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Trifluridine cures — Competitive Intelligence Brief
phase 3
Nucleoside analog; antimetabolite
Thymidylate synthase; DNA
Oncology
Small molecule
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Target snapshot
Trifluridine cures (Trifluridine cures) — Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Dijon. Trifluridine is a nucleoside analog that inhibits thymidylate synthase and gets incorporated into DNA, disrupting cancer cell replication.
Comparator set (6 drugs)
| Drug | Generic | Sponsor | Phase | Class | Target | Approval / PDUFA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trifluridine cures TARGET | Trifluridine cures | Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Dijon | phase 3 | Nucleoside analog; antimetabolite | Thymidylate synthase; DNA | |
| Suvemcitug injection, trifluridine/tipiracil tablets | Suvemcitug injection, trifluridine/tipiracil tablets | Jiangsu Simcere Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. | phase 3 | Nucleoside analog; antimetabolite | Thymidylate synthase; DNA | |
| TS-1, oxaliplatin | TS-1, oxaliplatin | Samsung Medical Center | phase 3 | Fluoropyrimidine + platinum-based chemotherapy combination | Thymidylate synthase; DNA (platinum crosslinking) | |
| Fluoropyrimidine-based Chemotherapy | Fluoropyrimidine-based Chemotherapy | Hoffmann-La Roche | phase 3 | Antimetabolite chemotherapy | Thymidylate synthase; DNA/RNA incorporation | |
| Carac® (Fluorouracil) Cream | Carac® (Fluorouracil) Cream | Actavis Inc. | phase 3 | Antimetabolite; Pyrimidine analog | Thymidylate synthase; DNA and RNA synthesis | |
| CAPEOX/Capecitabine | CAPEOX/Capecitabine | Qilu Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. | phase 3 | Antimetabolite; Fluoropyrimidine | Thymidylate synthase; DNA/RNA synthesis | |
| Pifeltro | DORAVIRINE | Merck & Co. | marketed | Human Immunodeficiency Virus 1 Non-Nucleoside Analog Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitor [EPC] | 2018-01-01 |
Recent regulatory actions (last 90 days)
- — Pifeltro · FDA · approved · US · Merck & Co.
Upcoming PDUFA dates (next 180 days)
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Sponsor landscape (Nucleoside analog; antimetabolite class)
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris · 1 drug in this class
- Astellas Pharma Global Development, Inc. · 1 drug in this class
- AstraZeneca · 1 drug in this class
- Celgene · 1 drug in this class
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Dijon · 1 drug in this class
- Chia Tai Tianqing Pharmaceutical Group Co., Ltd. · 1 drug in this class
- Chia Tai Tianqing Pharmaceutical Group Nanjing Shunxin Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. · 1 drug in this class
- Eisai Inc. · 1 drug in this class
- Gruppo Italiano Malattie EMatologiche dell'Adulto · 1 drug in this class
- Jiangsu Simcere Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. · 1 drug in this class
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Drug Landscape (2026). Trifluridine cures — Competitive Intelligence Brief. https://druglandscape.com/ci/trifluridine-cures. Accessed 2026-06-10.
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