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…
Earlier today, Samsung Bioepis announced the initiation of a Phase 1 clinical trial for SB17, the company’s proposed biosimilar to Stelara® (ustekinumab). The trial will compare the pharmacokinetics, safety, tolerability, and immunogenicity of SB17 and Stelara®. With the start of this trial, Samsung Bioepis has the following biosimilar candidates in…
As regular Big Molecule Watch readers know, the Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act (“BPCIA”) was signed into law as part of the Affordable Care Act on March 23, 2010, creating an abbreviated licensure pathway for “biosimilar” and “interchangeable” biological products. The BPCIA also introduced a new scheme to resolve…
On February 15, 2021, Celltrion Healthcare announced that the European Commission granted marketing authorization for Yuflyma™ (CT-P17), an adalimumab biosimilar, on February 11, 2021. Yuflyma™ was approved across all thirteen intended indications covered by the reference biologic, Humira®. Yuflyma™ is a high concentration, low-volume and citrate-free adalimumab biosimilar, which, according…
As we previously reported in August 2019, the District Court for the District of Delaware issued an opinion granting Sanofi’s motion for judgment as a matter of law that the asserted claims of two of Amgen’s patents, U.S. Patent Nos. 8,829,165 (the “’165 patent”) and 8,859,741 (the “’741 patent”), covering…
On February 9, 2021, Lannett Company announced that it had added a new co-development agreement for biosimilar insulin aspart with its strategic alliance partners within the HEC Group of Companies. Insulin aspart, currently sold under the brand name Novolog®, is a fast-acting insulin used to treat high blood sugar in…
Celltrion Inc. has begun a Phase 3 clinical trial of CT-P42, an aflibercept biosimilar referencing Regeneron’s Eylea. The trial will enroll 300 patients with diabetic macular edema, and aims to compare CT-P42’s efficacy, safety, pharmacokinetics, and immunogenicity against Eylea. Celltrion adds CT-P42 to its pipeline of other investigational biosimilars, including…
As described below, Adocia, Cue Biopharma, and Eucure Biopharma each recently announced clinical updates with regards to their biologic product candidates or combination therapies. Adocia, a clinical-stage biotechnology company headquartered in France, reported positive results from a clinical pharmacology study using its proprietary BioChaperone® (BC) ultra-rapid prandial insulin formulation. The study…
With the support of the economic development organization Invest Puerto Rico, Biosimilar Solutions LLC announced that both it and CytoImmune Therapeutics will be establishing operations on the island to conduct biologics and cell therapy research and development. According to the press release, CytoImmune will relocate to Toa Baja and plans…
Enzene Biosciences Ltd., located in Pune, India, has announced that it has obtained marketing authorization from the Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) for its first biosimilar product in India. Enzene’s teriparatide biosimilar, indicated for the treatment of osteoporosis, will be marketed through Enzene’s holding company Alkem Laboratories, Ltd.