Last week, Mylan N.V. and Biocon Ltd. announced that the European Medicines Agency has accepted Mylan’s Marketing Authorization Application for a proposed biosimilar version of Genentech’s Herceptin (trastuzumab). Trastuzumab is indicated in Europe to treat certain breast cancers and gastric cancers that overexpress the HER2 protein. As we reported previously, Mylan…
Yesterday, Mylan filed two petitions for inter partes review of Genentech’s U.S. Patent No. 6,407,213. According the petitions, the patent is directed to humanized antibodies, and Mylan expects that Genentech will rely on data regarding Herceptin® (trastuzumab) in its arguments regarding secondary considerations. We will continue to monitor and report…
We previously reported on collaborations between Amgen and Allergan on oncology-related biosimilars. On July 21, Amgen and Allergan announced results of a Phase III trial for their ABP 980 product, which is being developed as a biosimilar to Genentech’s Herceptin® (trastuzumab). According to the companies’ press release, the trial confirmed…
On June 3, Mylan N.V. and Biocon Ltd. presented phase 3 clinical data regarding their trastuzumab product (dubbed MYL-1401O), which is a proposed biosimilar to Genentech’s Herceptin, at the 2016 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting. Trastuzumab is indicated for the treatment of HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer patients,…
A recent court ruling and a new publication on guidelines for biosimilars in India may offer further guidance on what biosimilar and biologic stakeholders can expect from Indian regulatory authorities. In late March, India’s Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO) published Proposed Revised Guidelines on Similar Biologics (2016), offering guidance…
Biogen Inc. announced this past Saturday that the European Commission has approved Samsung Bioepis’s proposed biosimilar of Amgen’s Enbrel (etanercept). Enbrel is a biologic drug used to treat five different inflammatory conditions, including rheumatoid arthritis, plaque psoriasis, and psoriatic arthritis. This is the first biosimilar of Enbrel approved in Europe….
On June 24, 2015, the UK’s High Court of Justice Patents Court invalidated a Genentech patent (EP 1037926 (“the ’926 patent”)) for the combined use of Herceptin (trastuzumab) in combination with the chemotherapeutic taxane for treatment of HER2-positive breast cancer. Hospira brought this action as part of a series of patent…