by April Breyer Menon | Oct 30, 2026
On October 27, 2026, the FDA approved Xbrane and STADA’s Lucamzi™ (ranibizumab-blrz) as a biosimilar of Genentech’s Lucentis® (ranibizumab). Lucamzi™’s approval comes after resolving issues in two Complete Response Letters issued in 2024 and 2025...
by April Breyer Menon | Oct 22, 2026
On October 13, 2026, Formycon and Zydus announced the FDA accepted for review their aBLA for FYB206 (pembrolizumab), a proposed biosimilar of Merck’s Keytruda® (pembrolizumab). This is the first publicly disclosed aBLA for a Keytruda® biosimilar. According to...
by April Breyer Menon | Oct 18, 2026
On October 16, 2026, Genentech filed BPCIA Litigation No. 1:26-cv-01343 (D. Del.) against Kashiv and Amneal alleging infringement of nine patents by their proposed Xolair® (omalizumab) biosimilar ADL-018. This is the first litigation filed against a...
by April Breyer Menon | Oct 16, 2026
On October 14, 2026, Genentech voluntarily dismissed BPCIA litigation No. 2:26-cv-09585 (D.N.J.) against Biocon related to its proposed Perjeta® (pertuzumab) biosimilar Pebrilzo™ (Bmab 1500) (previously reported Genentech Files BPCIA Litigation Against Biocon’s...
by April Breyer Menon | Oct 14, 2026
On October 5, 2026, Celltrion announced the U.S. launch of Omlyclo® (omalizumab-agec) as the first interchangeable biosimilar of Genentech’s Xolair® (omalizumab), at a 15% discount. There are no pending patent disputes between Celltrion and Genentech related to...