On December 6, 2025, Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. (“Vertex”) announced data from several studies demonstrating the clinical benefits of CASGEVY® (exagamglogene autotemcel), including, for the first time, clinical data from studies in children ages 5-11 years. CASGEVY® is a non-viral, ex-vivo CRISPR/Cas9 gene-edited cell therapy that edits a patient’s own hematopoietic…
On December 3, 2025, Celltrion announced that the FDA has approved a new dose of OMLYCLO (omalizumab-igec), the first and only biosimilar designated as interchangeable with Genentech and Novartis’s XOLAIR (omalizumab). The FDA approved a 300 mg/2mL solution of OMLYCLO in a single-dose prefilled syringed for subcutaneous injection. Dr. Juby…
Just in December, six companies have announced the launch of their denosumab biosimilars in Europe: Sandoz, Samsung Bioepis, Fresenius Kabi, Zentiva, Biocon Biologics, and Accord. On December 1, 2025: Sandoz launched its denosumab biosimilars, WYOST (120 mg) and JUBBONTI (60 mg) in Europe. WYOST is approved for the treatment of…
On December 4, 2025, the FDA approved a new indication for Bristol Myer Squibb’s BREYANZI (lisocabtagene maraleucel) for the treatment of adults with marginal zone lymphoma (MZL) who have failed treatment with or relapsed after two or more prior lines of therapy. BREYANZI is a chimeric antigen receptor T-cell (CAR…
Lupin Limited announced on December 1 that it received FDA approval for its biosimilar product, ARMLUPEG (pegfilgrastim-unne). ARMLUPEG is approved as a 6 mg/0.6 mL single-dose prefilled syringe presentation, referencing Amgen’s NEULASTA. ARMLUPEG is indicated to decrease the incidence of febrile neutropenia in patients with non-myeloid malignancies who are receiving…
On November 24, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey entered a Consent Judgment and Injunction resolving the denosumab BPCIA litigation between Amgen, Inc. and Amgen Manufacturing Limited (“Amgen”), Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc. (“Hikma”), and Gedeon Richter Plc., Gedeon Richter (Schweiz) AG, and Gedeon Richter USA,…
Join Kevin DeJong, Huiya Wu, and David Chen in our next webinar, “An Overview of the Biosimilars Market in China, and Comparison with the US Market” on December 17th at 12:30 PM EST. Since China’s NMPA approved the first biosimilar in 2019, more than 60 biosimilars have been approved in…
On November 24, 2025, Alvotech announced that the European Commission (EC) has approved AVT03 as a biosimilar to Amgen’s PROLIA® and XGEVA® (denosumab) in the European Economic Area. AVT03 is approved in two presentations: as a biosimilar to PROLIA® 60 mg/1 mL in a single-use pre-filled syringe for the treatment…
On November 17, 2025 Formycon AG (“Formycon”) announced development of a dupilumab biosimilar, FYB208, referencing Regeneron and Sanofi’s DUPIXENT. Dupilumab is a monoclonal antibody therapy designed to treat immunological disease by blocking interleukin 4 and interleukin 13 receptor signaling-induced type 2 inflammation. DUPIXENT is approved for the treatment of asthma,…
On November 17, 2025, Sandoz announced the launch of TYRUKO® (natalizumab-sztn) in the United States as the first and only biosimilar for the treatment of relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis. TYRUKO® was approved by FDA in August 2023 to treat all indications covered by Biogen’s TYSABRI®, including relapsing forms of MS and Crohn’s…