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On 7 May 2024, Sandoz announced Q1 2024 net sales of USD1.9 billion, with its biosimilars growing 21% to USD 623 million.  The biosimilar growth is said to be driven by Sandoz’s 2023 US/EU launch of Hyrimoz®, biosimilar to AbbVie’s Humira® (adalimumab), and the acquisition ...

On 6 May 2024, Calliditas announced positive Phase 2 results for Setanaxib and Pembrolizumab for the treatment of head and neck cancer.  The trial was randomized, placebo-controlled, and double-blinded and patients completed at least 15 weeks of treatment with 800mg setanax...

On 3 May 2024, Indian-headquartered Lupin, in partnership with Sandoz, announced its Canadian launch of etanercept biosimilar Rymti®, biosimilar to Amgen’s Enbrel®, with a full indication set.  Rymti® is supplied in a pre-filled pen and syringe and is Lupin’s fi...

On 2 May 2024, Amgen revealed that it initiated a Phase 3 study to compare the efficacy, pharmacokinetics, safety and immunogenicity of its pembrolizumab biosimilar, ABP 234, with Keytruda® in patients with advanced or metastatic non-squamous non-small cell lung cancer.

On 2 May 2024, Celltrion announced that it has won a 12 month tender to supply Remsima®, biosimilar to Janssen’s Remicade® (infliximab) and Herzuma®, biosimilar to Roche’s Herceptin® (trastuzumab), in Peru.  Celltrion expects to capture 86% of Peru’s infliximab market and 5...