Celltrion’s Herzuma (trastuzumab, biosimilar) Receives ANVISA’s Approval for Breast and Gastric Cancer in Brazil

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• The Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency, ANVISA (Agencia Nacional de Vigilancia Sanitaria) has approved Herzuma (trastuzumab) in 150mg & 440mg for early-stage breast cancer, metastatic breast cancer and metastatic gastric cancer on May 20, 2019
• Celltrion is also expecting ANVISA’s approval for Truxima, a biosimilar of Rituximab which helps in securing a leading market position in the Central-South American biosimilar market
• Herzuma (trastuzumab-pkrb) is a biosimilar of Herceptin and has received FDA’s approval in Dec’18, also approved in EU (marketed by Mundipharma), in Japan (marketed by Daiichi Sankyo) and in Australia

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