Here are our picks for the top-five most significant U.S. biosimilar market developments in 2018: 1. 2018 Sets New Records for Biosimilar Approvals and Launches When 2018 began, nine biosimilars had received FDA approval, and only three were on the U.S. market. This past year saw a record-breaking seven FDA…
Over the past month, several drug developers announced updates regarding their biosimilar programs. Below are some highlights, in addition to the many biosimilar developments on which we have already reported: Today, December 3, 2018, Celltrion announced that the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has accepted Celltrion’s Extension Marketing Authorisation Application for…
Today, AbbVie and Pfizer announced that they reached a global resolution of all intellectual property-related litigation concerning Pfizer’s proposed biosimilar adalimumab. According to the press releases, AbbVie has granted Pfizer a non-exclusive license to AbbVie’s intellectual property relating to adalimumab in the United States and other countries. All litigation pending between the parties…
Following the FDA’s approval of Retacrit® (epotein alfa-epbx) as the first U.S. biosimilar of Amgen’s Epogen® and Johnson & Johnson’s Procrit® this past May, today Pfizer announced that it has launched Retacrit® in the United States. According to reports, Pfizer began shipping Retacrit® to wholesalers on November 12, 2018, at…
On November 8, 2018, on its quarterly earnings call for Q3 2018 (transcript available here), Coherus BioSciences provided updates regarding its commercial launch plans for its recently approved Udenyca™ (pegfilgrastim-cbqv) biosimilar product. President, CEO and Chairman Denny Lefler told financial analysts on the call that Udenyca™ will be available for…
Below are some recent updates regarding biosimilar pipelines from around the globe. On November 2, 2018, Sandoz announced that it has decided “not [to] pursue its submission for biosimilar rituximab in the US at this time … follow[ing] a request by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for additional…
On November 6th, Goodwin’s Elaine Blais and Alex Valenti will be hosting a Biosimilars Market Update webinar, discussing key issues and recent legal and regulatory developments in the biosimilars space. Topics will include recent antitrust claims filed against biologic manufacturers, new strategies in BPCIA litigation, updates on legal developments affecting validity…
Below are some recent updates regarding U.S. regulatory submissions and a launch in connection with biosimilar products: On September 27, 2018, Samsung Bioepis announced that the U.S. FDA has accepted its aBLA for SB5, a proposed biosimilar of Humira® (adalimumab), which Bioepis submitted to the FDA in July. According to…
In August, we reported that the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) recommended the granting of marketing authorization for three biosimilar medicines: (1) Fujifilm Kyowa Kirin Biologics (FKB) and Mylan’s Hulio® (adalimumab), a proposed biosimilar of Humira®; (2) Accord Healthcare’s Pelgraz® (pegfilgrastim),…
Today, September 10, 2018, Xbrane Biopharma announced that it has decided to shift its strategic focus of capital and resources toward biosimilars and away from its pipeline of generic long-acting injectables. In addition to moving forward with its pivotal clinical trial for Xlucane, its proposed biosimilar of Lucentis® (ranibizumab), Xbrane…