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Samsung Bioepis Clinical Trial Updates

On December 8, Samsung Bioepis announced that it had presented the longest follow-up study results for a trastuzumab biosimilar in patients with HER2-positive early or locally advanced breast cancer.  The five-year study compared long-term survival rates of patients on SB3 (ONTRUZANT®, Samsung Bioepis’ biosimilar of Herceptin®) and Herceptin® (trastuzumab) from…

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White Paper Investigates Biosimilar Competition and Price Reduction

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…

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Accord Healthcare has Launched Zercepac® (Trastuzumab) Biosimilar in the UK

Following approval by the European Commission in July, last week Accord Healthcare announced the launch of Zercepac® a biosimilar to Herceptin® in the United Kingdom.  According to the press release, Zercepac® is indicated for the treatment of certain patients with HER2-positive early breast cancer, HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer, and previously untreated…

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BREAKING NEWS: Genentech and Amgen Settle HERCEPTIN and AVASTIN Biosimilar Disputes

Today, Genentech and Amgen jointly filed stipulations in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware dismissing their BPCIA litigations concerning Amgen’s biosimilars of Genentech’s HERCEPTIN (trastuzumab) and AVASTIN (bevacizumab) oncology products. According to each court submission, the parties entered into a settlement agreement and mutually agreed to voluntarily…

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Biosimilar Market Updates

Shanghai Henlius biosimilar antibody developments On March 9, 2020, Shanghai Henlius Biotech, Inc. announced that its investigational new drug application has been accepted by China’s National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) for HLX14, a biosimililar to Amgen’s PROLIA (denosumab).  According to the press release, HLX14 is indicated for the treatment of…

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Russian Pharma Company Biocad Obtains European Certification for Biosimilars to Treat Cancer

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On March 30, 2020, Russian pharmaceutical company, Biocad, announced that it and its partner, ICM d.o.o., recently obtained European registration certification in Bosnia and Herzegovina for two cancer treatment biosimilars:  Acellbia (rituximab), a biosimilar of Roche’s MabThera®, and Herticad (trastuzumab), a biosimilar of Roche’s Herceptin®.  According to Biocad, the registration…

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