Genentech filed a complaint yesterday against Tanvex in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California, alleging infringement of three patents under the BPCIA based on Tanvex’s submission of an aBLA for TX05, a proposed biosimilar of HERCEPTIN (trastuzumab). Genentech asserts that Tanvex’s process for manufacturing TX05 infringes…
Below are some highlights from third quarter 2020 earnings reports recently released by biologics and biosimilars companies: Biogen reported a decrease in year over year (YoY) revenue of 6% to $3.4 billion, but a 13% increase to $208 million in biosimilar revenue. It reported the following YoY revenue for each…
Samsung Bioepis Co., Ltd. announced on Friday that the four-year follow-up data from a Phase 3 study for ONTRUZANT, a biosimilar of HERCEPTIN (trastuzumab), will be presented later this month at the ASCO20 Virtual Scientific Program. The data are from an ongoing five-year follow-up study assessing the cardiac safety and…
On Wednesday, Samsung Bioepis and Merck announced the U.S. launch of Ontruzant® (trastuzumab-dttb), a biosimilar to Herceptin® (trastuzumab). Ontruzant® is indicated for the treatment of HER2-overexpressing breast cancer, and HER2-overexpressing metastatic gastric or gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma, and is available in both 150 mg single-dose vials and 420 mg multiple-dose vials. …
Last week, Merck announced its intention to spin-off products from its Women’s Health, legacy brands, and biosimilars businesses into a new, yet-to-be-named, independent, publicly traded company. According to Merck, “NewCo will pursue global leadership and focused, sustainable growth in Women’s Health led by the growing and patent-protected NEXPLANON (etonogestrel implant)…