Polsinelli Podcasts - FDA Denies Amgen Citizen Petition in Biosimilar Dispute
Approval of Accord’s Trastuzumab Biosimilar: On September 18, 2024, Accord announced that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a 420 mg dosage of HERCESSI (trastuzumab-strf), a biosimilar to Genentech’s HERCEPTIN...more
On August 23, 2024, the FDA approved Amgen’s Pavblu™ (aflibercept-ayyh) as the fifth biosimilar of Regeneron’s EYLEA® (aflibercept). Pavblu™ was approved with a skinny label that includes neovascular (wet) age-related macular...more
On May 28, 2024, the FDA approved Amgen’s BKEMV (eculizumab-aeeb), the first approved biosimilar of Alexion’s SOLIRIS (eculizumab). BKEMV was approved by the FDA as a 300 mg/30 mL (10 mg/mL) injection, for intravenous...more
On May 21, Alvotech announced that it had entered into a license and supply agreement with Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories SA for the commercialization of AVT03, a proposed denosumab biosimilar. Denosumab, sold by Amgen under the...more
On October 31, 2023, the FDA approved Amgen’s Wezlana™ (ustekinumab-auub) as the first biosimilar and interchangeable of Johnson & Johnson / Janssen’s Stelara® (ustekinumab). In May 2023, Amgen and Janssen settled their...more
On June 6, 2022, Amgen announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Amgen’s RIABNI (rituximab-arrx), a biosimilar to Genentech’s RITUXAN®, in combination with methotrexate for treatment of moderate to...more
On June 21, 2021, the Federal Circuit denied Amgen’s petition for en banc review of the court’s February 2021 decision in Amgen Inc. et al. v. Sanofi, Aventisub LLC, et al., 987 F.3d 1080 (Fed. Cir. 2021), which found that...more
As we ring in the new year, we look back at the top U.S. biosimilar market developments of 2020. Here are some of our highlights, in no particular order...more
Regeneron’s EYLEA (aflibercept) was approved by the U.S. FDA on November 18, 2011, and is indicated for the treatment of patients with Neovascular (Wet) Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD), Macular Edema following Retinal...more
The Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act of 2009 (BPCIA) was passed as part of health reform signed into law by President Obama in March 2010. This year, the BPCIA turns 10. While the U.S. Biosimilars Pathway has...more
It has been nearly 10 years since the U.S. Biosimilars Pathway (the Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act) was enacted. The first biosimilar product in U.S. history was approved and launched in 2015. Ten biosimilars...more
As we start the new year, we look back at the top U.S. biosimilar market developments of 2019. Here are some of our highlights, in no particular order...more
Today, the FDA approved Amgen’s AVSOLA (infliximab-axxq), a biosimilar to Janssen’s REMICADE. AVSOLA has the same approved indications label as its reference product....more
An FDA advisory panel unanimously voted to recommend approval of Amgen’s ABP501 biosimilar of AbbVie’s Humira (adalimumab) on July 12, 2016. Likewise, an FDA advisory panel is scheduled to consider approval of Sandoz’s...more
A preliminary review by FDA staff found that Amgen Inc.’s biosimilar of AbbVie Inc.’s Humira® showed potency and safety similar to the original product. Humira® (adalimumab) is the top-selling drug in the world and is used to...more
We previously reported that the FDA approved Celltrion’s Inflectra®, a biosimilar to Janssen’s Remicade® (infliximab) on April 5, 2016. A year prior to the approval, Janssen filed a motion for summary judgment and...more
The Food and Drug Administration’s (FDAs) Arthritis Advisory Committee gave a thumbs up to a biosimilar copy of Johnson & Johnson’s Remicade product, an inflammation blocker used in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, on...more
As we have been reporting this week, the Federal Circuit handed down its decision in Amgen Inc. v. Sandoz Inc. -- a case of first impression relating to the Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act ("BPCIA") for...more
On July 21, 2015, the Federal Circuit issued a key decision regarding the meaning of various provisions of the Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act (BPCIA). See Amgen Inc. v. Sandoz Inc., Fed. Cir. Case No....more