On December 4, 2025, the FDA approved a new indication for Bristol Myer Squibb’s BREYANZI (lisocabtagene maraleucel) for the treatment of adults with marginal zone lymphoma (MZL) who have failed treatment with or relapsed after two or more prior lines of therapy. BREYANZI is a chimeric antigen receptor T-cell (CAR…
On November 6, 2025, Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC, and its subsidiary Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc., announced the launch of STARJEMZA (ustekinumab-hmny). STARJEMZA references Janssen’s STELARA, and is indicated for the treatment of plaque psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis, Crohn’s disease, and ulcerative colitis. Craig Boyd, commercial lead for the biosimilar, commented that “We…
On September 29, 2025, Gedeon Richter Plc. (“Richter”) and Hikma Pharmaceuticals Plc. along with its wholly owned subsidiary Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc. (“Hikma”) announced that the FDA approved their biosimilar denosumab products Enoby and Xtrenbo (denosumab-qbde), referencing Prolia and Xgeva respectively. This marks the seventh biosimilar denosumab approval. Hikma and…
On August 7, 2025, Celltrion announced that it obtained FDA approval expanding the indication of the intravenous (IV) formulation of AVTOZMA (tocilizumab-anoh) to include treatment of cytokine release syndrome (CRS) in patients aged 2 years and older. CRS is a potentially life-threatening condition brought on by a so-called “cytokine storm”…
On July 14, 2025 Fresenius filed two IPR petitions challenging Regeneron’s patents related to aflibercept. Regeneron has not asserted that Fresenius infringes either of these patents in district court litigation; however, there are a number of district court actions against other parties related to the patents challenged in Fresenius’s IPRs….
There are four pending BPCIA litigations brought by Amgen against biosimilar companies seeking to market denosumab biosimilars. Two of the four cases are pending in the District Court for the District of New Jersey before Judge O’Hearn: Amgen Inc. et al. v. Celltrion, Inc., No. 1:24-cv-06497-CPO-EAP (D.N.J.), filed on May…
Last week, GlaxoSmithKline and Northwestern University filed separate lawsuits against Moderna, accusing its mRNA-based vaccines of patent infringement. GSK’s Lawsuits On October 15, 2024, GSK filed two complaints against Moderna in the District Court for the District of Delaware, asserting that Moderna willfully infringes GSK’s mRNA patent portfolio. In Civil…
On September 13, 2024, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that it added the first vaccine against monkeypox (mpox) to its prequalification list. The vaccine, MVA-BN, is manufactured by Bavarian Nordic A/S. Prequalification is a mechanism “used to evaluate quality, safety and efficacy of medical products, such as vaccines ….
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…
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…