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AbbVie files lawsuit against Amgen over Humira copy

pharmafile | August 8, 2016 | News story | Research and Development, Sales and Marketing AbbVie, Amgen, FDA, Humira, rheumatoid arthritis 

Abbvie has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Amgen over the latter firm’s copy of its Humira (adalimumab) rheumatoid arthritis drug.

The company has asserted that Amgen’s proposed ABP 501 biosimilar would violate at least 10 of its patents and up to as many as 51 other patents, and is seeking a court order to prevent its sale.

In July, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) voiced its unanimous recommendation of the biosimilar after calling it ‘highly similar’ to the original Humira.

The active ingredient of ABP 501 is an anti-tumour necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) monoclonal antibody which has a similar amino acid sequence as Humira and can be used to treat a ranges of afflictions including rheumatoid and psioriatic arthritis, spondylitis, moderate to severe psoriasis and Crohn’s disease.

Matt Fellows

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