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Valganciclovir CMV Prophylaxis — Competitive Intelligence Brief

Valganciclovir CMV Prophylaxis (Valganciclovir CMV Prophylaxis) competitive landscape: 6 comparators, recent regulatory actions, upcoming PDUFA, patent timeline. Class: Nucleoside analog antiviral. Area: Infectious Disease / Virology.

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Target snapshot

Valganciclovir CMV Prophylaxis (Valganciclovir CMV Prophylaxis) — University of California, San Francisco. Valganciclovir is a prodrug that is converted to ganciclovir, which inhibits cytomegalovirus (CMV) DNA polymerase to prevent viral replication.

Comparator set (6 drugs)

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DrugGenericSponsorPhaseClassTargetApproval / PDUFA
Valganciclovir CMV Prophylaxis TARGET Valganciclovir CMV Prophylaxis University of California, San Francisco phase 3 Nucleoside analog antiviral CMV DNA polymerase
prophylactic Valganciclovir prophylactic Valganciclovir Rabin Medical Center marketed Nucleoside analog antiviral CMV DNA polymerase
Prophylaxis with valganciclovir plus mycophenolate Prophylaxis with valganciclovir plus mycophenolate University of Bologna phase 3 Combination antiviral and immunosuppressant CMV DNA polymerase (valganciclovir); IMPDH type II (mycophenolate)
Placebo to VGCV Placebo to VGCV Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC phase 3 Nucleoside analog antiviral CMV DNA polymerase
Lonsurf TIPIRACIL Taiho Oncology Inc marketed Nucleoside Analog Antiviral [EPC] Thymidine phosphorylase 2015-01-01
Dendrid IDOXURIDINE Novartis marketed Nucleoside Analog Antiviral Thymidine kinase, cytosolic 1963-01-01
Peginterferon alfa-2a + ribavirin Peginterferon alfa-2a + ribavirin Hospital Clinico Universitario San Cecilio marketed Interferon alpha + nucleoside analog antiviral combination Interferon-alpha receptor (IFNAR); HCV RNA-dependent RNA polymerase

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)

Sponsor landscape (Nucleoside analog antiviral class)

  1. Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC · 3 drugs in this class
  2. Hoffmann-La Roche · 2 drugs in this class
  3. Göteborg University · 2 drugs in this class
  4. Estetra · 1 drug in this class
  5. Padagis LLC · 1 drug in this class
  6. MinaPharm Pharmaceuticals · 1 drug in this class
  7. French National Agency for Research on AIDS and Viral Hepatitis · 1 drug in this class
  8. NYU Langone Health · 1 drug in this class
  9. Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris · 1 drug in this class
  10. Ain Shams University · 1 drug in this class

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Drug Landscape (2026). Valganciclovir CMV Prophylaxis — Competitive Intelligence Brief. https://druglandscape.com/ci/valganciclovir-cmv-prophylaxis. Accessed 2026-05-16.

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