Amgen's US Biosimilar Launches Are Off To A Steady Start, With A Big Coverage Decision

United HealthCare agreed to cover Mvasi and Kanjinti in a preferred position. Amgen VP-oncology sales & marketing Susan Logan talked to Scrip about the company's first US biosimilar launches.

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Amgen Inc. and Allergan PLC's two biosimilars Mvasi (bevacizumab-awwb) and Kanjinti (trastuzumab-anns) are the first to test the US commercial market for cancer biosimilars – and having won at least one important insurance coverage decision from [UnitedHealthCare], the launches appear off to a steady start.

UnitedHealthCare announced it will cover the two biosimilars in a preferred position to Roche's reference drugs Avastin and Herceptin beginning on 1 October for new patient starts. For existing patients, Avastin and Herceptin will be allowed. Amgen launched the biosimilars in July at-risk as the first biosimilar versions of Roche's Avastin and Herceptin, respectively

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