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Thursday, August 22, 2019

Amgen and Allergan advancing Rituxan biosimilar

Amgen (NASDAQ:AMGN) and collaboration partner Allergan (NYSE:AGNannounce positive results from a second Phase 3 clinical trial, JASMINE, evaluating biosimilar candidate ABP 798 to the branded product, Roche’s (OTCQX:RHHBY) Rituxan (rituximab) in patients with CD20-positive B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma. The data showed clinical equivalence as well as comparable safety and immunogenicity.
The first Phase 3 demonstrated pharmacokinetic similarity in patients with moderate-to-severe rheumatoid arthritis.
The companies are co-developing and co-commercializing four oncology biosimilars under a 2011 agreement.
Development is ongoing.

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