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MSD announced that the FDA has approved Keytruda® (pembrolizumab) in combination with chemoradiotherapy to treat patients with FIGO (International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics) 2014 Stage III-IVA cervical cancer.
On 15 December 2023, Keytruda® in combinatio...

WuXi Biologics announced that it has signed a research service agreement with BioNTech under which Wuxi will receive a $20M upfront payment, and BioNTech is granted exclusive rights to develop therapeutic candidates from two undisclosed preclinical investigational monoclona...

Eisai announced that the Scientific Advisory Group (SAG) will meet to discuss Eisai’s marketing authorisation application (MAA) for Leqembi® (lecanemab) which is under review by the European Medicines Agency (EMA).  The SAG is expected to meet before 31 March 2024.  The SAG...

Celltrion announced in a corporate filing that it applied to the FDA seeking interchangeable status for CT-P17 (Yuflyma®), biosimilar to AbbVie’s Humira® (adalimumab), on 9 January 2024.  On 2 October 2023 the FDA approved Celltrion’s Yuflyma® in 20mg (pre-filled syringe) a...

Regeneron filed a Compliant in the US District Court for the Central District of California against Amgen asserting infringement of 32 aflibercept patents.  The Complaint states that on 31 October 2023, Amgen announced that the FDA accepted its abbreviated Biologics Drug Ap...

Alvotech and STADA announced the European Commission (EC) has granted centralised marketing authorisation (MA) for Uzpruvo® (AVT04), the first EU-approved biosimilar to Janssen’s Stelara® (ustekinumab).  The marketing authorisation is valid in all European Economic Area cou...

Celltrion announced the next phase of its strategic transformation to focus on new drug development at the JP Morgan Healthcare Conference in San Francisco, California.  Celltrion discussed the company’s strategic priorities and progress, including its vision to move ...

The Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) in found that Regeneron’s patents 10,130,681 and 10,888,601 relating to methods of treatment using Eylea® (aflibercept) are invalid.  The PTAB held in IPR2022-01225 and IPR2022-01226 that all challenged claims of the two patents were...

A study published in Ocular Immunology and Inflammation found that switching patients with non-infectious uveitis (NIU) from AbbVie’s Humira® to Samsung Bioepis’ Adalloce® (SB5) did not result in clinically significant efficacy or safety differences.  The study was funded b...

Biogen and Eisai announced that Leqembi® (lecanemab) has been approved by the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) in China for the treatment of mild cognitive impairment due to Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and mild AD dementia.  Eisai has begun preparation for launc...