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Biosimilar competition took a big chunk of revenue from Roche's aging blockbusters in 2020, and the company is banking on its newer medicines to drive fresh revenue growth.

Physician specialty and practice setting each play a significant role in whether biosimilars are administered vs originators, according to a large, cross-sectional study.

China’s regulatory reforms and policy enhancements bode well for a thriving biosimilars industry.

Amgen described how a double-edged biosimilars sword has worked for and against the company's profit margin.

HoUng Kim, PhD, head of the Medical and Marketing Division at Celltrion Healthcare, discusses how the company’s adalimumab biosimilar candidate, CT-P17, stands out from the competition.

Pfizer's investment in biosimilars is starting to pay off, as it now ranks these agents among its top revenue drivers.

Findings from biosimilar studies of Kanjinti (trastuzumab) and Mvasi and Zirabev (bevacizumab) rounded out our oncology biosimilar coverage in January.

The pharmacy benefit manager reported 90% biosimilar uptake among its health plans that adopted clinical management policies that included step therapy or parity usage.

Guangzhou, China-based Bio-Thera has filed a biologics license application (BLA) with the FDA for the approval of bevacizumab biosimilar candidate BAT1706.

It took Henlius years to get a rituximab biosimilar approved in China. Now, that process could be cut in half, owing to significant regulatory reforms.

Consistency of reporting quality attributes for biosimilars may differ, complicating the job of getting a full picture of biosimilarity.

Biosimilars will be the cornerstone for a leap into biologics development and commercialization, according to the CEO of Prestige Biopharma. Also, Innovent Biologics reaches a marketing agreement.

Many patient advocates hope that expansion of the Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act (BPCIA) will bring further competition to the insulin market—and lower prices.

The Center for Biosimilars® reports on developments at the International Generic and Biosimilar Medicines Association (IGBA), Celltrion, Innovent Biologics, and Kamada.

A need for clinical evidence on the efficacy and safety of infliximab switching led the authors to pursue this investigation.

Authors of a new study conclude that artificial intelligence could improve the selection of biosimilars for therapy.

Pharmacokinetic (PK) parameters matched up with those of reference trastuzumab in an extended analysis of data from the HERITAGE trial.

Authors of a review found that biosimilar uptake and market share are not in themselves sufficient to establish whether these agents will lead to savings.

Among patients treated for metastatic breast cancer, 40% switched to ABP 980.

An expansion of its Reykjavik, Iceland, headquarters operation will speed the company on its way to launching its first biosimilars, officials said.

China's National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) has cleared Innovent Biologics' adalimumab biosimilar for more indications.

In part 2 of this year-end feature, we look at the most-read biosimilar stories of the second half of 2020.

MYL-14020 could have been the fourth US biosimilar approved by the end of 2020, but the FDA hasn't been able to complete a necessary foreign inspection, owing to the pandemic.

The top stories in biosimilars for 2020 encompassed biosimilar approvals and launches, the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic, and the FDA's challenge to stay on top of the rapidly changing health care landscape.

Christophe Bourdon, senior vice president and general manager of US Oncology for Amgen, discussed the development and marketing plan for the company's newly approved rituximab biosimilar.

A partnership forum sponsored by the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy (AMCP) yielded numerous ideas for improving access to biosimilars.

Building on regulatory submissions elsewhere, the company is looking to gain approval for bevacizumab candidate BAT1706 in Brazil.

In the EU-5 group of countries, biosimilar awareness is poor, hindering uptake of these potentially cost-saving medicines, a white paper states.

The Canada Health approval for Hyrimoz will be followed by a launch in February 2021, Sandoz Canada said.

The approval of the Amgen product marks the third biosimilar approval in the United States since the beginning of 2020.