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September 29, 2015

Deal Watch: Amgen and Allergan Announce Positive Phase 3 Study Results for Their Avastin Biosimilar, ABP 215

Amgen and Allergan announced their biosimilar candidate ABP 215 “met its primary and secondary endpoints” in a Phase 3 study by demonstrating “clinical equivalence in efficacy, and comparable safety and immunogenicity, to bevacizumab.”  ABP 215 is a biosimilar of Avastin (bevacizumab), a recombinant immunoglobulin G1 monoclonal antibody, for treatment of non-squamous non-small cell lung cancer in adults.  This is one of four collaborations between Amgen and Allergan on oncology-related biosimilars.

 

Read the full press release from Amgen and Allergan here.