Sandoz looks to be in line for an EU-wide approval for its trastuzumab biosimilar during 2023, with the backing of the EMA’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use.

With EirGenix about to start Phase III trials for its proposed biosimilar version of Perjeta, the Taiwanese developer says it is negotiating with global firms for rights to the pertuzumab candidate.

Sandoz has filed the proposed trastuzumab biosimilar developed by partner EirGenix with the US FDA. If approved, the product will have to compete in an already busy market for Herceptin biosimilars.

Zydus Cadila’s launch of the world’s first biosimilar to Roche’s breast cancer drug Kadcyla in India at an 80% discount to the original's listed price is expected to improve access, and follows its pioneering launch of an adalimumab biosimilar and a NASH therapy.