Zydus Lifesciences gets Mexican authority nod for cancer remedy biosimilar

Zydus Lifesciences Ltd on Monday said it has received marketing approval from the Mexican regulatory authority for its biosimilar product -- Bhava, used in the treatment of certain types of cancers.

Mexican regulatory authority COFEPRIS (Federal Commission for the Protection Against Sanitary Risk), has granted marketing approval for Bhava, a Bevacizumab biosimilar and it will be marketed in different strengths of 100 mg/4 ml and 400 mg/16 ml, Zydus Lifesciences said in a regulatory filing.

Bhava is used in the treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC), non-squamous non-small cell lung cancer, metastatic breast cancer, glioblastoma, advanced and/or metastatic renal cell carcinoma and ovarian cancer patients, it added.

Zydus Managing Director, Sharvil Patel said the approval granted by COFEPRIS is the company's first biosimilars for patients in Latin America.

"To bring in greater access and affordability to patients battling critical ailments, we have been developing a pipelin