Samsung Bioepis and Biogen’s Byooviz (biosimilar, ranibizumab) Receive the Health Canada Approval for the Treatment of Retinal Vascular Disorders
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- Health Canada has approved Byooviz biosimilar referencing Lucentis for wet AMD, visual impairment due to DME, macular edema secondary to RVO, CNV secondary to PM, CNV secondary to ocular conditions
- The approval was based on a totality of evidence including quality, non-clinical/clinical data from the P-III study to evaluate the efficacy, safety, PK & immunogenicity of ranibizumab vs Lucentis in patients with wet AMD. The results were found to be similar
- Byooviz marks 1st Lucentis biosimilar to be approved in Canada & 1st ophthalmology biosimilar approved in the US. In Nov’19, Samsung Bioepis & Biogen had entered into a commercialization agreement for 2 ophthalmology biosimilar i.e., SB11 & SB15
Ref: Globe Newswire | Image:Biogen
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