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FDA Approves Shanghai Henlius’s Interchangeable Pertuzumab Biosimilar

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On November 13, 2025, the FDA approved Shanghai Henlius Biologics Co. Ltd.’s POHERDY (pertuzumab-dpzb) as an interchangeable biosimilar to Genentech’s PERJETA (pertuzumab). This is the first pertuzumab biosimilar to receive...more

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FDA Moves to Streamline Biosimilar Development: Implications for Regulatory Strategy and Clinical Study Design

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued new draft guidance signaling a policy shift toward reducing the need for comparative efficacy (CES) studies in biosimilar applications. The FDA’s approach aims to accelerate...more

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FDA Issues Guidance to Industry in Effort to Accelerate Development and Reduce Costs of Biosimilar Drugs

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) new draft guidance may reduce the cost and time to market for some applicants with biosimilar Biologic License Applications (BLAs). This draft guidance pivots from requiring...more

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FDA Considers Drug Pricing: Leadership Cites Consumer Cost as a Driver for Changes to Biosimilar Recommendations

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“By streamlining the biosimilar development process and helping advance interchangeability, we can achieve massive cost reductions for advanced treatments for cancer, autoimmune diseases, and rare disorders affecting millions...more

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Comparative Efficacy Studies Are No Longer the Default Requirement for Biosimilars

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Our FDA: Drug & Device Team examines the FDA’s new draft guidance that allows biosimilar developers to rely more on analytical and pharmacokinetic data, reducing the need for costly and time-consuming comparative efficacy...more

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Amgen Files BPCIA Complaints Against Dr. Reddy’s/Alvotech and Amneal Regarding Denosumab Biosimilars

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On November 6, 2025, Amgen, Inc. (“Amgen”) launched a new round of BPCIA denosumab litigations when it filed two cases in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey, one against Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories (“Dr....more

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FDA Proposes Sweeping Changes to Accelerate Biosimilar Development

On October 29, 2025, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), in coordination with the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), announced a new strategy aimed...more

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FDA Issues Complete Response Letter for Alvotech’s Simponi® (golimumab) Biosimilar AVT05

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On November 2, 2025, the FDA issued a complete response letter (CRL) for Alvotech’s abbreviated Biologics License Application (aBLA) for its proposed Simponi® (golimumab) biosimilar AVT05. ...more

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FDA Releases Draft Guidance Reducing Stringency for Biosimilar Approval

It is fair to say (no matter what else can be said) that the current administration is outcome- rather than process-driven. This general inclination is true of the Department of Health and Human Services and the agencies...more

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FDA Policy Changes Could Bring Some Biosimilars to Market Faster

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently announced changes to its policy on when a comparative efficacy study would be required to demonstrate biosimilarity. In essence, FDA is lopping off the top of the “biosimilarity...more

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New FDA Guidance Could Speed Biosimilar Approvals and Cut Costs

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Key Takeaways: The FDA released draft guidance indicating it may approve certain biosimilars without requiring a comparative efficacy study (CES), traditionally a costly and time-intensive step....more

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FDA rethinks need for comparative efficacy studies for certain biosimilars

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued new draft guidance on October 29, 2025, proposing what it said were “major updates to simplify biosimilarity studies and reduce unnecessary clinical testing.” ...more

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Recent Biologics Decisions at Health Canada

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In the last few weeks, Health Canada issued several decisions concerning biologics. On October 17, Health Canada approved, via a Notice of Compliance, Biocon Biologics Ltd.’s YESINTEK (ustekinumab injection) and YESINTEK...more

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FDA Issues Updated Framework for Biosimilar Reviews

On Wednesday, Oct. 29, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued draft guidance proposing to update its biosimilar review framework. Under the new approach, most biosimilar applications will no longer require comparative...more

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FDA Grants Interchangeability Designation to Fresenius Kabi’s and Celltrion’s Denosumab Biosimilars

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This week the FDA granted interchangeability status to Fresenius Kabi’s and Celltrion’s respective denosumab biosimilars.  Interchangeable biosimilars can be substituted for the reference product at the pharmacy without...more

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Streamlining The Studies: New FDA Draft Guidance Aims To Speed Up Biosimilar Development

On Wednesday, the FDA issued a new draft guidance proposing to reduce the need for sponsors to conduct a comparative efficacy study (CES) to demonstrate biosimilarity in an abbreviated biologics license application (aBLA). ...more

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Xbrane Enters into Conditional Financing Deal Related to Ranibizumab Biosimilar

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As we have previously reported, on June 21, 2023, the FDA accepted Xbrane’s sBLA for LUCAMZI, a proposed ranibizumab biosimilar to Genentech’s LUCENTIS (ranibizumab). ...more

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Celltrion launches Actemra® Biosimilar Avtozma®

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On October 2, 2025, Celltrion launched Avtozma® (tocilizumab-anoh), in intravenous and subcutaneous formulations, as the third biosimilar of Genentech’s Actemra® (tocilizumab). ...more

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Life Sciences IP Tool Kit 2025

Intellectual property (IP) strategy in the life sciences evolves as rapidly as the scientific breakthroughs driving the industry. Since the America Invents Act reshaped the U.S. patent system more than a decade ago, courts...more

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FDA Approves Celltrion’s EYLEA® Biosimilar Eydenzelt®

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On October 9, 2025, Celltrion announced the FDA approved Eydenzelt® (aflibercept-boav), a biosimilar of Regeneron’s EYLEA® (aflibercept). ...more

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Amgen and Biocon Settle Denosumab BPCIA Case

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On September 30, 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. (“Amgen”) and Biocon Biologics, Inc., Biocon...more

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Celltrion Announces Launch of AVTOZMA® (tocilizumab-anoh) Intravenous Formulation in the United States

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On October 2, 2025, Celltrion, Inc. (“Celltrion”) announced the commercial launch of AVTOZMA® (tocilizumab-anoh), a biosimilar to ACTEMRA® in the United States. AVTOZMA® is supplied as an intravenous formulation in...more

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Kashiv BioSciences Omalizumab Biosimilar Application Submitted to FDA, Accepted by EMA

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On September 26, Amneal Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced the submission of a Biologics License Application (BLA) to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for ADL-018, a proposed biosimilar to Novartis AG’s...more

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Amneal / Kashiv Submit an aBLA for Xolair® (omalizumab) Proposed Biosimilar ADL-018

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On September 26, 2025, Amneal / Kashiv announced the submission to the FDA of an aBLA for ADL-018, a proposed biosimilar of Genentech’s Xolair® (omalizumab)....more

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CMS Issues Final Guidance on IPAY 2028 Drug Price Negotiation Program, 2026-28 MFP Effectuation

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On September 30, 2025, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued final guidance (Final Guidance) for initial price applicability year (IPAY) 2028 of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) Drug Price Negotiation...more

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