Alvotech Bullish As Facility Deficiencies Hold Up Humira Biosimilar Again

AVT02 Higher-Concentration Adalimumab Formulation Previously Delayed

Already approved in the EU, Norway, Iceland, Lichtenstein, the UK, Switzerland, and Canada, Alvotech’s AVT02 high-concentration biosimilar to Humira (adalimumab) will not be greenlit by the USFDA until the Icelandic firm resolved manufacturing deficiencies.

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Alvotech has a hurdle to clear • Source: Shutterstock

Newly public Alvotech says it anticipates being “launch ready” by the firm’s expected US launch on 1 July 2023 for its proposed AVT02 biosimilar to Humira (adalimumab), despite a US Food and Drug Administration complete response letter noting certain deficiencies related to Alvotech’s manufacturing facility in Reykjavik, Iceland.

“Satisfactory resolution of the deficiencies is required before the FDA may approve this biologics license application,” Alvotech noted, with the agency’s findings

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