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On 18 January 2024, a phase 3 study, published in The Lancet Rheumatology, sponsored by Bio-Thera and Biogen concluded that BAT1806 (tocilizumab biosimilar) was equivalent in efficacy, safety, immunogenicity, and pharmacokinetic in comparison to Roche’s RoActemra®(tocilizum...

Bayer announced that the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) granted market authorisation (MA) for Eylea® 8 mg (aflibercept) to treat neovascular (wet) age-related macular degeneration (nAMD) and diabetic macular oedema (DMO).  The approval was based on s...

On 17 January 2024 Samsung Bioepis released its fourth US Biosimilar Market Report.  The quarterly report details recent prices of US-launched biosimilars, and market share and price trends.  The report covers the US-approved biosimilars on 14 INNs, of which 45 have been ap...

Business Korea reported that Celltrion launched its 80mg dose of Yuflyma®, biosimilar to AbbVie’s Humira® (adalimumab), in the US on 17 January 2024.  It is the same high-concentration (100mg/mL) formulation as the 40mg dosage form already available in the US.  Celltrion wi...

The Hindu reported that Aurobindo Pharma subsidiary CuraTeQ Biologics has received a recommendation for marketing authorisation for its trastuzumab (biosimilar to Genentech’s Herceptin®) from India’s  Subject Experts Committee of the Central Drugs Standard Control Organizat...

A study evaluating results from a Phase 3, randomised, double blind trial sponsored by Samsung Bioepis was published on 16 January 2023 in the journal, Frontiers in Pharmacology. The results show that Samsung Bioepis’ SB8 (bevacizumab biosimilar) had a comparable efficacy t...

Roche announced that the European Commission (EC) has granted it marketing authorisation for Tecentriq® SC (atezolizumab) for subcutaneous injection.  The new authorisation applies to all indications already approved for the previous formulation of Tecentriq® (administered ...

Regeneron and Sanofi announced that the FDA has updated the Dupixent® (dupilumab) label to include efficacy and safety data for patients aged 12 years and older with atopic dermatitis with uncontrolled moderate-to-severe hand and/or foot involvement.  The new data has also ...