Zydus Claims Top Spot In India Biosimilars With Kadcyla, Sees 40-50% Growth

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Zydus Cadila sees 40-50% growth continuing in its biosimilars business, with plans for launches in Latin America. Its Kadcyla biosimilar is faring well and after helping the company gain the top spot in India, could also move to clinical trials in the US.

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Zydus Makes Gains In Biosimilars • Source: Alamy

On 24 May 2021, Zydus Cadila launched the world's first antibody drug conjugate (ADC) biosimilar to Roche Holding AG/Genentech, Inc.’s Kadcyla (trastuzumab emtansine), under the name Ujvira to treat early and advanced HER2-positive breast cancer in India.

With that, the company stepped up its biosimilars portfolio to 12 products and gained the top spot in the Indian...

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