Goodwin (JD Supra China)

Last week, Shanghai Henlius Biotech announced that China’s National Medical Products Administration has approved its adalimumab biosimilar candidate for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, and plaque psoriasis. Henlius stated that this is its third biosimilar approval in China, following approval of its rituximab and trastuzumab biosimilar products.

In its second quarter earnings release, Junshi Biosciences announced that its product candidate JS016 was approved to conduct a Phase 1 clinical trial in China. The trial is a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study to evaluate the tolerability and safety of single-dose intravenous infusion of JS106 in healthy subjects.

Last week, BeiGene and Bio-Thera Solutions announced that the companies had entered into a license, distribution, and supply agreement for BAT1706, Biothera’s Avastin® (bevacizumab) biosimilar, in China. According to the announcement, Bio-Thera has agreed to grant BeiGene the right to develop, manufacture, and commercialize BAT1706 in China, Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan for an upfront payment.

Shanghai Henlius Biotech (Henlius) recently announced that China’s National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) has approved HLX14, a denosumab biosimilar.  Denosumab is a recombinant humanized anti-RANKL monoclonal antibody for injection that is approved for the treatment of postmenopausal women with osteoporosis with a high risk of fractures.

The past few weeks have seen the following biosimilar developments in China: ..On December 16, 2019, Qilu Pharmaceutical received approval in China for ANKADA, a biosimilar to AVASTIN (bevacizumab). ANKADA has been approved to treat advanced, metastatic or recurrent non-small-cell lung cancer and metastatic colorectal cancer.

On November 7, Bio-Thera Solutions, Ltd. announced that the China National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) approved QLETLI®, a biosimilar to AbbVie’s HUMIRA® (adalimumab). QLETLI® is the first adalimumab biosimilar approved by the NMPA and has been approved for the treatment of three autoimmune diseases, including rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, and plaque psoriasis.

Guangzhou-based biopharmaceutical company Bio-Thera Solutions recently announced that the China National Drug Administration has accepted for review the BLA for BAT1406, a proposed Humira® (adalimumab) biosimilar. Bio-Thera states that the BAT1406 BLA contains clinical data from a pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic (PK/PD) trial and a Phase III confirmatory safety and efficacy study in ankylosing...

Sources are reporting that Celltrion has received clearance from the China Food and Drug Administration (CFDA) to conduct clinical trials of Remsima (infliximab), a biosimilar of Janssen’s Remicade. This is the first time a non-Chinese company will begin clinical trials of a biosimilar mAb in China.

JHL Biotech announced today that China’s FDA has accepted its application for the use of JHL1101 in Phase 1 and Phase 3 clinical trials in non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma patients. JHL1101 is a rituximab biosimilar candidate that JHL is pursuing as part of its strategic biologics alliance with Sanofi.

On January 19, 2015, the Chinese Ministry of Commerce (“MOFCOM”) released the draft Foreign Investment Law (the “Draft Law”) for public comment. The public consultation period will end on February 17, 2015, after which the Draft Law (or any modified version) would need to be approved by the State Council and National People’s Congress. The Draft Law has received considerable press in the legal...