Boehringer Ingelheim’s bevacizumab biosimilar demonstrates bioequivalence
Posted: 21 November 2016 | | No comments yet
BI 695502, a bevacizumab biosimilar candidate to Avastin, is a monoclonal antibody that may slow or stop the growth of certain tumour types by preventing…
Boehringer Ingelheim shared new data from the Phase I INVICTAN-1 study, which show that BI 695502, its bevacizumab biosimilar candidate, is bioequivalent to US-licensed and EU-approved Avastin (Genentech).
Avastin is an angiogenesis inhibitor that is used to treat a variety of cancers.
BI 695502 met all the pre-defined primary and secondary endpoints in the INVICTAN-1 study.
“This study is an important milestone for Boehringer Ingelheim, and supports our commitment to improving the lives of patients with cancer by exploring innovative ways for biosimilars to contribute to the long-term sustainability of the US healthcare system,” said Martina Flammer, Boehringer Ingelheim. “We look forward to evaluating BI 695502 in our ongoing Phase III study to establish its safety and efficacy as compared to Avastin.”
About BI 695502
BI 695502, a bevacizumab biosimilar candidate to Avastin, is a monoclonal antibody that may slow or stop the growth of certain tumour types by preventing the growth of blood vessels that supply the tumour.
Phase I
INVICTAN-1 is a randomised, blinded, single-dose, parallel-arm Phase I clinical study, evaluating bioequivalence (how a drug is absorbed, distributed, metabolised and excreted in the body) of BI 695502 to Avastin.
The study enrolled 91 healthy male individuals who were randomised evenly across treatment groups. BI 695502 was well-tolerated in this study, with no clinically relevant differences in safety or immunogenicity evaluations between the BI 695502 and bevacizumab treatment groups.
Phase III
INVICTAN-2 is a randomied, double-blind Phase III study, evaluating efficacy and safety of BI 695502 plus chemotherapy versus Avastin plus chemotherapy in patients with advanced non-squamous non-small cell lung cancer.
