China’s monoclonal antibody market is far behind the European and American developed countries no matter in terms of sales scale or product quantity and variety; compared to global market, size of China’s monoclonal antibody market is still small, and is estimated to account for about 1% of global monoclonal antibody market. FDA approved a total of 77 monoclonal antibody drugs by the end of 2017, including 7 monoclonal antibody biosimilars, while the number of monoclonal antibody drugs approved for marketing in China has reached 29, including 19 imported monoclonal antibody drugs and 10 Chinese-produced monoclonal antibody drugs.

|
Generic name |
Trade name |
Manufacturer |
Marketing time in China |
|
Rituximab |
Rituxan |
Roche |
2000 |
|
Trastuzumab |
Herceptin |
Roche |
2002 |
|
Basiliximab |
Simulect |
Novartis |
2003 |
|
Cetuximab |
Erbitux |
Merck |
2005 |
|
Infliximab |
Remicade |
J & J |
2007 |
|
Bevacizumab |
Avastin |
Roche |
2010 |
|
Adalimumab |
Humira |
AbbVie |
2010 |
|
Etanercept |
Enbrel |
Pfizer |
2010 |
|
Ranibizumab |
Lucentis |
Novartis |
2011 |
|
Tocilizumab |
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