Keeping Track: US FDA Expands Indications For Roche Tecentriq, Lucentis, Approves Second Infliximab Biosimilar

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Therapeutic biologics dominated FDA approval activity for the week, culminating in the approval of Samsung Bioepis Co. Ltd.'s Renflexis (infliximab-abda), the second biosimilar version of Johnson & Johnson's Remicade to clear the agency. Here's your news in brief:

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