On April 2, 2025, Accord received a positive opinion from the European Medicines Agency’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use for two denosumab biosimilars: OSVYRTI and JUBEREQ. OSVYRTI is indicated for the treatment of certain types of osteoporosis and bone loss. JUBEREQ is indicated for the prevention of certain…
GLOBAL BIOSIMILAR UPDATES Celltrion Bolsters Biosimilars Market Position in Italy Celltrion’s ustekinumab biosimilar, STEQEYMA®, has won its first bid within 2 months of its launch in January of 2025. Since launch, STEQEYMA® has secured contracts in four regions of Italy, including, Piemonte, Valle d’Aosta, Liguria, and Sardegna. Combined, these contracts…
On March 26, 2025, the FDA approved Fresenius Kabi’s denosumab biosimilars, CONEXXENCE® (denosumab-bnht) and BOMYNTRA® (denosumab-bnht), referencing Amgen’s PROLIA® and XGEVA®, respectively. These approvals make Fresenius the fourth company to receive FDA approval for a pair of denosumab biosimilars, joining Celltrion, Samsung, and Sandoz. Denosumab is a RANK ligand (RANKL)…
On March 18, 2025, Alvotech and Dr. Reddy’s announced that the FDA accepted their Biologics Licensing Application (BLA) for AVT03 (denosumab), referencing Amgen’s PROLIA® and XGEVA®. After FDA approval, Alvotech and Dr. Reddy’s expect AVT03 to be supplied in a single-dose prefilled syringe containing 60 mg in a 1 mL…
On March 14, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed the District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia’s denial of a preliminary injunction against Amgen Inc. (“Amgen”) in the ongoing aflibercept BPCIA litigation. On October 1, 2024, the district court denied Regeneron’s motion for…
On March 7, 2025, the District Court for the District of New Jersey entered a Stipulation and Order of Dismissal Without Prejudice in view of a settlement agreement between Amgen and Fresenius Kabi resolving the BPCIA litigation regarding Fresenius’s denosumab biosimilar, FKS518. The Order followed a stipulation by the parties…
On February 28, Amgen, Inc. (“Amgen”) filed three petitions for inter partes review, challenging the validity of all claims in three patents assigned to Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. (“BMS”). The claims of all three patents are directed to methods of treating cancer with the combination of two checkpoint inhibitor immunotherapeutic antibodies,…
On Feb. 28, 2025, the FDA approved Celltrion’s denosumab biosimilars, STOBOCLO® (denosumab-bmwo; 60 mg/mL injection) and OSENVELT® (denosumab-bmwo; 70 mg/mL injection), referencing Amgen’s PROLIA® and XGEVA®, respectively. These approvals make Celltrion the third company to receive FDA approval for a denosumab biosimilar, joining Samsung and Sandoz. Denosumab is a RANK…
On February 13, 2025, the FDA approved Samsung Bioepis Co., Ltd.’s denosumab biosimilars, OSPOMYV™ (denosumab-dssb; 60 mg pre-filled syringe) and XBRYK™ (denosumab-dssb; 120 mg vial), referencing Amgen’s PROLIA® and XGEVA®, respectively. The FDA also granted a provisional determination for both OSPOMYV and XBRYK’s interchangeability designation. These approvals make Samsung the…
On February 4, 2025, HyClone Laboratories, LLC (“HyClone”), a cell culture media supplier, filed a Motion to Quash a subpoena issued by Amgen, Inc. (“Amgen”). The underlying subpoena was issued in Amgen’s ongoing denosumab BPCIA litigation against Fresenius Kabi USA, LLC and its affiliates (“Fresenius”) in the District Court for…