Prestige’s trastuzumab rejected by CHMP

The CHMP recommended refusing the marketing authorisations for Prestige Biopharma’s applications for trastuzumab biosimilars Tuznue® and Hervelous®.  The CHMP stated that the manufacturing process used for the commercial production of these medicines differed from that used during clinical testing, and considered that ”the studies presented did not provide enough evidence to show that the commercially produced medicine will be biosimilar to the reference medicine”.  Korea Biomedical Review reported that Singapore based, Kosdaq-listed Prestige Biopharma will appeal the decision.