The FDA has approved Genentech’s Rituxan (rituximab) for use in adults with moderate-to-severe pemphigus vulgaris (PV), making it the first treatment for the condition in more than 60 years.
It looks increasingly likely that Roche’s cancer blockbuster Rituxan (rituximab) will face competition from a cheaper biosimilar in the coming months after backing from an FDA expert committee.
Regulatory Approvals and Drug Innovations: The approval of novel drugs for blood cancer treatment, such as Imbruvica, Rituxan, and Glivec, plays a pivotal role in the market’s growth. Collaborations ...
or the B-cell-depleting agent rituximab (Rituxan, Genentech, Inc. and Biogen Idec) in combination with the immunosuppressive drug methotrexate to treat rheumatoid arthritis that is resistant to ...
Three other biologics for RA that have alternative mechanisms of action have been approved in the United States and elsewhere: anakinra (Kineret; Amgen), rituximab (Rituxan; Biogen–Idec/Roche ...