Alembic Pharma bags USFDA final nod for cancer injection Nelarabine

Written By :  Ruchika Sharma
Medically Reviewed By :  Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli
Published On 2024-08-02 07:00 GMT   |   Update On 2024-08-02 07:00 GMT

Vadodara: Alembic Pharmaceuticals Limited today announced that the Company has received final approval from the US Food & Drug Administration (USFDA) for its Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) for Nelarabine Injection, 250 mg/50 mL (5 mg/mL) (Single-Dose Vial).

The approved ANDA is therapeutically equivalent to the reference listed drug product (RLD), Arranon Injection, 250 mg/50 mL (5 mg/mL), of Sandoz Inc.
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Nelarabine is a nucleoside metabolic inhibitor indicated for the treatment of patients with T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia and T-cell lymphoblastic lymphoma in adult and pediatric patients age 1 year and older whose disease has not responded to or has relapsed following treatment with at least two chemotherapy regimens. 
Nelarabine Injection, 250 mg/50 mL has an estimated market size of US$ 23 million for twelve months ending March 2024 according to IQVIA. Alembic has a cumulative total of 211 ANDA approvals (183 final approvals and 28 tentative approvals) from USFDA.

Headquartered in Vadodara, Gujarat, Alembic Pharmaceuticals Limited is involved in manufacturing and marketing India Formulations, International Generics, and Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients with vertical integration capabilities. The company was founded in 1907. Alembic's state of the art research and manufacturing facilities are approved by regulatory authorities of many developed countries including the USFDA.

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