Biosimilar timeline

IMDELLTRA (AMG757) biosimilars — when can they launch?

IMDELLTRA (AMG757) (TARLATAMAB) · BLA761344 · AMGEN INC

Reference exclusivity
2036-05-16
10 years remaining
Original approval
2024-05-16
FDA BLA761344
Originator
AMGEN INC
Marketed by Amgen Inc

Where IMDELLTRA (AMG757) sits in the biosimilar timeline

BPCIA 12-year reference product exclusivity for IMDELLTRA (AMG757) extends to 2036 (10 years from today). Biosimilars cannot be approved by the FDA before this date. Biosimilar developers begin clinical comparability studies 4-6 years before the cliff.

Under the US Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act (BPCIA), a reference biologic is protected from biosimilar competition for 12 years from FDA approval (with 4 years of data exclusivity preventing 351(k) submissions). Biosimilars enter via the abbreviated 351(k) pathway, which requires comparability — not exact identity — to the reference product.

Key dates for IMDELLTRA (AMG757)

EventDateStatus
FDA approval (BLA filed by AMGEN INC) 2024-05-16 Past
4-year data exclusivity ends (first biosimilar 351(k) submission permitted) 2028-05-16 Future
12-year reference product exclusivity ends (first biosimilar can be marketed) 2036-05-16 Future

Note: composition-of-matter and method-of-use patent expiries (separate from BPCIA exclusivity) may set the actual launch window. See IMDELLTRA (AMG757) on Drug Landscape for the full patent picture.

Other AMGEN INC biologics

  • MVASI — exclusivity to 2029-09-14
  • AIMOVIG — exclusivity to 2030-05-17
  • EVENITY — exclusivity to 2031-04-09
  • Ilumya — exclusivity to 2031-06-13
  • AVSOLA — exclusivity to 2031-12-06
  • RIABNI — exclusivity to 2032-12-17
  • REPATHA — exclusivity to 2033-02-26
  • WEZLANA — exclusivity to 2035-10-31
  • WEZLANA — exclusivity to 2035-10-31
  • BKEMV — exclusivity to 2036-05-28

Sources

Not legal advice. BPCIA exclusivity may interact with composition-of-matter patents and patent term extensions — see the full drug profile for the consolidated picture.

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