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Alvotech USA Inc.AVTO5

BLA 761462 ·

Product
AVTO5
Application
BLA 761462
Letter date
FDA center
Center for Drug Evaluation and Research
FDA file
CRL_BLA761462_20251031.pdf

The letter

As published in FDA’s complete response letter transparency release (export 2026-08-26). The text is machine-read from FDA’s PDF, so spacing and spelling errors are artifacts of that process; (b) (4) marks FDA’s own redactions.

BLA 761462 COMPLETE RESPONSE

Alvotech USA Inc.

c/o Cencora Global Consulting

Attention: Anusha Kesireddy

Manager, Regulatory Affairs

Cencora Global Consulting Services US Corporation 1 West 1st Avenue

Conshohocken, PA 19428

Dear Anusha Kesireddy:

Please refer to your biologics license application (BLA) om

for AVTO5.

We have completed our review of this application, as amended, and have determined that we cannot approve this application in its present form. We have described our reasons for this action below and, where possible, our recommendations to address these issues.

FACILITY INSPECTIONS

(1) Following pre-license inspection of oe

listed in this application, FDA conveyed deficiencies to the

representative of the facility. The facility should provide satisfactory responses to these deficiencies to the FDA office indicated on the FDA Form 483 prior to your complete response to your application. Your complete response should include the date(s) of the facility’s response to the FDA Form 483. The assessment of application approvability and the resolution of inspection deficiencies would be evaluated upon receipt of the complete response and may include re-inspection of the facility. Please work with the facility in resolving the related deficiencies.

PRESCRIBING INFORMATION

Submit draft labeling that is responsive to our electronic communications dated

oe . Also incorporate relevant updates according to the most recently approved labeling for the reference product into your product labeling.

Reference ID: 5687545

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Prior to resubmitting the labeling, use the SRPI checklist to correct any formatting errors to ensure conformance with the format items in regulations and guidances. In addition, submit updated content of labeling [21 CFR 601.14(b)] in structured product labeling (SPL) format as described at FDA.gov.!

To facilitate review of your submission, provide a highlighted or marked-up copy that shows all changes, as well as a clean Word version. The marked-up copy should include annotations that support any proposed changes.

Your proposed Prescribing Information (Pl) must conform to the content and format regulations found at 21 CFR 201.56(a) and (d) and 201.57. As you develop your proposed PI, we encourage you to review the labeling review resources on the Prescription Drug Labeling Resources? and Pregnancy and Lactation Labeling Final Rule? websites, which include:

e The Final Rule (Physician Labeling Rule) on the content and format of the Pl for human drug and biological products

e The Final Rule (Pregnancy and Lactation Labeling Rule) on the content and format of information in the PI on pregnancy, lactation, and females and males of reproductive potential

e Regulations and related guidance documents

e Asample tool illustrating the format for Highlights and Contents, and

e The Selected Requirements for Prescribing Information (SRPI) - a checklist of important format items from labeling regulations and guidances.

e FDA's established pharmacologic class (EPC) text phrases for inclusion in the Highlights Indications and Usage heading.

e Additional resources for the PI, patient labeling, and carton/container labeling.

In addition, we encourage you to review the draft guidance for industry Labeling for Biosimilar Products.

1 http://www.fda.gov/Forlndustry/DataStandards/StructuredProductLabeling/default.htm

2 https://www.fda.gov/drugs/laws-acts-and-rules/prescription-drug-labeling-resources

3 https://www.fda.gov/drugs/labeling-information-drug-products/pregnancy-and-lactation-labeling-drugs-final-rule

U.S. Food and Drug Administration Silver Spring, MD 20993 www.fda.gov

Reference ID: 5687545

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CARTON AND CONTAINER LABELING

We reserve comment on the proposed labeling until the application is otherwise adequate.

MEDICATION GUIDE

(2) Add the following bolded statement or appropriate alternative to the carton and container labeling per 21 CFR 208.24(d): "ATTENTION PHARMACIST: Each patient is required to receive the enclosed Medication Guide."

PROPRIETARY NAME

Please refer to our correspondence dated, om , which addresses the proposed proprietary name, |. This name was found conditionally acceptable pending approval of the application in the current review cycle. Please resubmit the proposed proprietary name when you respond to all of the application deficiencies that have been identified in this letter.

SAFETY UPDATE

When you respond to the above deficiencies, include a safety update. The safety update should include data from all nonclinical and clinical studies of the product under consideration regardless of indication, dosage form, or dose level.

(1) Describe in detail any significant changes or findings in the safety profile and their relevance, if any, to whether there may be clinically meaningful differences between the proposed biosimilar product and the U.S.-licensed reference product.

(2) When assembling the sections describing discontinuations due to adverse events, serious adverse events, and common adverse events, incorporate new safety data as follows:

e Present new safety data from the clinical studies for the proposed indication using the same format as the original BLA submission.

e Present tabulations of the new safety data combined with the original BLA data.

e Include tables that compare frequencies of adverse events in the original BLA with the retabulated frequencies described in the bullet above.

U.S. Food and Drug Administration Silver Spring, MD 20993 www.fda.gov

Reference ID: 5687545

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(3) Present a retabulation of the reasons for premature study discontinuation by incorporating the drop-outs from the newly completed studies. Describe any new trends or patterns identified.

(4) Provide case report forms and narrative summaries for each subject who died during a Clinical study or who did not complete a study because of an adverse event. In addition, provide narrative summaries for serious adverse events.

(5) Describe any information that suggests a substantial change in the incidence of common, but less serious, adverse events between the new data and the original BLA data.

(6) Provide updated exposure information for the clinical studies (e.g., number of subjects, person time).

(7) Provide a summary of worldwide experience on the safety of this product, including adverse events known to be associated with the use of the product and immunogenicity. Include an updated estimate of use for this product marketed in other countries.

(8) Provide English translations of current approved foreign labeling not previously submitted.

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS

We have the following comments/recommendations that are not approvability issues:

PRODUCT QUALITY

(b) (4)

OTHER

Within one year after the date of this letter, you are required to resubmit or take other actions available under 21 CFR 601.3(b)). If you do not take one of these actions, we may consider your lack of response a request to withdraw the application under

21 CFR 601.3(c). You may also request an extension of time in which to resubmit the application.

U.S. Food and Drug Administration Silver Spring, MD 20993 www.fda.gov

Reference ID: 5687545

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A resubmission must fully address all the deficiencies listed in this letter and should be clearly marked with "RESUBMISSION" in large font, bolded type at the beginning of the cover letter of the submission. The cover letter should clearly state that you consider this resubmission a complete response to the deficiencies outlined in this letter. A partial response to this letter will not be processed as a resubmission and will not start a new review cycle.

You may request a meeting or teleconference with us to discuss what steps you need to take before the application may be approved. If you wish to have such a meeting, submit your meeting request as described in the draft guidance for industry Formal Meetings Between the FDA and Sponsors or Applicants of BsUFA Products.

The product may not be legally marketed until you have been notified in writing that this application is approved.

If you have questions, contact om

Sincerely,

{See appended electronic signature page}

(b) (4)

Center for Drug Evaluation and Research

U.S. Food and Drug Administration Silver Spring, MD 20993 www.fda.gov

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Signature Page 1 of 1

This is a representation of an electronic record that was signed electronically. Following this are manifestations of any and all electronic signatures for this electronic record.

(©) (4)

10/31/2025 08:04:52 AM

Reference ID: 5687545

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