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Somatostatin (octreotide) — Competitive Intelligence Brief
phase 3
Somatostatin analog
Somatostatin receptors (SSTR2, SSTR5)
Oncology; Endocrinology
Small molecule
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Target snapshot
Somatostatin (octreotide) (Somatostatin (octreotide)) — University Hospital Freiburg. Octreotide is a somatostatin analog that binds to somatostatin receptors on neuroendocrine cells and blood vessels to inhibit the secretion of various hormones and reduce blood flow to tumors.
Comparator set (6 drugs)
| Drug | Generic | Sponsor | Phase | Class | Target | Approval / PDUFA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Somatostatin (octreotide) TARGET | Somatostatin (octreotide) | University Hospital Freiburg | phase 3 | Somatostatin analog | Somatostatin receptors (SSTR2, SSTR5) | |
| Signifor | PASIREOTIDE | Recordati | marketed | Somatostatin Analog [EPC] | Somatostatin receptor type 5 | 2012-01-01 |
| Somatuline Depot | LANREOTIDE | Ipsen Pharma | marketed | Somatostatin Analog | Somatostatin receptor type 2 | 2007-01-01 |
| Sandostatin | OCTREOTIDE | Novartis | marketed | Somatostatin Analog | Somatostatin receptor type 2 | 1988-01-01 |
| norepinephrine versus midodrine & octreotide | norepinephrine versus midodrine & octreotide | National Hepatology & Tropical Medicine Research Institute | marketed | Sympathomimetic amine / Alpha-1 adrenergic agonist / Somatostatin analog | Alpha-1 adrenergic receptor / Beta-1 adrenergic receptor / Somatostatin receptor | |
| LAR Lanreotide | LAR Lanreotide | Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center | marketed | Somatostatin analog | Somatostatin receptors (SSTR2, SSTR5) | |
| Pegvisomant/ Sandostatin LAR | Pegvisomant/ Sandostatin LAR | Pfizer | marketed | Growth hormone receptor antagonist (pegvisomant); somatostatin analog (octreotide LAR) | Growth hormone receptor (pegvisomant); somatostatin receptors, particularly SSTR2 and SSTR5 (octreotide) |
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Sponsor landscape (Somatostatin analog class)
- CSPC ZhongQi Pharmaceutical Technology Co., Ltd. · 1 drug in this class
- Camurus AB · 1 drug in this class
- Cedars-Sinai Medical Center · 1 drug in this class
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Amiens · 1 drug in this class
- Debiovision · 1 drug in this class
- Ipsen · 1 drug in this class
- Jiangsu HengRui Medicine Co., Ltd. · 1 drug in this class
- Lahore General Hospital · 1 drug in this class
- Mario Negri Institute for Pharmacological Research · 1 drug in this class
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center · 1 drug in this class
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Drug Landscape (2026). Somatostatin (octreotide) — Competitive Intelligence Brief. https://druglandscape.com/ci/somatostatin-octreotide. Accessed 2026-05-16.
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