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As a Group, Anti- Inflammatories Will THERAPEUTIC FOCUS Sandoz’s Zarxio in March opened the door The inflammatory disease space exalts the for an established regulatory pathway here. approval of moderate-to-severe plaque Zarxio is biosimilar to Amgen’s neutrope- psoriasis treatment Cosentyx (secukinu- nia drug Neupogen (filgrastim), originally mab). “This is the first drug in the last 10 licensed in 1991. years with published studies showing clear According to Lindqvist, the US entry of superiority to the current standard of treat- biosimilars will dent the sales of a number ment,” observes Marcin Ernst, MD, VP of of individual branded biologic franchises, clinical development at INC Research (see Autoimmune but the impact is likely to pale in compari- “Clinical Corner,” p. 52). son to the generic competition for “white Eli Lilly’s ixekizumab and AstraZeneca/ pill” small-molecule drugs. Looking ahead, “As a group, anti- Amgen’s brodalumab, both of which target Biosimilars are threatening to chip away at established blockbusters. Industry giants are N+1 Singer analysts believe the biolog- inflammatories will the IL-17A cytokine, are expected to elbow battling to devise better therapies for celiac, Crohn’s and lupus even as they work around ics market will reach about $300 billion in their way into the picture. Both companies annual global sales by 2020, including about continue to top the plan regulatory submissions for psoriasis the clock to protect their turf in RA and psoriasis. Welcome to the autoimmune category— $50 billion from biosimilars. best-selling drug list. this year. in which, Rebecca Mayer Knutsen explains, there’s never a dull moment But the regulatory pathway for biosimilars These drugs are high- A few companies are jockeying to bring is murky, Buthusiem says. “Zarxio’s approval the first celiac disease drug to market. doesn’t mean the floodgates will open. FDA ly efficacious, have a Months-old start-up Celimmune acquired will review the drugs on a case-by-case basis. favorable cost-utility rights to Amgen’s anti-IL-15 monoclonal he great biosimilar debate is overshadowing brisk innovation Genetically engineered from a living organism, biologics simulate Some drugs and organisms, from a biologic profile and address antibody AMG 714 and is entering Phase-II in the autoimmune disease category. The pipeline houses the body’s natural response to infection and disease. “Biologics target standpoint, could be easier to crack.” studies for certain types of celiac disease Tpromising biologics for lupus and celiac disease, and competi- proteins, cells and pathways responsible for disease symptoms and Biosimilars will have to sail through a significant clinical (IL-15 is a cytokine thought to play a role in tion for Novartis’s recently approved IL-17A inhibitor for psoriasis, damage of rheumatoid arthritis and other diseases,” says Sandie somewhat-uncharted waters to reach the need in inflammatory autoimmune disorders). Alba Therapeutics, Cosentyx, is waiting on deck. Preiss, VP of advocacy and access at the Arthritis Foundation. market. The more complex monoclonal on the other hand, is studying larazotide The prevalence of autoimmune disease, in which systemic inflam- Unlike chemically based compounds, however, biologics cannot be antibodies, in particular, will have to round disease.” acetate for celiac disease. In other thera- mation assaults the body, is on the rise. Scientists are scrambling to replicated. Biologics and their biosimilar knockoff versions can be more buoys than other biosimilars. —Jens Lindqvist peutic areas: counteract the immune system’s inability to differentiate between therapeutically similar but are not the same product, raising safety Pfizer’s pending acquisition of Hospira healthy cells and outside invaders such as toxins, allergens and infec- and efficacy eyebrows. has given the company a definitive leg up N+1 Singer • AbbVie and the newly rebranded tions. The industry favors biologics, developed to target specific steps “We’re dealing with a live organism that tends to mutate and form in the biosimilars field, Makovsky Health Biogen are primed to submit for in the inflammatory process, over the conventional large-molecule polymorphisms,” says Edward Buthusiem, a managing director at EVP Gil Bashe notes. “Having success- regulatory approval of daclizumab, approach to the entire immune system. Berkeley Research Group. fully navigated the biosimilar market in a monthly biologic in development Biologics have emerged as safe targets for pharma, yielding high The rheumatoid arthritis (RA) landscape is bursting with TNF Europe, Hospira has regulatory savvy and for patients with relapsing remitting returns on investment. Humira (adalimumab), one of the best-selling inhibitors, like category leaders Amgen’s Enbrel, Janssen’s Remicade physician/patient experience.” Biosimilar multiple sclerosis, if they can iron drugs of all time, raked in $12.5 billion in 2014. Four of last year’s and AbbVie’s super-blockbuster Humira. These biologics block CT-P13, sold as Remsima by Celltrion and out safety concerns. 10 best-selling drugs fell under the biologic autoimmune umbrella. the activity of tumor necrosis factor, a pro-inflammatory cytokine as Inflectra by Hospira in other markets, • A pill could replace the use of produced by macrophages and lymphocytes, to was filed for review in the US last sum- injectables Remicade and Humira prevent inflammation in the joints. mer. If approved, Hospira will market the in the treatment of Crohn’s disease. Still, primarily due to the large price tag attached Remicade copycat. South Korea’s Samsung Mongresen, a biologic in early to biologics, patients rely heavily on conventional Bioepis has submitted its infliximab bio- development by Italian pharma RA treatments: anti-inflammatory drugs, steroids similar candidate for approval in Europe. company Giuliani, shows promise and immunosuppressants like methotrexate. “As The competition isn’t sitting still. San- for the digestive disorder. a group, anti-inflammatories will continue to top doz gained applicable experience from its • Lupus, a major unmet patient need, the best-selling drug list. These drugs are highly early foray into growth hormone treatments is a disease category to watch, efficacious, have a favorable cost-utility profile and and the accompanying uphill climb to win according to Bashe. After a long address a significant clinical need in inflammatory over physicians. But Amgen is the company dry spell, the developmental doors disease,” says Jens Lindqvist, MD, director of life with the most at stake. Expecting biosimilar [Cosentyx] is the first first reopened with the approval of sciences for advisory firm N+1 Singer. Some of competition for some of its own products, Benlysta in 2011, but advances have the most promising RA products in late-stage Amgen has gone on the offensive. Its Humi- drug in the last 10 slowed in recent years. development are Eli Lilly/Incyte’s once-daily oral ra biosimilar ABP501 passed its second years with published • AstraZeneca’s MedImmune is kinase inhibitor baricitinib, Sanofi/Regeneron’s Phase-III study with flying colors—and studies showing clear moving its IFN pathway inhibi- IL-6 inhibitor sarilumab and Janssen/Glaxo- pulled the company ahead of Cadila, Novar- tory molecule, anifrolumbab, into SmithKline’s IL-6 inhibitor sirukumab. tis and Boehringer Ingelheim, which are superiority to the Phase III trials for Lupus. Other also looking to cash in on Humira’s reign ing current standard of lupus contenders in Phase-II studies The biosimilar “threat” profits as the drug nears patent expiration. treatment.” include EMD Serono’s recombinant Biosimilars are hot on the heels of their biologic fusion protein atacicept and Pfizer’s forebears. With 18 biosimilars authorized by the Beyond biosimilars —Marcin Ernst anti-IL-6 antibody, also for Crohn’s EMA, the biosimilars “threat” has been a real- It goes without saying that there are new INC Research disease. Cosentyx: Novartis’s new interleukin-17A inhibitor for treating plaque psoriasis ity in Europe for many years. FDA approval of entries beyond biosimilars on the horizon. 50 MM&M x MAY 2015 x mmm-online.com mmm-online.com x MAY 2015 x MM&M 51 THERAPEUTIC FOCUS: AUTOIMMUNE In rheumatoid arthritis, Bashe advises interested parties to keep their eyes open as Lilly buys its way into a leadership position. The company recently agreed to collaborate with Korea-based Hanni Pharmaceutical on its HM71224, which is being studied for rheu- matoid arthritis and lupus. Although still tremendously crowded, the RA market anxiously awaits new treatment approaches. There has been nothing new in CLINICALCORNER RA since Pfizer’s tofacitinib gained FDA approval in 2012. Xeljanz Novartis’s first-in-class monoclonal antibody Cosentyx (secukinumab) is a first-in-class Janus kinase inhibitor, which targets a specific received the FDA’s stamp of approval in January for the treatment of cellular process involved in the immune response and resulting moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis. The highly anticipated selective inflammation. Pfizer is currently exploring the pill’s application interleukin-17A (IL-17A) inhibitor is already generating quite the buzz in plaque psoriasis. across the industry and among patients. Additionally, clinical trials face mounting difficulty in recruit- The CLEAR trial established Cosentyx as tackling psoriasis lesions ing RA patients to participate. “More patients are being treated more effectively than Johnson & Johnson’s Stelara after a 16-week for the disease,
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