Pfizer Receives European Approval For Avastin® (Bevacizumab) Biosimilar

Pfizer announced today that the European Commission has approved its Avastin® (bevacizumab) biosimilar ZIRABEV™ for the treatment of metastatic carcinoma of the colon or rectum, metastatic breast cancer, unresectable advanced, metastatic or recurrent non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), advanced and/or metastatic renal cell cancer and persistent, recurrent or metastatic carcinoma of the cervix. ZIRABEV™ is Pfizer’s fifth biosimilar approved for use in Europe and has also been filed for regulatory approval with the FDA.