On June 2, 2022, Biogen Inc. and Samsung Bioepis Co., Ltd. announced that BYOOVIZ™ (ranibizumab-nuna), a biosimilar referencing Genentech’s LUCENTIS®, will be available in the United States on July 1, 2022. BYOOVIZ™ is the first FDA approved ophthalmology biosimilar. The FDA approved BYOOVIZ™ in September 2021 for the treatment of neovascular…
On Monday the FDA approved Eli Lilly’s insulin glargine biosimilar Rezvoglar, a biosimilar to Sanofi’s Lantus. Rezvoglar is indicated to improve glycemic control in adult and pediatric patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus and in adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Rezvoglar is available in 3 mL prefilled pens and…
On July 6, 2020, the U.S. FDA approved Mylan’s aBLA for HULIO (adalimumab-fkjp), a biosimilar of AbbVie’s HUMIRA. HULIO is indicated for treating certain patients with rheumatoid arthritis, juvenile idiopathic arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, adult Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis, and plaque psoriasis. HUMIRA, in contrast, is additionally approved for…
Today, June 13, 2019, the U.S. FDA approved Amgen’s aBLA for KANJINTI (trastuzumab-anns), a biosimilar of Genentech’s HERCEPTIN. According to its approved package insert, KANJINTI, like its reference product, is indicated for the treatment of HER2 overexpressing breast cancer and the treatment of HER2 overexpressing metastatic gastric or gastroesophageal junction…
Yesterday, Samsung Bioepis announced that the FDA has accepted for review the company’s BLA under the 351(k) pathway for SB3, a biosimilar candidate referencing Genentech’s Herceptin® (trastuzumab). The press release states that this is Samsung Bioepis’ first submission for FDA-approval of an oncology biosimilar candidate. According to the press release,…