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On 13 March 2026, Novartis received FDA approval for Cosentyx® (secukinumab) for the treatment of moderate to severe Hidradenitis Suppurativa (HS) in paediatric patients aged 12 years and older.  According to Novartis, Cosentyx® is the only IL-17A inhibitor approved for thi...

On 11 March 2026, Celltrion announced the European launch of its Remsima® IV liquid formulation, biosimilar to Janssen’s Remicade® (infliximab).  This follows the November 2025 approval of Remsima® IV liquid formulation by the European Commission for the treatment of rheuma...

On 10 March 2026, The Pharma Letter reported that Roche subsidiary, Genentech, had begun legal proceedings before the Moscow Arbitration Court alleging patent infringement by Biocad’s biosimilar to Perjeta® (pertuzumab), Pertuvia™.  Pertuvia™ was approved for sale in Russia...

On 9 March 2026, the FDA issued a new draft guidance on biosimilar development and the BPCIA aimed at reducing upfront research and development timelines and costs for biosimilar developers and lowering the cost of medicines for consumers.  In the new draft guidance, FDA “r...

On 5 March 2026, J&J announced the US approval of Tecvayli® (teclistamab-cqyv) in combination with Darzalex Faspro® (daratumumab and hyaluronidase-fihj) for the treatment of relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma (RRMM) as a second line treatment.

This approval ...