Denosumab biosimilar - Alvotech
Alternative Names: Acvybra; AVT-03-Alvotech; AVT03; Kefdensis; ZvograLatest Information Update: 24 Sep 2025
At a glance
- Originator Alvotech
- Class Antihypercalcaemics; Antineoplastics; Antirheumatics; Calcium regulators; Immunotherapies; Monoclonal antibodies; Osteoporosis therapies
- Mechanism of Action Antibody-dependent cell cytotoxicity; RANK ligand inhibitors
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Orphan Drug Status
Orphan designation is assigned by a regulatory body to encourage companies to develop drugs for rare diseases.
- New Molecular Entity No
Highest Development Phases
- Registered Bone disorders
- Preregistration Corticosteroid-induced osteoporosis; Giant cell tumour of bone; Osteoporosis; Postmenopausal osteoporosis
Most Recent Events
- 22 Sep 2025 Committee for Medicinal Products for Human use (CHMP) has adopted a positive opinion recommending approval for denosumab for corticosteroid-induced osteoporosis, osteoporosis, postmenopausal osteoporosis, giant cell tumour of bone, bone disorders
- 19 Sep 2025 Registered for Bone disorders in Japan (SC)
- 19 Sep 2025 Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare recommends approval of AVT 03 for Rheumatoid arthritis in Japan