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standard dose ARA-C — Competitive Intelligence Brief

standard dose ARA-C (standard dose ARA-C) competitive landscape: 6 comparators, recent regulatory actions, upcoming PDUFA, patent timeline. Class: Nucleoside analog antimetabolite. Area: Oncology.

marketed Nucleoside analog antimetabolite DNA polymerase; ribonucleotide reductase Oncology Small molecule Live · refreshed every 30 min

Target snapshot

standard dose ARA-C (standard dose ARA-C) — National Research Center for Hematology, Russia. ARA-C (cytarabine) is a cytidine analog that inhibits DNA synthesis by being incorporated into DNA and blocking chain elongation, leading to cell death.

Comparator set (6 drugs)

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DrugGenericSponsorPhaseClassTargetApproval / PDUFA
standard dose ARA-C TARGET standard dose ARA-C National Research Center for Hematology, Russia marketed Nucleoside analog antimetabolite DNA polymerase; ribonucleotide reductase
Cytosine Arabinoside Cytosine Arabinoside University of Rochester marketed Nucleoside analog antimetabolite DNA polymerase; incorporated into DNA
Gemcitabine Injectable Product Gemcitabine Injectable Product Henan Cancer Hospital marketed Nucleoside analog antimetabolite Ribonucleotide reductase; DNA incorporation
AraC AraC University of California, San Diego marketed Nucleoside analog antimetabolite DNA polymerase; deoxycytidine kinase
Gemcitabine alone Gemcitabine alone Intergroupe Francophone de Cancerologie Thoracique phase 3 Nucleoside analog antimetabolite Ribonucleotide reductase; DNA polymerase
high dose cytarabine high dose cytarabine International Extranodal Lymphoma Study Group (IELSG) phase 3 Nucleoside analog antimetabolite DNA synthesis (cytidine analog)
Cytosin-Arabinosid Cytosin-Arabinosid University of Ulm phase 3 Nucleoside analog antimetabolite DNA polymerase; cytidine metabolism

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 (Nucleoside analog antimetabolite class)

  1. Henan Cancer Hospital · 1 drug in this class
  2. Intergroupe Francophone de Cancerologie Thoracique · 1 drug in this class
  3. International Extranodal Lymphoma Study Group (IELSG) · 1 drug in this class
  4. National Research Center for Hematology, Russia · 1 drug in this class
  5. University of California, San Diego · 1 drug in this class
  6. University of Rochester · 1 drug in this class
  7. University of Ulm · 1 drug in this class

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Cite this brief

Drug Landscape (2026). standard dose ARA-C — Competitive Intelligence Brief. https://druglandscape.com/ci/standard-dose-ara-c. Accessed 2026-05-13.

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