{"id":7469,"date":"2018-12-03T20:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-12-04T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sfj-pharma.com\/?p=7469"},"modified":"2021-05-13T13:48:46","modified_gmt":"2021-05-13T21:48:46","slug":"momenta-pharmaceuticals-provides-update-on-us-regulatory-strategy-for-m923-proposed-biosimilar-to-humira","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sfj-pharma.com\/momenta-pharmaceuticals-provides-update-on-us-regulatory-strategy-for-m923-proposed-biosimilar-to-humira\/","title":{"rendered":"Momenta Pharmaceuticals Provides Update on US Regulatory Strategy for M923, Proposed Biosimilar to HUMIRA\u00ae"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.,\u00a0Dec. 03, 2018\u00a0(GLOBE NEWSWIRE) —\u00a0Momenta Pharmaceuticals,\u00a0Inc.\u00a0(Nasdaq: MNTA), a biotechnology company with a validated scientific platform focused on discovering and developing novel therapeutics to treat rare, immune-mediated diseases, today announced a revised regulatory strategy in\u00a0the United States\u00a0for M923, Momenta\u2019s proposed biosimilar to HUMIRA. Momenta had previously guided that it planned to file a Biologics License Application (BLA) to the\u00a0U.S. Food and Drug Administration\u00a0(FDA) in the fourth quarter of this year.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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With the recent\u00a0Abbvie\u00a0agreement, Momenta will be able to commercialize M923 in\u00a0the United States, pending regulatory approval, as early as\u00a0November 20, 2023. Momenta has decided to delay the filing of the BLA, which may reduce program costs in 2019 without delaying potential US market entry for M923.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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\u201cThe clarity on the US entry date provided by our settlement with\u00a0Abbvie\u00a0allows us to better align our regulatory and manufacturing strategies and enables us to defer expenses without impact to our launch timing,\u201d said\u00a0Craig Wheeler, President and Chief Executive Officer of Momenta.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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Momenta\u00a0is a biotechnology company with a validated innovative scientific platform focused on discovering and developing novel therapeutics to treat rare, immune-mediated diseases. Momenta\u2019s lead product candidate, M281, is a potentially best-in-class anti-FcRn antibody; M254, is a hyper-sialylated human immunoglobulin (hsIgG) designed as a high potency alternative to intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIg); and M230 (CSL730), is a potential first-in-class novel recombinant Fc multimer being developed in collaboration with CSL. Momenta also has a focused pipeline of two biosimilar candidates: M923, Momenta\u2019s wholly-owned proposed biosimilar to HUMIRA\u00ae\u00a0<\/sup>, and M710, a proposed biosimilar to EYLEA\u00ae<\/sup>\u00a0being developed in collaboration with Mylan. Momenta\u2019s two\u00a0FDA-approved complex generic products, enoxaparin sodium injection and Glatopa\u00ae<\/sup>\u00a0(glatiramer acetate injection), are marketed by its collaboration partner,\u00a0Sandoz.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n