On 29 September 2025, Novartis announced that it plans to launch a US direct-to-patient (DTP) platform for Cosentyx® (secukinumab) from 1 November 2025, offering cash-paying patients access to the drug at 55% off the list price.
According to Novartis, Cosentyx® is its top selling product in the US, and the DTP platform will offer the biologic to American patients “at a price that reflects the average savings that insurers and pharmacy benefit managers receive”.
There are a number of secukinumab biosimilars currently under development, including by Celltrion (phase 1 clinical trial completed; global phase 3 trial for CT-P55 in plaque psoriasis approved by the FDA in August 2024), Bio-Thera (phase 3 clinical trial of BAT2306 in plaque psoriasis completed in 2024, and phase 1 trial completed in 2023), Taizhou Mabtech Pharmaceutical (phase 1 trial of CMAB015 completed in 2023) and Livzon Pharmaceutical Group (phase 3 clinical trial of LZM012 in plaque psoriasis currently recruiting).