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…
Last week, Alvotech closed out the year with an announcement that it is expanding its high-tech center in Reykjavik, Iceland. This high-tech center, which will almost double the size of the existing facility by the end of 2022, will house “biosimilar development, drug refills, offices and warehouse, in addition to…
Samsung Biologics’ third quarter report disclosed that it had suspended its research and development of its SAIT101, a biosimilar of Rituxan. As we previously reported, the rituximab product was being developed through Archigen Biotech, a joint venture with AstraZeneca. According to a report in Korea Biomedical Review, a Samsung Biologics…
Celltrion announced last Friday that it will begin Phase I clinical trials of its Prolia (denosumab) biosimilar (CT-P41) in September. Prolia, marketed and sold by Amgen, is a treatment for glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis (GIOP) in men and women at high risk of fracture. Celltrion has said it plans to finish Phase…
Celltrion recently announced that its trastuzumab biosimilar, Herzuma, has met the World Health Organization’s (WHO) prequalification standards. WHO prequalification status is based on an assessment of the quality, safety, and efficacy of a medicine and enables the recipient to participate in UN procurement tenders. Herzuma has been commercially available in Europe since May 2018,…
Teva and Celltrion announced yesterday that their HERZUMA (trastuzumab-pkrb) for Injection, a biosimilar to HERCEPTIN, was available in the U.S. The biosimilar has the same indications as the reference product, and will be priced at a Wholesale Acquisition Cost (“WAC”) that is a 10% discount to the WAC of HERCEPTIN. …
The Korean Herald reported today that Celltrion has applied for the European Medicine Agency’s approval of CT-P17, a Humira (adaliumumab) biosimilar. According to the Korean Herald, Celltrion “expects to introduce CT-P17 to the European market in about a year’s time, which is how long the EMA typically takes to review.” …
Today, the Federal Circuit issued a Rule 36 affirmance of the district court’s judgment of non-infringement in the litigation involving Celltrion’s infliximab biosimilar. The court heard oral argument in the appeal yesterday. As we previously reported, Janssen had appealed the district court’s order granting Celltrion’s motion for summary judgment of non-infringement of…
Below are some highlights of recent biosimilar development news from this week: On September 20, Mochida announced that it had obtained marketing approval in Japan for RGB-10, a biosimilar of FORTEO (teraparitide) that Mochida developed in Japan based on a comprehensive license and collaboration agreement with Gedeon Richter Plc. Mochida…
During the first weeks of 2019 a number of biosimilar developers announced updates regarding their plans for the future. Bio-Thera Solutions Partners with Cipla for Bevacizumab Biosimilar Candidate On January 14, 2019, Bio-Thera Solutions Ltd announced that it has entered into a licensing agreement with Cipla Limited for BAT-1706, its…