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FDA Approves Samsung Bioepis’s Trastuzumab Biosimilar

Today, the FDA approved Samsung Bioepis’s Ontruzant (trastuzumab-dttb), a biosimilar to Genentech’s Herceptin (trastuzumab), for the treatment of patients with HER2-overexpressing breast cancer and HER2-overexpressing metastatic gastric or gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma.  Samsung Bioepis’s product is the subject of ongoing BPCIA litigation, pending before the District of Delaware. This is the third biosimilar…

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Agency Activity During Government Shutdown

As the government shutdown continues, administrative agencies have been updating the public on their operating status. The FDA has released a statement on its website explaining that its operations will “continue to the extent permitted by law, such as activities necessary to address imminent threats to the safety of human…

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FDA Says It Will “Take Action” Against Companies Creating Confusion About Biosimilar Safety

In a tweet today, FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb stated:  “FDA continues to be concerned about branded companies creating confusion about the safety and effectiveness of biosimilars and we’ll take action if we determine a company is deliberately misleading the public about the safety of these important products.”  The communication comes in response…

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FDA Approves Celltrion's Trastuzumab Biosimilar

Today, the FDA approved Celltrion’s Herzuma (trastuzumab-pkrb), a biosimilar that references Genentech’s Herceptin (trastuzumab), for the treatment of patients with HER2-overexpressing breast cancer, in accordance with the FDA-approved label.  Celltrion’s product is the subject of ongoing BPCIA litigation, pending before the District of Delaware. This marks the seventh biosimilar the FDA has approved…

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FDA Approves First Rituximab Biosimilar

On Wednesday, the FDA approved the first biosimilar to Genentech’s RITUXAN®. The FDA’s press release noted that Teva and Celltrion’s biosimilar TRUXIMA® (rituximab-abbs) is the first biosimilar to be approved in the U.S. for the treatment of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. TRUXIMA® is indicated for treatment of adult patients for: Relapsed or…

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FDA Approves Second Pegfilgrastim Biosimilar, a First for Coherus

Today, Coherus BioSciences announced that the U.S. FDA has approved Udenyca™ (pegfilgrastim-cbqv), its biosimilar of Amgen’s Neulasta®, for patients with cancer receiving myelosuppressive chemotherapy.  Udenyca™, which received marketing authorization in Europe in September, is Coherus’ first biosimilar to obtain approval in the United States.  Udenyca™ is the fourteenth biosimilar to…

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Sandoz Obtains FDA Approval for Adalimumab Biosimilar

The FDA announced today that it has approved Sandoz’s biosimilar Hyrimoz (adalimumab-adaz). The FDA had previously approved adalimumab biosimilars from Amgen and Boehringer Ingelheim. Sandoz’s global settlement with AbbVie regarding Hyrimoz provides Sandoz with a U.S. entry date of September 30, 2023, whereas Amgen is permitted an earlier U.S. launch,…

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