Mircera?

[Anonymous]

Anybody know when and if Mircera will be launched in the US?

 

[Anonymous]

Never heard of it

 

[Anonymous]

Anybody know when and if Mircera will be launched in the US?

You have to be kidding. Try google. Roche lost in court to Amgen. Never coming out in the US.

 

[Anonymous]

approved today. expect launch 2/2014

 

[Anonymous]

Anybody know when and if Mircera will be launched in the US?

http://www.renalbusiness.com/news/2009/12/roche-could-start-selling-mircera-in-u-s-in-mid-2.aspx

Approved years ago by FDA. Roche lost in court. Earliest would be mid 2014 if Roche even decides to pursue this. Nothing has been said publicly in years.

 

[Anonymous]

http://www.renalbusiness.com/news/2009/12/roche-could-start-selling-mircera-in-u-s-in-mid-2.aspx

Approved years ago by FDA. Roche lost in court. Earliest would be mid 2014 if Roche even decides to pursue this. Nothing has been said publicly in years.

To elaborate, Roche lost a patent infringement case tro Amgen. Mircera is available in Europe but not in the US. It is FDA approved, so theoretically Roche could launch in the US whenever it wants to. The problem is they could be liable for triple damages (3x the amount sold) to Amgen unless they work out some sort of agreement. Depending on the theoretical agreement amount demanded by Amgen, its not worth selling Mircera.

 

[Anonymous]

I believe that the legal case preventing Mircera to be sold in the US expires sometime iin the first half of 2014. Wouldn't it make sense to launch it? It could potentially be promoted to dialysis, CKD (pre dialysis) and onc. If a contract could be signed with Fresenius dialysis centers, then it would be well worth it for this market segment.

 

[Anonymous]

I believe that the legal case preventing Mircera to be sold in the US expires sometime iin the first half of 2014. Wouldn't it make sense to launch it? It could potentially be promoted to dialysis, CKD (pre dialysis) and onc. If a contract could be signed with Fresenius dialysis centers, then it would be well worth it for this market segment.

Are you saying that the patent that we infringed upon expires then?

 

[Anonymous]

Are you saying that the patent that we infringed upon expires then?

Mircera will be on the US Market in Mid 2014 and has a great shot at capturing all of the Fresenius
Dialysis business across the US.
Fresenius would love to dump Amgen and Epogen.

 

[Anonymous]

Mircera will be on the US Market in Mid 2014 and has a great shot at capturing all of the Fresenius
Dialysis business across the US.
Fresenius would love to dump Amgen and Epogen.

I would love to see some proof of this.

 

[Anonymous]

Mircera will be legally permitted to sell in the US based upon the legal decision a number of years ago.

The question is: Will Genentech/Roche launch it?

 

[Anonymous]

Not going to happen. At least not by GNE. I suppose a licensing deal isn't absolutely out of the question.

 

[Anonymous]

Any update on Mircera? Is Roche planning to license it to another company?

 

[Anonymous]

The market is dead. Sure there is a need for epo products. But, Medicare bundled the payment for the drug(s) in with the dialysis procedure. This makes the epo products a commodity, which leads to price wars. Why bother fighting it out? Resources better deployed elsewhere, where profit margins are higher.

 

[Biotechblogger]

Its launched... Collaboration with Genentech.

 

[Anonymous]

When was Mircera launched in the US and who is promoting it?

 

[Anonymous]

When was Mircera launched in the US and who is promoting it?

It wasn't

 

[Anonymous]

Is Roche/Genentech planning to launch it?

 

[Anonymous]

Is Roche/Genentech planning to launch it?

maybe

 

[Anonymous]

jeez, they're like nails on a chalk board. If you want to know pipeline information and timeline, become qualified and ask.