Coherus Shakes Up Ranibizumab Competition With First Interchangeable US Biosimilar

Cimerli Version Approved By FDA For All Five Indications Of Lucentis Reference Product

Coherus BioSciences has heralded a “strategic inflection point” for the company after receiving USFDA approval for Cimerli as an interchangeable biosimilar rival to Lucentis. The firm has also revealed launch plans for the Bioeq-partnered ranibizumab product.

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Coherus has the first US interchangeable Lucentis biosimilar • Source: Shutterstock

Coherus BioSciences says the US Food and Drug Administration’s approval of its Bioeq-partnered Cimerli (ranibizumab-eqrn) as the first and only interchangeable biosimilar rival to Roche’s Lucentis represents a “strategic inflection point” for the company as it gears up to launch four new products by the end of 2023.

A launch for Cimerli is planned for early October 2022, with the product benefiting from 12 months of first interchangeable biosimilar exclusivity, allowing pharmacy-level substitution subject to US state law

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