Alvotech announces approval in japan of avt04 (ustekinumab), a biosimilar to stelara®

Reykjavik, iceland, sept. 25, 2023 (globe newswire) -- alvotech (nasdaq: alvo), a global biotech company specializing in the development and manufacture of biosimilar medicines for patients worldwide, today announced that its commercialization partner in japan, fuji pharma co., ltd. (“fuji”), has received marketing approval for avt04 (ustekinumab), a biosimilar to stelara®, from the japanese ministry of health, labor and welfare. based on publicly available information, avt04 is the first biosimilar to stelara to be approved for sale in global markets. global sales of stelara reached over $10 billion for the twelve months preceding june 30, 2023, according to the manufacturer's public filings, making it one of the world's highest grossing biologics.
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