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Kathy Oubre, MS, chief operating officer of Pontchartrain Cancer Center, explains how biosimilars are helping to rid clinicians of their worries about the affordability of biologic drugs.

Shanghai Henlius Biotech announced a commercialization agreement with Getz Pharma Limited for an adalimumab biosimilar for various African and Asian countries.

Here are the top 5 biosimilar articles for the week of February 28, 2022.

Releuko, a filgrastim biosimilar developed by Kashiv Biosciences and Amneal Pharmaceuticals, has received FDA approval, the first of 2022.

February kicked off with a number of regulatory updates from around the world, including the FDA acceptance of applications for interchangeable adalimumab biosimilars, Health Canada’s approval of Ontruzant, and more.

Under a new agreement, Biocon Biologics will take over Viatris’ biosimilar business, according to statements made by the companies.

The FDA has accepted biologics license applications (BLAs) for interchangeability status from Alvotech and Pfizer regarding their respective adalimumab biosimilars referencing Humira.

Kathy Oubre, MS, chief operating officer of Pontchartrain Cancer Center, previews her upcoming presentations at the Festival of Biologics conference.

Switching patients with Crohn disease from reference adalimumab to SB5, a Samsung Bioepis biosimilar, did not lead to major changes in disease activity in a real-world analysis.

Here are the top 5 biosimilar articles for the week of February 21, 2022.

A report from the National Alliance of Healthcare Purchaser Coalitions detailed the common concerns employers have regarding implementing biosimilars within their health care plans and outlined how they could take charge and make a difference.

There remains risk in the US market due to regulatory and legal hurdles—not to mention a combative political environment, according to executives who gathered last week during the “CEOs Unplugged” session at Access! 2022, held by the Association for Accessible Medicines (AAM) in Orlando.

Tuznue, which references Roche’s Herceptin, is currently under review for marketing authorization by the EU European Medicines Agency, Canada, and South Korea.

A report from AHIP found 3 drugs that have multiple biosimilars available can be delivered more affordably through specialty pharmacies.

Purva Rawal, PhD, senior advisor and chief strategy officer, Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation, spoke during the Association for Accessible Medicines' Access! annual meeting, which gathered in Orlando, Florida, February 15-16.

Julie M. Reed, the new executive director of the Biosimilars Forum, talks about her experiences working with some of the biggest names in the biosimilars space and what she's taking with her into her new role.

Coherus released its earnings report for the last quarter of 2021 and for the year as a whole.

Data presented by Celltrion Healthcare at the European Crohn’s and Colitis Organization outlined the benefits of subcutaneous (SC) infliximab.

Here are the top 5 biosimilar articles for the week of February 14, 2022.

A panel of experts details the current concerns regarding interchangeability designations for biosimilars in the United States and calls for regulators and policy makers to make changes to allow to easier access to biosimilars and greater adoption.

Selexis and Generium launched an omalizumab biosimilar on the Russian market; Remsima sales hit a record high for Celltrion Healthcare; Xbrane Biopharma shares long-term results for its ranibizumab biosimilar.

In a 50-46 vote, the Senate confirmed Robert Califf, MD, as President Biden’s FDA commissioner. The agency has been without a permanent leader for more than a year.

Iceland’s national health plan required patients to switch from Humira to the Samsung Bioepis biosimilar, Imraldi, which had a different injection device and contained citrate, a chemical buffer used to maintain the medication’s stability.

The year 2021 proved to be big for biosimilars, with 4 approvals and increased competition, signaling that FDA is shifting some of their focus from the pandemic back to the growing industry.

The study had no explanations for why patients stopped taking biosimilars or switched back to the reference product; authors said this merits further research.

Here are the top 5 biosimilar articles for the week of February 7, 2022.

Biogen and Xbrane Biopharma signed a commercialization agreement for Xcimzane, a certolizumab pegol biosimilar referencing Cimzia for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis, and other rheumatologic conditions.

Health Canada approved biosimilars Brenzys and Erelzi in August 2016 and April 2017, respectively. The study tracked effects of the first phase of the British Columbia Ministry of Health’s Biosimilar Initiative, which required patients to switch to biosimilars starting in May 2019.

The year 2022 “is set to be a turning point” in the United States, as biosimilars are on their way to delivering $133 billion in aggregate savings by 2025, according to Cardinal Health's “2022 Biosimilars Report: The U.S. Journey and Path Ahead.”

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