Coherus Confirms Filing Plans For Ranibizumab And Bevacizumab

Both Biosimilar Filings Have Experienced Delays

Coherus BioSciences aims to have four biosimilars on the market by 2023, including ranibizumab and bevacizumab for which it has provided updated timelines for planned US Food and Drug Administration filings.

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Coherus expects ranibizumab will be filed with the FDA midway through 2021 • Source: Shutterstock

“Biosimilar products play a critical role in our corporate strategy,” Coherus BioSciences underlined as it revealed its latest filing plans for a pair of partnered biosimilar candidates: Bioeq’s FYB201 Lucentis (ranibizumab) and Innovent Biologics’ IBI305 Avastin (bevacizumab) products.

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