Alvotech announced that the FDA issued a complete response letter (CRL) for Alvotech’s Biologics License Application (BLA) for AVT04, a biosimilar candidate to Stelara® (ustekinumab).
As expected, the CRL noted that certain deficiencies, which were conveyed following the FDA’s inspection of the company’s Reykjavik facility that concluded in March 2023, must be satisfactorily resolved before the application can be approved. No other deficiencies in the application were noted by the FDA. Alvotech intends to resubmit the BLA for AVT04 to the FDA shortly, which would likely trigger a six-month review period and a new Biosimilar User Fee Act (BsUFA) goal date.
“AVT04 has recently been approved in Japan, and other marketing applications for AVT04 are currently awaiting approval in other major markets. Based on our latest interactions with the FDA we are currently expecting that the agency will reinspect our facility in the beginning of next year. We look forward to being able to bring AVT04 to U.S. patients, pending a satisfactory inspection and BLA approval, no later than in February 2025, in accordance with our license entry date agreement,” said Robert Wessman, Chairman and CEO of Alvotech.
In June 2023 Alvotech and Teva, the exclusive commercialization partner for AVT04 in the U.S., reached a settlement and license agreement with Johnson & Johnson, that grants an entry date for AVT04 in the U.S. no later than February 21, 2025.
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