Cameron Santoro is an associate editor for The Center for Biosimilars®, The American Journal of Managed Care® (AJMC), and AJMC.com.
Denosumab Biosimilar LY01011 Shows Equivalence to Reference Product for Bone Metastases
August 14th 2025Biosimilar LY01011 is equivalent to the reference product denosumab for treating bone metastases in solid tumors, demonstrating similar efficacy in reducing bone metabolism biomarkers, comparable safety profiles, and a lack of unexpected adverse reactions.
Dulaglutide Biosimilar LY05008 Shows Efficacy and Safety in Treating Type 2 Diabetes
August 7th 2025The dulaglutide biosimilar LY05008 demonstrated equivalent efficacy in reducing HbA1c, along with comparable safety and immunogenicity profiles, to the reference drug dulaglutide in Chinese adults with type 2 diabetes.
Adalimumab Biosimilar Maintains Effectiveness for Patients With Arthritis and Health Care Costs
July 30th 2025Patients with rheumatoid and psoriatic arthritis maintained stable disease activity and functional capacity, with even some improvement in ultrasound findings, after switching from original adalimumab to its biosimilar, GP2017.
Expert Insights on Overcoming Patient Education Gaps, Biosimilar Financial Hurdles
June 29th 2025Josh Canavan, PharmD, RazorMetrics, and Chris O'Dell, Turquoise Health, explain that widespread biosimilar adoption requires addressing patient and provider education gaps through pharmacists and rectifying perverse financial incentives within health care contract structures.
Biosimilar Misconceptions, PBM Transparency, and Value-Based Care: Insights From Canavan & O'Dell
June 15th 2025Josh Canavan, PharmD, RazorMetrics, and Chris O'Dell, Turquoise Health, explain the misconception that cheaper biosimilars automatically lead to lower costs due to pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) spread pricing, while also highlighting major PBM trends toward increased transparency, value-based care, and efforts to reduce prescription costs.
Infliximab Biosimilar Switch Due to Flare Risk: Monitoring Patients Is Crucial for Pharmacists
June 5th 2025Switching from reference infliximab to biosimilars (infliximab-abda and infliximab-dyyb) for rheumatic diseases may lead to treatment delays and a higher risk of disease flares, particularly when the switch is mandated by insurance.
Oncology Biosimilars Cut Costs; Diabetes and Other Diseases Could Follow
May 6th 2025Shreehas P. Tambe, MD, highlighted the significant potential for biosimilars to expand into other disease areas like diabetes, offering crucial cost-saving solutions amid a rising global burden of noncommunicable diseases.