FDA Reviews Natalizumab For Sandoz And Polpharma

Firms Follow First EU Submission With BLA Acceptance In The US

Sandoz and Polpharma have quickly followed news of a European natalizumab filing with confirmation that the proposed biosimilar version of Tysabri has also been accepted for review by the US Food and Drug Administration.

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Sandoz and Polpharma now have EU and US filings in the works • Source: Shutterstock

Hot on the heels of a European filing for a biosimilar rival to Tysabri (natalizumab), partners Sandoz and Polpharma have confirmed that the US Food and Drug Administration has also accepted their candidate for review.

Billing the product as a “proposed first-of-a-kind multiple sclerosis biosimilar,” Sandoz said the FDA submission had been supported by a...

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