On July 24, 2024, Bio-Thera Solutions announced the FDA acceptance of its aBLA for BAT2206 (ustekinumab), a proposed biosimilar of Janssen and Johnson & Johnson’s Stelara® (ustekinumab), with a request for interchangeability....more
On July 19, 2024, the FDA approved the second biosimilar of Alexion / AstraZeneca’s Soliris® (eculizumab), Samsung Bioepis’s Epysqli® (eculizumab-aagh), approximately one year after Samsung Bioepis announced the FDA...more
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7/10/2024
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On June 28, 2024, the FDA approved three new biosimilars, Formycon and Klinge Biopharma’s Ahzantive® (aflibercept-mrbb), a biosimilar of Regeneron’s EYLEA® (aflibercept); Tanvex Biopharma’s Nypozi™ (filgrastim-txid), a...more
On June 20, 2024, the FDA issued a draft guidance, “Considerations for Demonstrating Interchangeability with a Reference Product: Update” that revises the need for switching studies to demonstrate a biosimilar is...more
On May 28, 2024, the FDA approved Amgen’s Bkemv™ (eculizumab-aeeb), the first interchangeable biosimilar of Alexion’s Soliris® (eculizumab). Bkemv™ was approved with a skinny label for paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria...more
On May 27, 2024, Fresenius Kabi announced the FDA acceptance of its aBLA for FKS518 (denosumab), a proposed biosimilar of Amgen’s Prolia® / Xgeva® (denosumab). ...more
On May 20, 2024, the FDA approved the first two interchangeable biosimilars of Regeneron’s EYLEA® (aflibercept) – Biocon Biologics and Mylan’s Yesafili™ (aflibercept-jbvf) and Samsung Bioepis’s Opuviz™ (aflibercept-yszy). ...more
According to a May 1, 2024 press release, the high-concentration (100 mg/mL), citrate-free formulation of Boehringer Ingelheim’s Cyltezo® (adalimumab-adbm) was approved by the FDA on May 1 as interchangeable with AbbVie’s...more
On April 15, 2024, Fresenius Kabi announced the U.S. launch of Tyenne® (tocilizumab-aazg), the first Actemra® (tocilizumab) biosimilar to launch in the U.S., after receiving FDA approval in March 2024 (see Fresenius Kabi’s...more
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5/1/2024
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According to an April 2024 press release, Alvotech and Teva’s Selarsdi™ (ustekinumab-aekn) was approved by the FDA on April 16 as a biosimilar of Janssen / Johnson & Johnson’s Stelara® (ustekinumab). ...more
On March 10, 2024, Celltrion announced in a press release that it submitted an abbreviated Biologics License Application (aBLA) for FDA approval of CT-P39 (omalizumab), a proposed interchangeable biosimilar of Genentech’s /...more
On March 13, 2024, Regeneron appealed the PTAB Board’s (“the Board”) recent Final Written Decisions (“FWDs”) that found claims of two Regeneron patents related to EYLEA® (aflibercept) unpatentable....more
On March 5, 2024, the FDA approved Sandoz’s Jubbonti® and Wyost® (denosumab-bddz) as the first biosimilars of Amgen’s Prolia® and Xgeva® (denosumab). The launch date for these biosimilars has not been announced as Amgen and...more
3/15/2024
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On March 5, 2024, the FDA approved Fresenius Kabi’s Tyenne® (tocilizumab-aazg) as a biosimilar of Chugai, Genentech and Hoffman-La Roche’s Actemra® (tocilizumab). ...more
On March 4, 2024, the PTAB granted Biocon and Janssen’s joint motion to terminate IPR2023-01444 due to a settlement reached prior to an institution decision. The parties announced in a press release that their settlement and...more
On February 23, 2024, the FDA approved Alvotech and Teva’s Simlandi® (adalimumab-ryvk) as biosimilar to and interchangeable with AbbVie’s Humira® (adalimumab). Simlandi® is the tenth Humira® biosimilar to be approved, and the...more
On January 28, 2024 Celltrion announced the submission to the FDA of an aBLA for CT-P47, a proposed biosimilar of Genentech’s Actemra® (tocilizumab). This is the third publicly announced aBLA filing for an...more
According to a January 2024 press release from Accord BioPharma, Inc. (“Accord”), the FDA accepted Accord’s abbreviated Biologics License Application (aBLA) for DMB-3115 (ustekinumab), a proposed biosimilar to Janssen...more
On November 30, 2023, Celltrion announced that it filed for an abbreviated Biologics License Application (aBLA) for FDA approval of CT-P41 (denosumab), a proposed biosimilar of Amgen’s Prolia® / Xgeva® (denosumab)...more
On November 22, 2023, Biocon Biologics Inc. (“Biocon”) submitted a Petition for Inter Partes Review of claims 1-34 of U.S. Patent No. 10,961,307 (“the ’307 patent”), assigned to Janssen Biotech, Inc. (“Janssen”), requesting...more
On October 31, 2023, the FDA approved Amgen’s Wezlana™ (ustekinumab-auub) as the first biosimilar and interchangeable of Johnson & Johnson / Janssen’s Stelara® (ustekinumab). In May 2023, Amgen and Janssen settled their...more
On September 18, 2023, the FDA issued a new draft guidance “Labeling for Biosimilar and Interchangeable Biosimilar Products,” updating the previous labeling guidance “Labeling for Biosimilar Products” from July 2018. ...more