch — RSS
- Kuvan CI watch — Atom
- Kuvan CI watch — JSON
- Kuvan alone — RSS
- Whole Phenylalanine Hydroxylase Activator class — RSS
Cite this brief
Drug Landscape (2026). Kuvan — Competitive Intelligence Brief. https://druglandscape.com/ci/sapropterin. Accessed 2026-05-15.
Build your own brief
Pick any drug + add comparators:
https://druglandscape.com/ci/{slug}— auto-detected competitorshttps://druglandscape.com/ci/{slug}?vs=drug1,drug2,drug3— explicit comparators- Brand names auto-resolve:
/ci/keytruda→ 301 →/ci/pembrolizumab