Glenmark Pharmaceuticals announced positive results in a Phase 1 study comparing biosimilar GBR 310 to omalizumab, marketed as Xolair® by Genentech and Novartis. According to Glenmark, the study supports similarity in pharmacokinetic, pharmacodynamic, safety, and immunogenicity profiles. Xolair® is an anti-IgE antibody indicated for treating certain patients with either moderate…
In a press release, Glenmark Pharmaceuticals announced today that the U.S. FDA has cleared Glenmark’s Investigational New Drug (IND) application of GBR 310, a proposed biosimilar of XOLAIR® (omalizumab), to initiate a first-in-human pharmacokinetics comparison study. GBR 310 is a recombinant DNA-derived humanized immunoglobulin G1 kappa monoclonal antibody. It is…
On May 16, 2016, Sorrento Therapeutics announced successful results from a Phase 2 and 3 clinical study for a biosimilar to Xolair. Xolair (omalizumab) is marketed by Genentech and Novartis to treat allergic asthma and chronic idiopathic urticaria (a chronic skin condition). Sorrento’s biosimilar product, dubbed STI-004, proved to be…