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Cyltezo Becomes First FDA-Approved Interchangeable Humira Biosimilar

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Boehringer Ingelheim’s Cyltezo has become the second interchangeable biosimilar approved by the FDA, and the first approved interchangeable monoclonal antibody. In July 2021, the agency approved the first interchangeable biosimilar product, Semglee (insulin glargine-yfgn) for the treatment of diabetes.

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Tzield Gets FDA Nod to Become First Approved Drug to Delay Onset of Type 1 Diabetes

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Provention Bio’s Tzield (teplizumab) has won US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval to delay the onset of stage 3 type 1 diabetes in adults and pediatric patients eight years of age and older who have stage 2 type 1 diabetes. In the US, it is estimated that 1.45 million people are currently living with type 1 diabetes.

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Provention finally gets FDA nod for type 1 diabetes drug teplizumab

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At its second attempt, Provention Bio has secured FDA approval for teplizumab, as a treatment to delay late-stage type 1 diabetes (T1D) in at-risk individuals – becoming the first disease-modifying therapy for these patients. It is now in line for a $35 million equity investment by Sanofi following FDA approval.

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Decline of novel drug approvals means less business for cutting-edge CMOs

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The FDA approved fewer innovative drugs, New Molecular Entities (NMEs), in 2022 than it did in 2021: only 42 drugs compared to 59 drugs. This is due to generally more stringent criteria on approvals in the wake of the Aduhelm scandal. However, non-NME and biosimilar approvals increased in 2022.

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STAT+: Pharmalittle: WHO pandemic accord may force pharma to disclose prices; FDA OKs first therapy to delay type 1 diabetes

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The first therapy that delays the onset of type 1 diabetes received approval from the U.S. The monoclonal antibody teplizumab, which will be marketed under the brand name Tzield and is from ProventionBio and Sanofi, is given through intravenous infusion. Food and Drug Administration , CNN tells us. As of 2019, about 1.9

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Provention prices type 1 diabetes drug Tzield at $194,000

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The company argues that the cost is justified as Tzield (teplizumab) is the first drug that can delay the onset of type 1 diabetes, fending off the time when they become highly reliant on insulins and at risk of the serious complications that can accompany advanced T1D.

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Excellence Awards 2022 – Winners Announced!

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AstraZeneca and Daiichi Sankyo win the Business Expansion award this year as their collaboration bears more fruit in terms of new approvals. Sanofi wins the Product Launches award this year following the further development of its Dupixent (dupilumab) product and a string of approvals. Civica JAAQ Sanofi.

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