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VELCADE Administered by intravenous infusion — Competitive Intelligence Brief

VELCADE Administered by intravenous infusion (VELCADE Administered by intravenous infusion) competitive landscape: 6 comparators, recent regulatory actions, upcoming PDUFA, patent timeline. Class: Proteasome inhibitor. Area: Oncology.

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Target snapshot

VELCADE Administered by intravenous infusion (VELCADE Administered by intravenous infusion) — Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc.. VELCADE (bortezomib) is a proteasome inhibitor that blocks the degradation of proteins, causing cancer cells to accumulate toxic protein levels and undergo apoptosis.

Comparator set (6 drugs)

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DrugGenericSponsorPhaseClassTargetApproval / PDUFA
VELCADE Administered by intravenous infusion TARGET VELCADE Administered by intravenous infusion Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. phase 3 Proteasome inhibitor 26S proteasome
Velcade bortezomib Shilpa marketed Proteasome inhibitor 26S proteasome chymotrypsin-like activity 2003-01-01
PAD combination PAD combination Cooperative Study Group A for Hematology marketed Combination therapy (proteasome inhibitor + immunomodulatory agent + corticosteroid) 26S proteasome; cereblon (CRBN); glucocorticoid receptor
Velcade Velcade University of Arkansas marketed 26S proteasome non-ATPase regulatory subunit 1, PH and SEC7 domain-containing protein 1, Cathepsin G
VRD for first-cycle induction therapy VRD for first-cycle induction therapy The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University marketed Proteasome inhibitor + immunomodulatory agent + corticosteroid combination 26S proteasome (bortezomib); cereblon/CRBN (lenalidomide); glucocorticoid receptor (dexamethasone)
Bortezomib (B) Bortezomib (B) National Cancer Institute (NCI) marketed Proteasome inhibitor 26S proteasome
CDD Plus Bortezomib CDD Plus Bortezomib Beijing Chao Yang Hospital phase 3 Proteasome inhibitor combined with chemotherapy 26S proteasome

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.

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Sponsor landscape (Proteasome inhibitor class)

  1. Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. · 2 drugs in this class
  2. Meletios A. Dimopoulos · 1 drug in this class
  3. National Cancer Institute (NCI) · 1 drug in this class
  4. PETHEMA Foundation · 1 drug in this class
  5. Pfizer · 1 drug in this class
  6. Shilpa · 1 drug in this class
  7. Telik · 1 drug in this class
  8. European Myeloma Network B.V. · 1 drug in this class
  9. University of Arkansas · 1 drug in this class

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Drug Landscape (2026). VELCADE Administered by intravenous infusion — Competitive Intelligence Brief. https://druglandscape.com/ci/velcade-administered-by-intravenous-infusion. Accessed 2026-05-17.

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