A recently-published study reported that Celltrion’s CT-P6 (HERZUMA, trastuzumab-pkrb) demonstrated equivalent safety and efficacy compared with reference drug HERCEPTIN when used to treat patients with HER2-positive advanced gastric cancer. This is the first study to directly compare the safety and efficacy of CT-P6 against HERCEPTIN in patients with advanced gastric…
Amneal Pharmaceuticals and Kashiv Biosciences have announced that their RELEUKO (filgrastim-ayow) biosimilar recently received FDA approval, making it the third filgrastim biosimilar approved for the United States, as well as the FDA’s first biosimilar approval this year. RELEUKO references Neupogen®, and is expected to launch in the third quarter of…
Innovent Biologics, Inc. announced the results of the Phase III ORIENT-31 study evaluating sintilimab in combination with BYVASDA (bevacizumab biosimilar) for the treatment of non-squamous non-small cell lung cancer. According to the press release, patients receiving sintilimab plus BYVASDA combined with chemotherapy (pemetrexed and cisplatin) demonstrated an improvement in progression-free…
July 28, 2021 – the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Viatris Inc.’s (formerly Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc.) SEMGLEE (insulin glargine-yfgn), a biosimilar to LANTUS (insulin glargine). According to the press release, SEMGLEE is indicated to improve glycemic control in adults and pediatric patients with Type 1 diabetes mellitus and…
BI’s adalimumab biosimilar CYLTEZO (adalimumab-adbm) has recently been granted interchangeable status by the FDA. Although approved in August 2017, CYLTEZO is not scheduled to launch until July 1, 2023, pursuant to a settlement agreement with AbbVie arising from the Humira litigation. CYLTEZO is now the second interchangeable biosimilar approval granted…