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• Celltrion has applied for the commercial approval of CT-P17- a biosimilar referencing Humira (adalimumab) in the EU
• The submission is based on clinical data targeting all approved indications of Humira- including RA- UC- and psoriasis and is expected to be available in the EU market in about a year. Additionally- Celltrion is conducting P-III clinical studies of CT-P16 (biosimilar- bevacizumab) referencing Genentech’s Avastin for multiple cancer indications
• CT-P17 is the first high-concentration adalimumab biosimilar and is different from the existing biosimilars of Humira in terms of dosing. The drug is citrate free that means it will cause less pain upon injection

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 Ref: Korean Herald | Image: Celltrion