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ABRAXANE Drug Patent Profile


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Which patents cover Abraxane, and what generic alternatives are available?

Abraxane is a drug marketed by Bristol-myers and is included in one NDA. There are eleven patents protecting this drug and one Paragraph IV challenge.

This drug has two hundred and forty-two patent family members in thirty-one countries.

The generic ingredient in ABRAXANE is paclitaxel. There are sixty-nine drug master file entries for this compound. Eighteen suppliers are listed for this compound. Additional details are available on the paclitaxel profile page.

DrugPatentWatch® Litigation and Generic Entry Outlook for Abraxane

A generic version of ABRAXANE was approved as paclitaxel by TEVA PHARMS on January 25th, 2002.

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280Bio IncPhase 1
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Pharmacology for ABRAXANE
Drug ClassMicrotubule Inhibitor
Physiological EffectMicrotubule Inhibition
Paragraph IV (Patent) Challenges for ABRAXANE
Tradename Dosage Ingredient Strength NDA ANDAs Submitted Submissiondate
ABRAXANE For Injection Suspension paclitaxel 100 mg/vial 021660 1 2015-12-11

US Patents and Regulatory Information for ABRAXANE

ABRAXANE is protected by eleven US patents.

Patents protecting ABRAXANE

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Applicant Tradename Generic Name Dosage NDA Approval Date TE Type RLD RS Patent No. Patent Expiration Product Substance Delist Req. Exclusivity Expiration
Bristol-myers ABRAXANE paclitaxel POWDER;INTRAVENOUS 021660-001 Jan 7, 2005 AB RX Yes Yes ⤷  Sign Up ⤷  Sign Up Y ⤷  Sign Up
Bristol-myers ABRAXANE paclitaxel POWDER;INTRAVENOUS 021660-001 Jan 7, 2005 AB RX Yes Yes ⤷  Sign Up ⤷  Sign Up Y ⤷  Sign Up
Bristol-myers ABRAXANE paclitaxel POWDER;INTRAVENOUS 021660-001 Jan 7, 2005 AB RX Yes Yes ⤷  Sign Up ⤷  Sign Up ⤷  Sign Up
Bristol-myers ABRAXANE paclitaxel POWDER;INTRAVENOUS 021660-001 Jan 7, 2005 AB RX Yes Yes ⤷  Sign Up ⤷  Sign Up Y ⤷  Sign Up
Bristol-myers ABRAXANE paclitaxel POWDER;INTRAVENOUS 021660-001 Jan 7, 2005 AB RX Yes Yes ⤷  Sign Up ⤷  Sign Up ⤷  Sign Up
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Expired US Patents for ABRAXANE

Applicant Tradename Generic Name Dosage NDA Approval Date Patent No. Patent Expiration
Bristol-myers ABRAXANE paclitaxel POWDER;INTRAVENOUS 021660-001 Jan 7, 2005 ⤷  Sign Up ⤷  Sign Up
Bristol-myers ABRAXANE paclitaxel POWDER;INTRAVENOUS 021660-001 Jan 7, 2005 ⤷  Sign Up ⤷  Sign Up
Bristol-myers ABRAXANE paclitaxel POWDER;INTRAVENOUS 021660-001 Jan 7, 2005 ⤷  Sign Up ⤷  Sign Up
Bristol-myers ABRAXANE paclitaxel POWDER;INTRAVENOUS 021660-001 Jan 7, 2005 ⤷  Sign Up ⤷  Sign Up
Bristol-myers ABRAXANE paclitaxel POWDER;INTRAVENOUS 021660-001 Jan 7, 2005 ⤷  Sign Up ⤷  Sign Up
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EU/EMA Drug Approvals for ABRAXANE

Company Drugname Inn Product Number / Indication Status Generic Biosimilar Orphan Marketing Authorisation Marketing Refusal
Bristol-Myers Squibb Pharma EEIG Abraxane paclitaxel EMEA/H/C/000778
Abraxane monotherapy is indicated for the treatment of metastatic breast cancer in adult patients who have failed first-line treatment for metastatic disease and for whom standard, anthracycline containing therapy is not indicated.Abraxane in combination with gemcitabine is indicated for the first-line treatment of adult patients with metastatic adenocarcinoma of the pancreas.Abraxane in combination with carboplatin is indicated for the first-line treatment of non-small cell lung cancer in adult patients who are not candidates for potentially curative surgery and/or radiation therapy.
Authorised no no no 2008-01-11
ratiopharm GmbH Pazenir paclitaxel EMEA/H/C/004441
Pazenir monotherapy is indicated for the treatment of metastatic breast cancer in adult patients who have failed first-line treatment for metastatic disease and for whom standard, anthracycline containing therapy is not indicated.Pazenir in combination with carboplatin is indicated for the first-line treatment of non-small cell lung cancer in adult patients who are not candidates for potentially curative surgery and/or radiation therapy.
Authorised yes no no 2019-05-06
Inceptua AB Apealea paclitaxel EMEA/H/C/004154
Apealea in combination with carboplatin is indicated for the treatment of adult patients with first relapse of platinum‑sensitive epithelial ovarian cancer, primary peritoneal cancer and fallopian tube cancer.
Authorised no no no 2018-11-20
Norton Healthcare Ltd. Paxene paclitaxel EMEA/H/C/000216
Paxene is indicated for the treatment of patients with:• advanced AIDS-related Kaposi's sarcoma (AIDS-KS) who have failed prior liposomal anthracycline therapy;• metastatic carcinoma of the breast (MBC) who have failed, or are not candidates for standard anthracycline-containing therapy;• advanced carcinoma of the ovary (AOC) or with residual disease (> 1 cm) after initial laparotomy, in combination with cisplatin as first-line treatment;• metastatic carcinoma of the ovary (MOC) after failure of platinum-containing combination therapy without taxanes as second-line treatment;• non-small cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC) who are not candidates for potentially curative surgery and/or radiation therapy, in combination with cisplatin. Limited efficacy data supports this indication (see section 5.1).
Withdrawn no no no 1999-07-19
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International Patents for ABRAXANE

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Hungary E028472 ⤷  Sign Up
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) 2011123395 ⤷  Sign Up
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European Patent Office 1944019 Procédé pour la préparation des agents actifs stabilisés par protéine (Method for the preparation of protein stabilized pharmacologically active agents) ⤷  Sign Up
Taiwan I646959 ⤷  Sign Up
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Supplementary Protection Certificates for ABRAXANE

Patent Number Supplementary Protection Certificate SPC Country SPC Expiration SPC Description
0961612 2009C/046 Belgium ⤷  Sign Up PRODUCT NAME: PACLITAXEL ALBUMIN; AUTHORISATION NUMBER AND DATE: EU/1/07/428/001 20080111
0961612 300417 Netherlands ⤷  Sign Up PRODUCT NAME: PACLITAXEL ALBUMINE; REGISTRATION NO/DATE: EU/1/07/428/001 20080114
1853250 300673 Netherlands ⤷  Sign Up PRODUCT NAME: PACLITAXEL, GEFORMULEERD ALS ALBUMINE-GEBONDEN NANODEELTJES; REGISTRATION NO/DATE: EU/1/07/428/001-002 20131220
1853250 238 50005-2014 Slovakia ⤷  Sign Up PRODUCT NAME: PAKLITAXEL VO FORME NANOCASTIC VIAZANYCH NA ALBUMIN; REGISTRATION NO/DATE: EU/1/07/428/001 - EU/1/07/428/002 20131230
1853250 122014000065 Germany ⤷  Sign Up PRODUCT NAME: PACLITAXEL ALS AN ALBUMIN GEBUNDENE NANOPARTIKEL-FORMULIERUNG; REGISTRATION NO/DATE: K(2013)9835 20131220
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