Aflibercept biosimilar - Alvotech
Alternative Names: Afiveg; AVT-06; AVT-29; Mynzepli; VgenfliLatest Information Update: 24 Sep 2025
At a glance
- Originator Alvotech
- Developer Alvotech; Teva Pharmaceutical Industries
- Class Antineoplastics; Eye disorder therapies; Immunoglobulin Fc fragments; Immunoglobulin fragments; Recombinant fusion proteins
- Mechanism of Action Placenta growth factor inhibitors; Vascular endothelial growth factor A 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
- Available For Licensing Yes
Highest Development Phases
- Registered Retinal disorders; Wet age-related macular degeneration
Most Recent Events
- 19 Sep 2025 Registered for Wet age-related macular degeneration (Treatment-naive) in Japan (Intravitreous)
- 19 Sep 2025 Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare recommends approval of AVT 06 for Rheumatoid arthritis in Japan
- 21 Aug 2025 Registered for Retinal disorders in Europe (Intravitreous)