Key Takeaways Teva Pharmaceutical Industries and partner Alvotech said the Food and Drug Administration agreed to review their AVTO6 treatment for eye disorders. The treatment is a biosimilar that could compete with Regeneron Pharmaceuticals’ Eylea.

Alvotech and Teva Pharmaceuticals announced the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted for review a Biologics License Application (BLA) for AVT06, Alvotech’s proposed biosimilar to Eylea (aflibercept) 2 mg.

So far, five biosimilars that reference Eylea 2 mg have been approved by the FDA. Alvotech/Teva expect to regulatory approval for its biosimilar to be completed in the fourth quarter of 2025.

Alvotech (NASDAQ:ALVO) and Teva Pharmaceuticals (NYSE:TEVA) said on Tuesday that the U.S. FDA has accepted for review a Biologics License Application for a biosimilar targeting Regeneron’s (REGN) blockbuster eye disease therapy,

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved for review a Biologics License Application (BLA) for AVT06, Alvotech’s proposed biosimilar to Eylea (aflibercept), a biologic used to treat eye disorders, including those that can cause vision loss or blindness.