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A Biogen funded, pan-European study published in BioDrugs found that SB5 (Imraldi®), biosimilar to AbbVie’s Humira® (adalimumab), to be effective and well tolerated in patients with rheumatoid arthritis, axial spondyloarthritis, psoriatic arthritis and Crohn’s disease. The ...

Korea Biomedical Review reported that Celltrion has finalised an agreement with Johnson & Johnson (J&J) permitting Celltrion to launch CT-P43, its biosimilar to Stelara®, in the US on 7 March 2025.  Celltrion submitted its aBLA to the FDA in June 2023, and is seekin...

Sandoz announced that the FDA approved its biosimilar Tyruko® (natalizumab), biosimilar to Biogen’s Tysabri, for all indications covered by Tysabri®.  It is the first and only FDA-approved biosimilar for relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis (MS).  Tyruko® was developed by ...

AstraZeneca and MSD announced that Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) has expanded the indication for Lynparza® (olaparib), to be used alongside abiraterone and prednisolone for adult patients with BRCA-mutated (BRCAm) castration-resistant prostate ...

AstraZeneca announced that Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) has granted approval for the extended use of Soliris® (eculizumab) to treat paediatric patients suffering from generalised myasthenia gravis (gMG).  This approval specifically targets tho...

Korea Biomedical Review reported that Sam Chun Dang Pharm has licensed its aflibercept biosimilar to Apotex for Canada.  Under the agreement, Sam Chun Dang Pharmaceutical will receive an upfront payment of approximately 4 billion South Korean won.  Additionally, Sam Chun Da...

Korea Biomed reported that Celltrion’s Vegzelma® (bevacizumab), biosimilar to Genentech’s Avastin®, has been listed on the formularies of over 10 US insurers since its US launch on 17 April 2023.  One of these includes a top-five insurer in terms of patient enrolment.  Whil...

CVS Health has launched Cordavis, a subsidiary that will work with manufacturers to commercialise and/or co-produce biosimilars for the US market.  Cordavis has a contract with Sandoz to commercialize and bring to market Hyrimoz® (adalimumab), biosimilar to AbbVie’s Humira®...

Reuters has reported that Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen will close part of its vaccine research and development programs.  The restructuring was announced in J&J’s Q2 2023 financial results (see page 56), where it notes the R&D program exits are primarily in infec...

Daiichi Sankyo announced that Enhertu® (trastuzumab deruxtecan) has been approved in Japan for a new indication: to treat unresectable advanced or recurrent non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with HER2 (ERBB2) mutations that has progressed after chemotherapy.

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