Marcus H. Snow, MD, Assistant Professor of Rheumatology, University of Nebraska, discusses the use of biosimilar treatments in children.
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Are there special considerations when using biosimilars in children?
Generally, no. Ultimately, in the pediatric realm, we end up having a lot of extrapolation of data and the biosimilars with the pediatric population should not be; ideally, this would be studied as much as it is in the adult world, but we just do not have that as often.
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