Faricimab
As of the edition of 20 October 2026, Faricimab is an antibody: marketed, first approved in 2022 (US); acts on ANGPT2 and VEGFA; US protection ends in 2034.
Sources: FDA Orange Book and Purple Book, other approval registers, ClinicalTrials.gov, ChEMBL.
The drug
- Status
- Marketed; latest approval 2022
- Kind
- Antibody
- Brand name
- Vabysmo
- First approved
- 28 January 2022 (US)
- Approvals on record
- 11 in 5 regions
- Holder of the most recent approval
- Roche; 5 holders in all
- Registered trials
- 46, 0 stopped early
- Disease areas
- Eye; Heart and blood vessels; Hormones; Inherited and neonatal; Nervous system; Nutrition and metabolism
US protection
US protection ends in 2034.
US protection ends in 2034, computed as 12 years from the first US licence because FDA publishes no date for this product. The application that gives this date is held by Roche. The date is computed, not published.
This is the US only, and it is not the date generics or biosimilars can enter.
The exact date and the listings behind it
In the product1 listing counts towards this date. The exact date and each listing are in the product.
Companies that need a new molecule because of this drug
1 company-target row on route B because of this drug.
Companies on route B for this drug
In the product1 company-target row is on route B because of Faricimab.
Targets
Registered trials
| Phase | Trials | Completed | Active | Stopped early |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phase not stated | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 |
| Phase 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Phase 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Phase 3 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 0 |
| Phase 4 | 12 | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| All trials | 46 |
Who has held its approvals
| Company | Role | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Roche | Originator, Applicant and Lead sponsor of trials | 2013 to now |