Biosimilar pipelines for South Korean firms: Chong Kun Dang, DM Bio and HK inno.N

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South Korea is becoming a more and more important spot on the map when it comes to biosimilars. Although Celltrion Healthcare (Celltrion) and Samsung Bioepis (Samsung and Biogen’s joint venture) are leading the way in Korea and worldwide, other Korean companies, such as Chong Kun Dang Pharmaceutical (Chong Kun Dang), DM Bio (joint venture between Dong-A ST and Meiji Holdings) and HK inno.N (previously CJ Healthcare), are also expanding their biosimilar pipelines.

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Chong Kun Dang has three biosimilars in its pipeline at various stages of development, DM Bio also has three and HK inno.N has one, see Table 1.

Table 1: Biosimilar pipelines for South Korean firms: Chong Kun Dang, Dong‑A ST and HK inno.N
Company Product name Active substance Therapeutic area Stage of development
Chong Kun Dang CKD-11101 darbepoetin alfa Anaemia Approved in Japan [1]
CKD-12101 pegfilgrastim Neutropenia Preclinical
CKD-701 ranibizumab Degenerative myopia
Diabetes complications
Macular oedema
(Wet) AMD
Phase III
DM Bio DA‑3880 darbepoetin alfa Anaemia Approved in Japan [1]
DMB 3111 trastuzumab Early breast cancer
Metastatic breast cancer
Metastatic gastric cancer
Phase I trial completed in Japan. DM Bio licensed development and sales rights in Europe and Russia to Gedeon Richter, a Hungarian company [2]
DMB 3113 adalimumab Ankylosing spondylitis
Crohn’s disease
Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis
Psoriasis
Psoriatic arthritis
Rheumatoid arthritis
Ulcerative colitis
Phase I trial started in Japan [3]
HK inno.N (formerly CJ Healthcare) CJ-40001 darbepoetin alfa Anaemia Phase III
AMD: age-related macular degeneration; PMDA: Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency.

 
Chong Kun Dang is leading the way in this group of companies, having obtained approval for its darbepoetin alfa biosimilar (CKD-11101) in Japan in December 2018 [4] and having a ranibizumab biosimilar in Phase III. While DM Bio, which is a joint venture between Dong-A ST and Meiji Holdings, is hot on its tail, having obtained Japanese approval in September 2019, licensing the drug to Sanwa Kagaku Kenkyusyo [4] and having trastuzumab and adalimumab biosimilars in Phase I.

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References
1. GaBI Online - Generics and Biosimilars Initiative. Biosimilars of darbepoetin alfa [www.gabionline.net]. Mol, Belgium: Pro Pharma Communications International; [cited 2021 May 31]. Available from: www.gabionline.net/Biosimilars/General/Biosimilars-of-darbepoetin-alfa 
2. GaBI Online - Generics and Biosimilars Initiative. Biosimilars of trastuzumab [www.gabionline.net]. Mol, Belgium: Pro Pharma Communications International; [cited 2021 May 31]. Available from: www.gabionline.net/Biosimilars/General/Biosimilars-of-trastuzumab 
3. GaBI Online - Generics and Biosimilars Initiative. Biosimilars of adalimumab [www.gabionline.net]. Mol, Belgium: Pro Pharma Communications International; [cited 2021 May 31]. Available from: www.gabionline.net/Biosimilars/General/Biosimilars-of-adalimumab 
4. GaBI Online - Generics and Biosimilars Initiative. Biosimilars approved in Japan [www.gabionline.net]. Mol, Belgium: Pro Pharma Communications International; [cited 2021 May 31]. Available from: www.gabionline.net/Biosimilars/General/Biosimilars-approved-in-Japan

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