First MabThera biosimilar to launch in EU for cancer

22 February 2017

Truxima (biosimilar rituximab) has been approved for marketing by the European Medicines Agency for use in all indications of its reference product MabThera, the blockbuster monoclonal antibody marketed by Roche (ROG: SIX).

Developed by South Korean firm Celltrion Healthcare (Kosdaq: 068270), Truxima is the first biosimilar monoclonal antibody approved in an oncology indication anywhere.

The product will be launched in many European countries by privately-held UK firm Mundipharma. It will be the second biosimilar of this type to be commercialized by the firm in Europe, following the launch of Remsima (infliximab) in 2015.

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