FDA approves Amgen’s Parsabiv drug to treat chronic kidney disease
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Amgen’s Parsabiv drug to treat patients with chronic kidney disease, the company announced on Feb. 7. The Thousand Oaks-based biotech company’s Parsabiv is the first therapy approved for the treatment of secondary hyperparathyroidism for patients on hemodialysis in 12 years, Amgen said. “We are excited about today’s approval Read More →
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Sientra settles lawsuits over public offering
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Read More →Amgen leukemia drug cures 39 percent of treated patients, study finds
Amgen’s new leukemia drug cured 39 percent of pediatric patients who received treatment, the Thousand Oaks company said Oct. 3 after publishing results of a new study in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. Blincyto, which treats a rare form of the disease known as precursor B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia, sent 27 patients out of 70 Read More →
Read More →FDA gives big win to Amgen in biosimilars race
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Read More →FDA approves Amgen biosimilar of AbbVie’s Humira
The Food and Drug Administration approved Amgen’s Humira biosimilar Sept. 23. Amjevita, formerly known as ABP 501 and made by Thousand Oaks-biotech giant Amgen, replicates the effects of Humira, which is approved to treat nine conditions including rheumatoid arthritis, skin disorders and colon inflammation. Humira, made by Chicago-based competitor AbbVie, typically costs $20,000 per year Read More →
Read More →Sientra finds new factory to make breast implants
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Read More →Abbvie sues Amgen to block sales of Humira biosimilar
Thousand Oaks-based biotech giant Amgen faces a lawsuit seeking to block it from selling a biosimilar of AbbVie’s popular Humira. The rheumatoid arthritis medicine is Abbvie’s best seller. Sales were up 17 percent in the second quarter to $4.15 billion and accounted for 61 percent of AbbVie’s 2015 revenue. Abbvie claims Amgen’s proposed copy would Read More →
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