Amgen/Allergan Target Lucrative Avastin Market With Another Biosimilar Filing
Executive Summary
Amgen and Allergan have filed an EU marketing authorization application for their biosimilar version of Roche’s monoclonal antibody product for cancer, Avastin (bevacizumab). In doing so, they join a growing number of biosimilars awaiting approval by the European authorities.
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