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CSPC Pharmaceutical Reports the NMPA Approval of Secukinumab Injection (Biosimilar, Cosentyx) 

Shots:  The Chinese NMPA has accepted the marketing application for its secukinumab injection, a biosimilar version of Cosentyx, submitted as a Class 3.3 therapeutic biologic  The marketing authorization application is supported by a P-I PK similarity study in healthy volunteers and a P-III equivalence study in psoriasis pts, demonstrating that the product is highly similar to Cosentyx in efficacy, safety, PK, and immunogenicity. Detailed results will be…

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Akesobio

Akeso Reports the NMPA’s sNDA Acceptance of Gumokimab for Active Ankylosing Spondylitis

Shots: The Chinese NMPA has accepted the sNDA of gumokimab for the treatment of active ankylosing spondylitis (AS) sNDA was backed by the P-III (AK111-303) trial in AS, which met all efficacy endpoints, with 1EP (ASAS20 response rate) showing consistent improvements across subgroups, along with 2EP (ASAS40 response rate) & gumokimab delivering rapid symptom relief…

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Alvotech and Teva’s Simlandi (Biosimilar, Humira) Receives the US FDA’s Approval for the Treatment of Multiple Indications 

Shots:  The US FDA has approved Simlandi injection for treating adults with rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, ulcerative colitis, plaque psoriasis, hidradenitis suppurativa & uveitis as well as juvenile idiopathic arthritis & Crohn's Disease  The approval was based on a series of studies incl. P-I (AVT02-GL-101) trial comparing the PK, safety & tolerability in…

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Samsung Bioepis

Samsung Bioepis Highlights 2 Abstracts for SB17 (biosimilar, ustekinumab) for the Treatment of Moderate-to-Severe Psoriasis at ECCO 2024  

Shots:    The first study highlights the results from the analytical assessment of the safety & efficacy of SB17 vs Stelara (ustekinumab) which demonstrated SB17 to be biologically similar to Stelara in terms of its physicochemical, structural & biological attributes   Additionally, the data supports the similarity of SB17 with reference Stelara in terms of the biosimilarity, PK,…

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Top Performing Drug – Cosentyx (November Edition)

Top Performing Drug – Cosentyx (November Edition)

Shots:   In continuation of our previous series on the Top-Performing Drug of the month, based on 2021 revenue, this month we have selected Cosentyx and prepared a curated analysis report for our readers  Cosentyx is indicated for the treatment of psoriasis, ankylosing spondylitis, and psoriatic arthritis. It is a human IgG1κ mAb which targets interleukin (IL)-17A    PharmaShots presents a…

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