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A study published in BioDrugs found that there was no difference between rituximab biosimilars (Truxima® (Teva Pharmaceuticals), Rixathon® (Sandoz) and Ruxience® (Pfizer)) and the originator product (Roche’s MabThera®) for hypersensitivity reactions (at initiation, switch o...

Biogen and Eisai Co announced that the FDA has accepted their sBLA and has granted priority review for traditional approval of LEQEMBI™ (lecanemab) for treatment of Alzheimer’s disease.  It was approved under the Accelerated Approval Pathway on 6 January 2023 (approval base...

Janssen announced its positive long-term safety and clinical data for Stelara® (ustekinumab) in Chron’s disease and ulcerative colitis (five and four years respectively) at the ECCO Congress.  The findings indicate that key safety events were similar between a placebo and S...

The Korea Biomedical Review has reported that Seo Jung-jin, founder and the honorary chairman of Celltrion Group, who left the company in March 2021, has been asked to return to management. He was asked to return to assist Celltrion’s reorganisation of future strategies giv...

The ‘Increasing Access to Biosimilar Act of 2023’ (HR 1352) was introduced into the US House of Representatives.  The bill, if passed by Congress, would ‘require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a demonstration project to increase access to biosimilar...

Celltrion Healthcare presented its positive phase III results for its infliximab biobetter Remsima SC® as a sub-cutaneous maintenance therapy for patients with IBD.  Remsima SC® (CT-P13 SC) is Celltrion’s subcutaneous re-formulation of Johnson & Johnson’s infliximab (Re...

The ‘Increasing Access to Biosimilar Act of 2023’ (HR 1352) was introduced into the US House of Representatives.  The bill, if passed by Congress, would ‘require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a demonstration project to increase access to biosimilar...

Biogen Canada Inc. announced that its Lucentis® (ranibizumab) biosimilar Byooviz™ is available in Canada following approval by Health Canada for treatment of serious eye disorders including neovascular (wet) age-related macular degeneration. On 2 June 2022, Byooviz™ was lau...

On Thursday, US District Court Judge Noreika denied a motion filed by Janssen Biotech, Inc (a Johnson & Johnson subsdiary) for a preliminary injunction regarding Amgen’s ustekinemab biosimilar, because the motion did not comply with the court’s page limit requirements. ...