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Samsung Bioepis' Hadlima (biosimilar- adalimumab) Receives FDA's Approval for Autoimmune Diseases

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Samsung Bioepis' Hadlima (biosimilar- adalimumab) Receives FDA's Approval for Autoimmune Diseases

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  • The FDA’s approval is based on P-III clinical study assessing Hadlima vs reference product- Humira (adalimumab) in 544 patients in a ratio (1:1) with moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis despite methotrexate therapy
  • The P-III clinical study resulted in biosimilarity data of Hadlima to the reference product Humira- i.e- @24 wks. ACR20 (72.4% vs 72.2%). Hadlima is Samsung Bioepis’ third anti-TNF biosimilar which has received approval in the US
  • Hadlima (adalimumab-bwwd) is a tumor necrosis factor (TNF) blocker- developed by Samsung Bioepis and will be commercialized by Merck in the US with its expected launch after Jun 30- 2019 in accordance with a licensing agreement signed with AbbVie

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 Ref: Businesswire | Image: Samsung Bioepis


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