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Health Canada accepts Eisai-Biogen’s NDS for Alzheimer’s disease antibody

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Lecanemab, the brand name of which is LEQEMBI in the US, is indicated to treat mild cognitive impairment caused due to AD and mild AD in people with confirmed presence of amyloid pathology in the brain. In January 2023, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved lecanemab under the accelerated approval pathway to treat AD.

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Cyltezo Becomes First FDA-Approved Interchangeable Humira Biosimilar

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Boehringer Ingelheim’s Cyltezo has become the second interchangeable biosimilar approved by the FDA, and the first approved interchangeable monoclonal antibody. In July 2021, the agency approved the first interchangeable biosimilar product, Semglee (insulin glargine-yfgn) for the treatment of diabetes.

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Celltrion Wins FDA Approval for First Subcutaneous Version of IBD Drug Infliximab

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The regulator has approved the first-ever subcutaneous version of infliximab, an IgG1 monoclonal antibody, commonly sold by Johnson & Johnson under the brand name Remicade.

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Roche takes on Alexion as FDA approves satralizumab in NMOSD

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The FDA has approved Roche’s satralizumab for the rare autoimmune disorder Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder (NMOSD), under the brand name Enspryng. The big Swiss pharma had been hoping for approva l in patients regardless of whether they have anti-aquaporin-4 (AQP4) antibodies.

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Oncology biosimilar case studies: rituximab biosimilars

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Roche’s anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody Rituxan/MabThera (rituximab) is one of the most successful oncology drugs of all time. Rituxan received its first FDA approval in 1997 for the treatment of B-cell non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (B-NHL) and reached peak global sales of $7.5bn in 2014.

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Can gene therapies for haemophilia defend their high price tags?

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Known by the brand name Roctavian, BioMarin’s haemophilia A therapy valoctocogene roxaparvovec could be fairly priced in the range of $1.95–1.96 After its approval, bluebird had set Zynteglo’s price at roughly EUR1.6 Since its FDA approval in August 2022, the beta-thalassemia therapy was launched in the US with a $2.8

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Top 40 Best-Selling Oncology Drugs in 2023 by 2022 Data

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Revlimid (Lenalidomide) Revlimid 2022 sales: $9.978 billion Company/Developer: Bristol Myers Squibb Date of first FDA approval: December 27, 2005 Indications Revlimid is FDA-approved for: Myelodysplastic disease (MDS), multiple myeloma, mantle cell lymphoma (MCL), follicular lymphoma and marginal zone lymphoma.