Epogen® / Procrit® — Venable's BiologicsHQ

U.S. License Holder:

Amgen

Date of License:

June-01-1989

Last Update:

Dec-15-2024

FDA-Approved Indications

EPOGEN / PROCRIT (epoetin alfa) is an erythropoiesis-stimulating agent (ESA) indicated for:

Treatment of anemia due to:

Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) in patients on dialysis and not on dialysis;

Zidovudine in patients with Human Immunodeficiency Virus- (HIV) infection;

The effects of concomitant myelosuppressive chemotherapy, and upon initiation, there is a minimum of two additional months of planned chemotherapy;

Reduction of allogeneic red blood cell (RBC) transfusions in patients undergoing elective, noncardiac, nonvascular surgery.

aBLA / 505(b)(2) Activity

aBLA / 505(b)(2) Approved by FDA

Retacrit®: Hospira/Pfizer (May-2018)

Approved Foreign Follow-On Biologics / Biosimilars

Biosimilars Approved In The E.U.

Abseamed (Medice Arzneimittel Pütter) (August-2007)
Binocrit (Sandoz) (August-2007)
Epoetin alfa Hexal (Hexal) (August-2007)
Retacrit (epoetin zeta) (Hospira) (December-2007)
Silapo (epoetin zeta) (STADA) (December-2007)

Biosimilars Approved In Australia

Novicrit (epoetin lambda) (Sandoz) (January-2010)

Biosimilars Approved In Japan

Epoetin alfa BS (JCR Pharmaceuticals) (January-2010)

Inter Partes Review Proceedings

PTAB Portal

IPR Case No(s):

IPR2013-00365

U.S. Patent No.
6,747,002 (Pharmacokinetic and Pharmacodynamic Modeling of Erythropoietin Administration)

Patent Owner
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical, Inc.

Petitioner(s)
Hospira, Inc.

§ 102 Challenge
Y: Claims 1-7, 12, 14-22, 24, 25, 27, 28

Claim Types Challenged Under § 102
Method of Treatment

§ 102 Challenge Instituted
Terminated Prior to Institution Decision

§ 103 challenge
Y: Claims 1-7, 12, 14-28

Claim Types Challenged Under § 103
Method of Treatment

§ 103 Challenge Instituted
Terminated Prior to Institution Decision

Settled / Challenged Claims Disclaimed / Challenge Terminated
Y (All Challenged Claims Disclaimed Prior to Institution Decision)

IPR Status
IPR Terminated Prior to Institution Decision (Patent Owner Disclaimed All Challenged Claims)

U.S. Patent Litigations

PACER

Case No(s):

1:15-cv-00839 (D. Del.)

U.S. Patent Nos.
5,856,298 (Erythropoietin Isoforms) 5,756,349 (Production of Erythropoietin)

Plaintiffs
Amgen Inc.; Amgen Manufacturing, Ltd.

Defendants
Hospira, Inc.; GlaxoSmithKline LLC

Federal Circuit Appeal(s)
16-2179 19-1067 (Final Judgment) 19-1102 (Cross Appeal) (consolidated with 19-1067)

Status
District Court Case Terminated (Jury Verdict: '298 Patent Claims 24 and 27 Valid and Infringed, '349 Patent Not Infringed, Damages Award); Federal Circuit Appeal on Motion to Compel Dismissed and Petition for Writ of Mandamus Denied; Federal Circuit Appeal of Final Judgment Affirmed, Petition for En Banc Rehearing Denied

BPCIA
Y

Methodology

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