Amgen recently released a preview of its 2022 Trends in Biosimilars Report, which includes an analysis of the trends in US biosimilar launches and approvals; a timeline of biosimilar approvals and launch dates; trends in pricing, uptake, and total drug spend; and considerations for the future of biosimilars. According to…
On June 24, 2022, Innovent Biologics, Inc. and Eli Lilly and Company announced that the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) of China approved the supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA) for TYVYT (sintilimab)—a monoclonal antibody that targets and binds to PD-1 molecules resulting in the death of cancer cells—in combination with…
On May 19, 2022, Viatris Inc. and Biocon Biologics Ltd. announced that ABEVMY, a bevacizumab biosimilar, is now available in Canada. According to the press release, Viatris and Biocon Biologics co-developed ABEVMY, which references Roche’s AVASTIN (bevacizumab), a recombinant humanized monoclonal antibody that selectively binds to human vascular endothelial growth…
On April 14, 2022, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit reversed the PTAB’s determination in IPR2016-01542 that claims of Amgen’s U.S. Patent No. 8,952,138 are obvious. The ’138 patent claims are directed to methods of refolding proteins by “contacting the protein with a refolding buffer comprising a…
On Tuesday, January 25, Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee Chair, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), and Ranking Member, Senator Richard Burr (R-NC) released a discussion draft of the Prepare for and Respond to Existing Viruses, Emerging New Threats, and Pandemics Act (PREVENT Pandemics Act). According to the Senate…
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…
On September 20, 2021, the District Court for the Northern District of Illinois entered a scheduling order in AbbVie v. Alvotech, No. 21-2258, 21-2899 (N.D. Ill.). As we previously reported, AbbVie Inc. (“AbbVie”) brought an action on April 27, 2021, in the Northern District of Illinois for patent infringement against…
This week, three development programs announced updates to their ranibizumab biosimilars. Ranibizumab is the active ingredient in Genentech’s LUCENTIS, which is indicated for retinal vascular disorders, including neovascular (wet) age-related macular degeneration (AMD). On June 25, 2021, Samsung Bioepis Co., Ltd. (“Samsung Bioepis”) and Biogen Inc. (“Biogen”) announced that the…
In March 2021, researchers from Harvard Medical School, Harvard University, and Brigham and Women’s Hospital published a white paper exploring the link between entry of biosimilars under The Biological Price Competition and Innovation Act (BPCIA) and moderation in drug prices driven by market competition. The white paper studied the price and…
On February 18, 2021, the American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy published the results of a meta-analysis evaluating the use of infliximab in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The meta-analysis evaluated patient response rates to treatment with the infliximab reference product REMICADE compared to treatment with infliximab biosimilars. The study’s authors…