● Pivotal Phase III study results for biosimilar candidate BI 695501 will be presented for the first time at the Annual European Congress of Rheumatology (EULAR 2017)

● Phase III results complete the total body of evidence required to demonstrate biosimilarity to HUMIRA®

● BI 695501 currently under review by regulatory authorities

INGELHEIM, Germany & MADRID-Wednesday, June 14th 2017 [ ME NewsWire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Boehringer Ingelheim announced today results from the pivotal Phase III VOLTAIRE®-RA1 study, confirming that its adalimumab biosimilar candidate BI 695501 and HUMIRA®* have similar efficacy, safety and immunogenicity in patients with moderately-to-severely active rheumatoid arthritis. The 24 week results will be presented at the Annual European Congress of Rheumatology (EULAR 2017) in Madrid.

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