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Oncology biosimilar case studies: rituximab biosimilars

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Rituxan’s success made it a prime target for biosimilar developers. Globally, the first rituximab biosimilar, Dr Reddy’s Laboratories’ Reditux, was approved in India in 2007. The first approved biosimilar in the US and EU was Celltrion/Teva Pharmaceutical’s Truxima/Blitzima in 2018 and 2017, respectively.

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FDA OKs first biosimilar of Roche’s blockbuster AMD drug Lucentis

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Samsung Bioepis and Biogen have claimed the first FDA approval for a biosimilar version of Roche and Novartis’ Lucentis (ranibizumab) for leading causes of blindness, raising the prospect of a cheaper treatment option for US patients. The post FDA OKs first biosimilar of Roche’s blockbuster AMD drug Lucentis appeared first on.

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Pressure rises on Lucentis, as Coherus biosimilar gets FDA nod

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The US FDA has approved a new biosimilar of Roche and Novartis’ blockbuster ophthalmology therapy Lucentis – Coherus BioSciences’ Cimerli – which its developer claims is the first to be fully interchangeable with the originator product. The post Pressure rises on Lucentis, as Coherus biosimilar gets FDA nod appeared first on.

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EU Committee Recommends Approval of 6 New Biosimilars in July 2024 Meeting

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RANIBIZUMAB MIDAS was deemed highly similar to Genentech’s LUCENTIS (ranibizumab), which was authorized in the EU on January 22, 2007. The post EU Committee Recommends Approval of 6 New Biosimilars in July 2024 Meeting appeared first on Big Molecule Watch.

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Europe has its first Lucentis biosimilar, Samsung Bioepis’ Byooviz

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Novartis and Roche’s big-selling eye drug Lucentis has its first biosimilar competitor in Europe, after the European Commission approved Samsung Bioepis’ copycat drug Byooviz. Lucentis was first approved in Europe in 2007 for wet AMD and grew quickly thereafter thanks to a string of additional indications.

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EU pharmaceutical legislation revisions: what are the implications for biopharma?

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Changes to regulatory data protection periods are of particular interest to biopharma” Changes to regulatory data protection (RDP) periods are of particular interest to biopharma (originators and generic / biosimilar manufacturers). By contrast, orphan drugs could become less profitable, more risky investments.

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Sweeping changes in leaked EU pharma law draft reignite profit vs access conflict

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He pointed out that Europe was the first region to approve biosimilars. “The products that are authorised in EU are largely the same as other regions,” argued European Commission Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety Florian Schmidt, during the same online event. You can compare timelines.