Who are TOOKAD® Soluble's main competitors?

Direct comparators (same drug class / molecular target / therapeutic area): Ameluz 10% Topical Gel, TOOKAD VTP, BF-200 ALA cream, Physician's Choice SOC, NDL-PDT, SUCLEAR®.

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Last reviewed 2026-05-13 · How we verify

TOOKAD® Soluble — Competitive Intelligence Brief

TOOKAD® Soluble (TOOKAD® Soluble) competitive landscape: 6 comparators, recent regulatory actions, upcoming PDUFA, patent timeline. Class: Photodynamic therapy agent. Area: Oncology.

phase 3 Photodynamic therapy agent Vascular endothelial cells (non-receptor mediated phototoxicity) Oncology Small molecule Live · refreshed every 30 min

Target snapshot

TOOKAD® Soluble (TOOKAD® Soluble) — Steba Biotech S.A.. TOOKAD Soluble is a vascular-targeting photodynamic therapy agent that generates reactive oxygen species upon light activation to destroy tumor vasculature.

Comparator set (6 drugs)

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Drug	Generic	Sponsor	Phase	Class	Target
TOOKAD® Soluble TARGET	TOOKAD® Soluble	Steba Biotech S.A.	phase 3	Photodynamic therapy agent	Vascular endothelial cells (non-receptor mediated phototoxicity)
Ameluz 10% Topical Gel	Ameluz 10% Topical Gel	Psoriasis Treatment Center of Central New Jersey	marketed	Photodynamic therapy agent	Protoporphyrin IX (photosensitizer)
TOOKAD VTP	TOOKAD VTP	Steba Biotech S.A.	marketed	Photodynamic therapy agent	Vascular endothelial cells (non-receptor mediated phototoxicity)
BF-200 ALA cream	BF-200 ALA cream	Joint Authority for Päijät-Häme Social and Health Care	marketed	Photodynamic therapy agent	Protoporphyrin IX (photosensitizer generated from aminolevulinic acid)
Physician's Choice SOC	Physician's Choice SOC	Rakuten Medical, Inc.	phase 3	X-ray activated photodynamic therapy agent
NDL-PDT	NDL-PDT	Galderma R&D	phase 3	Photodynamic therapy agent
SUCLEAR®	SUCLEAR®	National Cancer Center, Korea	phase 3	Photodynamic therapy agent

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 (Photodynamic therapy agent class)

Galderma R&D · 3 drugs in this class
DUSA Pharmaceuticals, Inc. · 2 drugs in this class
Biofrontera Bioscience GmbH · 2 drugs in this class
Steba Biotech S.A. · 2 drugs in this class
National Cancer Center, Korea · 1 drug in this class
Photocure · 1 drug in this class
Psoriasis Treatment Center of Central New Jersey · 1 drug in this class
Joint Authority for Päijät-Häme Social and Health Care · 1 drug in this class

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Drug Landscape (2026). TOOKAD® Soluble — Competitive Intelligence Brief. https://druglandscape.com/ci/tookad-soluble. Accessed 2026-05-13.

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