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Here are the top 5 biosimilar articles for the week of September 30, 2024.

Ivo Abraham, PhD, RN, University of Arizona Cancer Center, explains how biosimilars are becoming more accessible but face challenges like price erosion and potential shortages.

Here are the top 5 biosimilar articles for the week of September 23, 2024.

Ivo Abraham, PhD, RN, University of Arizona Cancer Center, analyzes the need for innovative risk-sharing models to promote biosimilar development and utilization.

Here are the top 5 biosimilar articles for the week of September 16, 2024.

The combination of trastuzumab biosimilar and pertuzumab with chemotherapy was effective in treating HER2-positive breast cancer, offering high safety and affordability.

Here are the top 5 biosimilar articles for the week of September 9, 2024.

A study found patients with neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD) successfully switched from aflibercept to the biosimilar ranibizumab, despite fluid challenges.

Ivo Abraham, PhD, RN, University of Arizona Cancer Center, urges stakeholders to provide patient advocacy groups with comprehensive information about specific drugs and drug classes to increase patient understanding of biosimilars and promote informed decision-making.

Here are the top 5 biosimilar articles for the week of September 2, 2024.

Patients with rheumatoid arthritis who switched from the etanercept originator to a biosimilar exhibited similar disease activity and drug persistence compared with those who remained on the originator, indicating that nonmedical switching does not negatively impact treatment outcomes.

Jeffrey Casberg discusses key upcoming biosimilars and specialty drugs, the impact of the Inflation Reduction Act on drug pricing, and the evolving role of pharmacy benefit managers in the market.

Delayed biosimilar uptake in the US is driven by payer, provider, and patient barriers, but targeted interventions can help boost utilization and savings.

Here are the top 5 biosimilar articles for the week of August 26, 2024.

Ivo Abraham, PhD, RN, University of Arizona Cancer Center, suggests implementing targeted educational strategies to overcome physician hesitancy towards biosimilar adoption.

Here are the top 5 biosimilar articles for the week of August 19, 2024.

Biosimilar CT-P42 demonstrated comparable efficacy, safety, and tolerability to reference aflibercept in treating diabetic macular edema (DME).

In an interview, Ha Kung Wong, an intellectual property attorney, explained that the Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act of 2009 provides a structured but optional "patent dance" for biosimilars, which helps streamline patent disputes, potentially reducing litigation and encouraging early settlements.

Here are the top 5 biosimilar articles for the week of August 12, 2024.

Ivo Abraham, PhD, RN, University of Arizona Cancer Center, focused on the cost savings generated by biosimilars and how crucial reinvesting those savings into broader patient access to care is. This approach has the potential to improve health care equity and expand treatment options for patients.

Here are the top 5 biosimilar articles for the week of August 5, 2024.

In a comprehensive analysis, the biosimilar SB15 exhibited high similarity to reference aflibercept in terms of physicochemical and biological properties.

Here are the top 5 biosimilar articles for the week of July 29, 2024.

Ivo Abraham, PhD, RN, University of Arizona Cancer Center, recognizes the importance of stringent safety measures for biosimilar approvals. However, he advocates for utilizing statistical models and placing emphasis on postmarket safety data collection.

Here are the top 5 biosimilar articles for the week of July 22, 2024.

Here are the top 5 biosimilar articles for the week of July 15, 2024.

Economic evaluations of biosimilar disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs) suggest cost-effectiveness for patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) who did not respond well to methotrexate, potentially improving patient outcomes and health care affordability.

Jeffrey Casberg, MS, RPh, senior vice president of pharmacy at IPD Analytics, highlights new FDA approvals, the launch of the first tocilizumab biosimilar, and how pharmacy and therapeutics committees approach new pipeline drugs.

Here are the top 5 biosimilar articles for the week of July 8, 2024.

Patients with HER2-positive breast cancer treated with the biosimilar trastuzumab-dkst experienced similar adverse events and well-being as those treated with the originator drug (Herceptin), according to a study using a smartphone app to track symptoms.