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Updates on Aflibercept BPCIA Litigation

Regeneron Filed Complaint Against Amgen in C.D. Cal. Over ABP 938 Biosimilar to EYLEA On January 10, 2024, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“Regeneron”) filed a Complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California against Amgen Inc. (“Amgen”) alleging infringement of 32 patents under the BPCIA based on Amgen’s…

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FDA Approves First Cell-Based Therapies for Treatment of Sickle Cell Disease

On December 8, 2023, the FDA approved the first cell-based gene therapies for the treatment of sickle cell disease (SCD) in patients 12 years and older—Vertex’s CASGEVY and Bluebird’s LYFGENIA.  SCD is a group of inherited blood disorders affecting approximately 100,000 people in the U.S. and inducing a median life…

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Janssen Seeks a Preliminary Injunction in BPCIA Ustekinumab Case Against Amgen

On March 1, 2023, Janssen filed a motion for preliminary injunction in Janssen Biotech, Inc. v. Amgen Inc., C.A. No. 22-1549-MN, seeking to enjoin Amgen from the commercial manufacturing, sale, and offer for sale of ABP 654, Amgen’s ustekinumab biosimilar.  On the same day, just prior to filing the motion,…

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Biogen Seeks a Preliminary Injunction in Natalizumab BPCIA Case Against Sandoz

Biogen seeks a preliminary injunction in its BPCIA case against Sandoz related to Sandoz’s proposed biosimilar of TYSABRI (natalizumab).  On October 20, 2022, the Court issued a sealed order on the parties’ joint stipulation and proposed schedule for a preliminary injunction motion.  A redacted version of the parties’ proposed schedule…

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Denosumab Clinical Trial Updates

The Big Molecule Watch is monitoring Phase III clinical trials involving denosumab biosimilars.  Here we report on the results of two recently completed studies. On June 30, 2022, a study was published showing that the efficacy of AryoGen Pharmed’s biosimilar denosumab candidate, ARYLIA, is noninferior to Amgen’s PROLIA for the…

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Mylan Voluntarily Recalls Additional Batch of Biosimilar Insulin Glargine Pens Due to Potential Missing Labels

On July 5, Mylan announced another voluntary recall of a batch of Insulin Glargine (insulin glargine-yfgn) Injection, 100 units/mL (U-100), 3 mL prefilled pens “due to the potential for the label to be missing on some pens.”  The recalled product is not the branded SEMGLEE® pen, but rather the unbranded…

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Outlook Therapeutics to Revise Ophthalmic Bevacizumab BLA in Light of FDA Request

Outlook Therapeutics announced today that the FDA has requested additional information in order to complete the filing of the company’s BLA for LYTENAVA.  LYTENAVA, or ONS-5010, is an ophthalmic intravitreal injection formulation of bevacizumab for the treatment of wet AMD and other retinal diseases.  In response to FDA’s request, Outlook…

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Celltrion to Enter U.S. Humira Biosimilar Market Following Patent Agreement with AbbVie

Celltrion recently announced that it will start selling Yuflyma, an adalimumab biosimilar, in the U.S. in July 2023.  The announcement stems from Celltrion’s recently inked patent agreement with AbbVie which allows Celltrion to market a high-concentration formulation of the drug.  As a company official stated, “By entering the U.S. market…

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