Biocon Expects US Success For Biosimilar Trastuzumab Despite Amgen Launch

Leading Indian biologics firm Biocon reported first-quarter net profit soared more than 70% and said it is confident of a “very successful” US biosimilar trastuzumab launch, despite rival Amgen stealing a march by commercializing its own version first in the world’s largest drug market.  

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Biocon Ltd.'s first-quarter net profit rocketed 72% and India's largest biologics group has forecast a strong full-year performance, insisting its US launch of biosimilar trastuzumab will be “very successful” despite the surprise early market debut of Amgen Inc.’s rival product.

Amgen’s 19 July launch of Kajinti, a biosimilar of Roche’s blockbuster HER2-positive breast cancer drug Herceptin, means Biocon and partner Mylan NV will be deprived of exclusivity benefits in the US when they market their

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