Eylea Biosimilar Race Hots Up As Formycon Launches Phase III Trials

Formycon Collaborating With Partner Bioeq

Formycon has pushed its second ophthalmology biosimilar candidate into Phase III trials, the German firm’s Eylea (aflibercept) biosimilar, FYB203, which has been licensed to Bioeq. Multiple firms are now circling Eylea, ahead of a projected US market formation in 2023.

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Eylea represents one of the largest biological opportunities in the world. • Source: Shutterstock

The race to break into the $7.5bn global Eylea (aflibercept) market continues to gather pace, with Formycon AG and partner Bioeq IP AG announcing that patients are now enrolling in their Phase III clinical trial investigating the comparable efficacy, safety and immunogenicity of the firms’ FYB203 biosimilar aflibercept candidate.

An update to the clinicaltrials.gov website shows the MAGELLAN-AMD trial, sponsored by Bioeq, involves 400 patients with wet age-related macular...

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