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Kanjinti and Mvasi Make ‘Solid Start’ In US

Amgen’s Global Biosimilars Annualizing At Around $700m

 
• By Aidan Fry

Launching its Kanjinti and Mvasi trastuzumab and bevacizumab biosimilars ‘at risk’ in July generated third-quarter sales of $81m for Amgen, contributing nearly half of global biosimilar turnover of $173m.

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Amgen says its Kanjinti and Mvasi biosimilars have made a solid start in the US • Source: Shutterstock

A “solid start” by its Kanjinti (trastuzumab-anns) and Mvasi (bevacizumab-awwb) biosimilars in the US following their at-risk launch in July this year contributed sales of $81m for Amgen in the third quarter of this year. With Kanjinti and Amgevita (adalimumab) in the rest of the world adding another $92m, Amgen reported global biosimilars turnover in the quarter of $173m versus just $19m in the prior-year period.

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