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The UK’s MHRA has approved Gobivaz (50mg/0.5mL & 100mg/mL in PFS & autoinjector), a biosimilar version of Simponi (golimumab) for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, PsA, axial spondylarthritis & ulcerative colitis in adult pts & juvenile idiopathic arthritis, following CHMP’s positive opinion
Additionally, Alvotech is responsible for the development & commercial supply of Gobivaz, while…
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The US FDA has approved Omvoh (200mg/2mL, SC, QM) as a maintenance treatment of adults with mod. to sev. active ulcerative colitis; PFS & prefilled pen to be available in early 2026
Approval was based on P-I trial assessing Omvoh (200mg/2mL, SC) single injection vs 2 100mg/1mL injections in participants, which showed bioequivalence between the…
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J&J has reported P-III (ASTRO) trial data assessing Tremfya SC induction (400mg at Wks. 0, 4 & 8) followed by maintenance dose of either Tremfya 100mg (SC, Q8W) or 200mg (SC, Q4W) vs PBO in adults (n=418) with mod. to sev. active UC
At Wk. 48, trial showed improved clinical remission rates of 36.7%…
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Eli Lilly has reported long-term data from the P-III (LUCENT-3) OLE study of P-III (LUCENT-1 & LUCENT-2) trials, evaluating the efficacy & safety of Omvoh (mirikizumab-mrkz) in mod. to sev. active ulcerative colitis pts over an additional 3yrs., totaling ~4yrs. of treatment
In LUCENT-3, among pts who achieved clinical remission with Omvoh at 1yr.…
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The CHMP has recommended Gobivaz (50mg/0.5mL & 100mg/mL in PFS & autoinjector), a biosimilar version of Simponi (golimumab) for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, PsA, ankylosing spondylitis & ulcerative colitis in adult pts & juvenile idiopathic arthritis across 30 EEA states
In trials, Gobivaz demonstrated comparable efficacy, safety, & immunogenicity to Simponi in pts…
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Polpharma has entered into licensing deals with MS Pharma to commercialize PB016 (vedolizumab), PB018 (ocrelizumab), & PB019 (guselkumab) biosimilars across the Middle East & North Africa (MENA) region
As per the deal, MS Pharma will be responsible for registration, marketing, & distribution of the 3 biosimilars in MENA, while Polpharma will handle development, manufacturing,…
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Polpharma has entered into a global licensing agreement with Fresenius Kabi to commercialize PB016, a biosimilar version of Takeda’s Entyvio (vedolizumab) for the treatment of mod. to sev. ulcerative colitis & Crohn’s disease
As per the deal, Fresenius will obtain global commercialization rights to PB016, excl. Middle East & North Africa, while Polpharma will…
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The US FDA has granted interchangeable designation to Otulfi, a biosimilar version of Stelara (ustekinumab) to treat mod. to sev. active Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, plaque PsO as well as active PsA, available in the US since March 2025
FDA approval was granted in Sep 2024 on the basis of analytical, pre-clinical, clinical & manufacturing data,…
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ALPCO has launched its Calprotectin Immunoturbidimetric Assay for the diagnosis of IBD, incl. Crohn's disease & ulcerative colitis in the EU
ALPCO has also enrolled 1st pts in its pivotal trial for FDA clearance of its automated chemiluminescent calprotectin assay on the KleeYa system, following completion of the FDA pre-submission in Mar 2025, with…
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J&J has reported P-III (ASTRO) trial data assessing Tremfya SC induction (400mg at Wks. 0, 4 & 8) followed by either Tremfya 100mg SC Q8W or 200mg SC Q4W vs PBO in adults with mod. to sev. active UC; sBLA under the US FDA’s review
At Wk. 24, trial showed improved clinical remission rates…

