Samsung Bioepis’ Trastuzumab Biosimilar Is Third Cleared By FDA – But The Market Hasn’t Formed Yet
Executive Summary
Sued by Herceptin sponsor Genentech for patent infringement, Samsung Bioepis has legal hurdles to navigate before it can roll out its trastuzumab biosimilar in the US, which has just become the third biosimilar of the cancer treatment greenlit by the FDA.
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