Table 2: Biosimilar approval status in the European Union (EU) and/or United States (US) for chronic inflammatory diseases.

Biologic reference product Biosimilar product (proprietary name) Regulatory authority
EMA FDA
Status
(date [month/year])
Company Indication Status
(date [month/year])
Company Indication
Adalimumab
(Humira®)a
ABP 501 (Amgevita® [EU/US]; Solymbic [EU]) Approved (01/2017) Amgen CD, HS, JIA, Ps, PsA, RA, UC, uveitis Approved (09/2016) Amgen AS, CD, JIA, Ps, PsA, RA, UC
BI 695501 (Cyltezo® [US]) Approved (11/2017) Boehringer Ingelheim Approved (08/2017) Boehringer Ingelheim AS, CD, JIA, Ps, PsA, RA, UC
SB5 (Imraldi®) Approved (06/2016) Samsung Bioepis CD, HS, JIA, Ps, PsA, RA, UC, uveitis
FKB327 MAA submitted (05/2017) Fujifilm Kyowa
Kirin Biologics
GP2017 MAA submitted (06/2017) Sandoz
ONS-3010 In phase III
development
Oncobiologics In phase III
development
Oncobiologics
PF-06410293 In phase III (RA)
development
Pfizer
M923 In phase III (Ps) development
(positive results
reported in 2016)
Momenta Pharma-ceuticals
CHS-1420 In phase III (Ps) development
(positive results reported in 2017)
Coherus Biosciences
N/A In preclinical
development
Adello
Biologics
In preclinical
development
Adello
Biologics
N/A In
pipeline
AET BioTech/ BioXpress Therapeutics
Etanercept
(Enbrel®)b
SB4 (Benepali®) Approved (01/2016) Samsung Bioepis axSpA, JIA, Ps, ped Ps, PsA, RA
GP2015 (Erelzi®) Approved (07/2017) Sandoz axSpA, JIA, Ps, ped Ps, PsA, RA Approved (08/2016) Sandoz axSpA, JIA, Ps, ped Ps, PsA, RA
CHS-0214/BAX 2200 [B] Global phase III trials:
Ps (RaPsODY) and RA
Coherus/
Baxalta (US)
BX2922 [B/IC] In development BioXpress Therapeutics (Switzerland)
Infliximab
(Remicade®)c
CT-P13
(Remsima® [EU]; Inflectra® [US])
Approved (09/2013) Celltrion AS, CD, Ps, PsA, RA, UC Approved (04/2016) Hospira AS, CD, Ps,
PsA, RA, UC
SB2 (Flixabi® [EU]; Renflexis® [US]) Approved (05/2016) Samsung Bioepis AS, CD, Ps, PsA, RA, UC Approved (04/2017) Merck AS, CD, Ps,
PsA, RA, UC
PF-06438179 (IXIFI™) Approved (12/2017) Pfizer AS, CD, Ps,
PsA, RA, UC
Approval recommended (03/2018) Sandoz AS, CD, Ps,
PsA, RA, UC
STI-002 Phase III study in RA (05/2016) Sorrento Therapeutics (US)
NI-071 Phase III study in RA (RADIANCE; completion: 12/2018) Sagent (US)
N/A In development BioXpress Therapeutics (Switzerland)
ABP 710 In development
(positive results of functional similarity tests reported in 2017)
Amgen (US)
Rituximab
(MabThera®/ Rituxan®)d
CT-P10 (Blitzima/ Ritemvia/Truxima [EU]) Approved (07/2017) Celltrion RA BLA submitted (06/2017) Teva/Celltrion RA
APB 798 In phase III (RA) development Amgen/
Allergan
APO-RITUX In phase III (RA) development Apotex (Apobiologix; Canada)
PF-05280586 In phase III development Pfizer (US)
GP2013 (Rixathon/ Riximyo) Approved (06/2017) Sandoz (Switzerland) RA BLA rejected (05/2018)
N/A [B] In development BioXpress Therapeutics (Switzerland)
JHL1101 In development JHL Biotech (China)
N/A [B] In development Mabion (Poland)/ Mylan (Ireland)
N/A In development Richter (Hungary)/
Stada (Germany)

aReference [49]. bReference [50]. cReference [51]. dReference [52].
AS: Ankylosing Spondylitis; axSpA: axial spondyloarthritis (non-radiographic axSpA and AS); [B]: Biosimilar; BLA: Biologics License Application; CD: Crohn’s disease; EMA: European Medicines Agency; FDA: US Food and Drug Administration; HS: hidradenitis suppurative; [IC]: Intended Copy; JIA: Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis; MAA: Marketing Authorization Application; N/A: Not Available; ped Ps: pediatric psoriasis (plaque); Ps: psoriasis (plaque); PsA: psoriatic arthritis; RA: Rheumatoid Arthritis; UC: Ulcerative Colitis..