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Boehringer Ingelheim Throws Its Humira Biosimilar Hat Into The Ring

 
• By Alexandra Shimmings

Boehringer Ingelheim is poised to submit marketing applications in the US and Europe for its biosimilar adalimumab after it showed equivalent safety and efficacy to Humira in a pivotal study.

Boehringer Ingelheim GMBH is lining up for its chance to introduce a biosimilar version of Humira, after reporting top-line pivotal Phase III data showing that its BI 695501 has a similar efficacy and safety profile to AbbVie Inc.’s top-selling product.

The development comes as Amgen Inc. – potentially the first pretender to Humira’s US throne with its recently approved...

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