European Medicines Agency Recommends Market Approval of AVT06, Alvotech's Proposed Biosimilar to Eylea® (aflibercept)

Core Viewpoint - Alvotech and Advanz Pharma announced a positive opinion from the European Medicines Agency's Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) recommending approval for AVT06, a proposed biosimilar to Eylea® [1][5] Company Overview - Alvotech is a global biotech company focused on developing and manufacturing biosimilar medicines, aiming to be a leader in the biosimilar space with a pipeline that includes eight disclosed candidates targeting various therapeutic areas [11][12] - Advanz Pharma is a UK-based global pharmaceutical company specializing in specialty, hospital, and rare disease medicines, with a commercial presence in over 90 countries [13] Product Details - AVT06 is intended for treating adults with neovascular (wet) age-related macular degeneration (AMD), visual impairment due to macular edema secondary to retinal vein occlusion, diabetic macular edema, and myopic choroidal neovascularization [4][8] - In 2024, global sales of Eylea® were approximately US$9 billion, with one-third of these sales occurring in Europe [5] Clinical Study Results - A confirmatory clinical study (AVT06-GL-C01) demonstrated therapeutic equivalence between AVT06 and Eylea®, meeting its primary endpoint [6] Commercialization Rights - Alvotech is responsible for the development and commercial supply of AVT06, while Advanz Pharma holds exclusive commercialization rights for most European countries [5][7]