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VP16, ATG — Competitive Intelligence Brief

VP16, ATG (VP16, ATG) competitive landscape: 6 comparators, recent regulatory actions, upcoming PDUFA, patent timeline. Class: Alkylating agent. Area: Oncology.

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Target snapshot

VP16, ATG (VP16, ATG) — St. Anna Kinderkrebsforschung. VP16 is an alkylating agent that works by cross-linking DNA, thereby inhibiting DNA replication and transcription.

Comparator set (6 drugs)

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DrugGenericSponsorPhaseClassTargetApproval / PDUFA
VP16, ATG TARGET VP16, ATG St. Anna Kinderkrebsforschung phase 3 Alkylating agent Topoisomerase II
Idamycin Pfs Idarubicin Hydrochloride Pfizer Inc. marketed Anthracycline topoisomerase inhibitor DNA, Topoisomerase II 1990-01-01
Idamycin Pfs IDARUBICIN HYDROCHLORIDE marketed Anthracycline Topoisomerase Inhibitor DNA, topoisomerase II 1990-01-01
Idamycin Pfs Idarubicin Hydrochloride Pfizer Inc. marketed Anthracycline topoisomerase inhibitor DNA, Topoisomerase II 1990-01-01
Cipro ciprofloxacin Bayer AG marketed Fluoroquinolone antibiotic DNA topoisomerase II, DNA gyrase subunit A, DNA gyrase subunit A 1987-10-22
Amekrin AMSACRINE marketed amsacrine DNA topoisomerase 2-beta, Solute carrier family 22 member 1, DNA topoisomerase II 1987-01-01
DOXORUBICIN HYDROCHLORIDE DOXORUBICIN HYDROCHLORIDE marketed topoisomerase II 1974-01-01

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 (Alkylating agent class)

  1. Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris · 2 drugs in this class
  2. M.D. Anderson Cancer Center · 2 drugs in this class
  3. Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University · 2 drugs in this class
  4. Asahi Kasei Pharma Corporation · 1 drug in this class
  5. Baxter · 1 drug in this class
  6. BeBetter Med Inc · 1 drug in this class
  7. Astellas Pharma China, Inc. · 1 drug in this class
  8. Children's Cancer Group, China · 1 drug in this class
  9. Federal Research Institute of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and Immunology · 1 drug in this class
  10. Celyad Oncology SA · 1 drug in this class

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Drug Landscape (2026). VP16, ATG — Competitive Intelligence Brief. https://druglandscape.com/ci/vp16-atg. Accessed 2026-05-15.

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