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Amgen Wins First EU Avastin Biosimilar Approval, But When Will It Launch?

 
• By Lucie Ellis-Taitt

Partners Amgen and Allergan have become the first biosimilar developers to win EU approval for a copycat version of Roche's Avastin; commercialization preparation is underway but predicting a launch date for the product is more complicated.

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Early bird gets the worm: Amgen/Allergan are first to win EU approval for Avastin biosimilar • Source: Shutterstocl

Amgen Inc.'sMvasi has won approval in Europe as the first biosimilar of Roche's best-selling cancer therapy Avastin (bevacizumab). This is the second time Amgen has been the first to gain approval of a critical biologic copycat product – but what are the benefits of being the early bird if you can't launch for several more years?

Following on from the EU approval of its Humira (adalimumab; AbbVie Inc.) biosimilar, Amgevita, in March 2017, Amgen has...

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