As we previously reported, in May 2023, Amgen filed a BPCIA complaint in the District of New Jersey alleging infringement based on Sandoz’s denosumab biosimilars of Amgen’s PROLIA and XGEVA (“the Sandoz Denosumab Litigation”). The FDA subsequently, in March 2024, approved Sandoz’s denosumab biosimilars, WYOST (denosumab-bbdz) and JUBBONTI (denosumab-bbdz), as…
On April 25, 2024, the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (“CHMP”) adopted a positive opinion, recommending the granting of marketing authorization for Biogen Netherlands B.V.’s biosimilar TOFIDENCE (tocilizumab), for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis (sJIA), polyarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis (pJIA) and coronavirus disease…
On March 5, Sandoz announced that the FDA approved its denosumab biosimilars, WYOST and JUBBONTI, as interchangeable with Amgen’s XGEVA and PROLIA. These are the first and only FDA-approved denosumab biosimilars. Denosumab is indicated for bone metastasis from various forms of cancer and for the prevention of bone pain and fractures,…
Celltrion Submits Denosumab BLA to FDA: On November 30, 2023, it was reported that Celltrion had completed submission of its application to the FDA for CT-P41, its denosumab biosimilar of Amgen’s PROLIA and XGEVA. According to the report, once CT-P41 is approved in the U.S., “it is expected to secure…
On October 12, Amneal announced that it will be adding two denosumab biosimilars to its oncology pipeline, referencing PROLIA and XGEVA. Denosumab is indicated for bone metastasis from various forms of cancer and for the prevention of bone pain and fractures, including osteoporosis-related injuries. Amneal announced that mAbxience will develop…
On May 1, 2023, Amgen filed a BPCIA complaint in the District of New Jersey against Sandoz related to Sandoz’s denosumab biosimilar of Amgen’s PROLIA® and XGEVA®. This is Amgen’s first BPCIA case filed with respect to a denosumab biosimilar. According to Amgen, PROLIA is “prescribed to treat patients with…
FDA’s Purple Book provides a searchable database of licensed biological products and includes the patent information provided to biosimilar applicants during the BPCIA patent dance. Pursuant to a law enacted in late 2020, a reference product sponsor must provide patent information to FDA for listing in the Purple Book once…
On March 31, 2023, Mabwell announced that China’s National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) has approved MAILISHU, a denosumab biosimilar, for the treatment of osteoporosis in postmenopausal women at high risk of fracture. MAILISHU was developed by Mabwell’s wholly owned subsidiary, T-Mab. Mabwell stated that MAILISHU is the world’s second approved…
The US FDA has accepted a Biologics License Application (BLA) from Sandoz for a proposed denosumab biosimilar. In its press-release, Sandoz stated that the “application includes all indications covered by the reference medicines Prolia® (denosumab)* and Xgeva® (denosumab)* for treating a variety of conditions, including osteoporosis in postmenopausal women and…
This week, Bio-Thera Solutions announced that the China National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) has approved BAT1806, a biosimilar of ACTEMRA (tocilizumab). BAT1806 is approved for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis (sJIA), and cytokine release syndrome (CRS), and is the first tocilizumab biosimilar approved by any…