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Velcade, Thalidomide, Dexamethasone — Competitive Intelligence Brief

Velcade, Thalidomide, Dexamethasone (Velcade, Thalidomide, Dexamethasone) competitive landscape: 6 comparators, recent regulatory actions, upcoming PDUFA, patent timeline. Class: Proteasome inhibitor. Area: Oncology.

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Target snapshot

Velcade, Thalidomide, Dexamethasone (Velcade, Thalidomide, Dexamethasone) — University of Arkansas. Velcade (bortezomib) is a proteasome inhibitor that blocks the action of proteasomes, which are complexes that break down proteins in cells.

Comparator set (6 drugs)

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DrugGenericSponsorPhaseClassTargetApproval / PDUFA
Velcade, Thalidomide, Dexamethasone TARGET Velcade, Thalidomide, Dexamethasone University of Arkansas phase 3 Proteasome inhibitor Proteasome
Ninlaro IXAZOMIB Takeda marketed Proteasome Inhibitor Proteasome subunit beta type-5 2015-01-01
Kyprolis carfilzomib Amgen marketed Proteasome Inhibitor [EPC] Proteasome subunit beta type-5 2012-01-01
Velcade bortezomib Shilpa marketed Proteasome inhibitor 26S proteasome chymotrypsin-like activity 2003-01-01
Drug: Carfilzomib + Dexamethasone Drug: Carfilzomib + Dexamethasone Amgen marketed Proteasome inhibitor + corticosteroid combination 20S proteasome (carfilzomib); glucocorticoid receptor (dexamethasone)
Kyprolis Kyprolis Black Sea Hematology Association marketed Cathepsin B, Glutathione S-transferase omega-1, Proteasome subunit beta type-10
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)

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, Thalidomide, Dexamethasone — Competitive Intelligence Brief. https://druglandscape.com/ci/velcade-thalidomide-dexamethasone. Accessed 2026-06-10.

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