Lalan Wilfong, MD, an expert on value-based care, explains how Texas Oncology worked with physicians and payers to make biosimilars available for patients.
At the Association for Community Cancer Centers’ 47th Annual Meeting & Cancer Center Business Summit (AMCCBS), we spoke with Lalan Wilfong, MD, a medical oncologist/hematologist and executive vice president of Value Based Care and Quality Programs. At the AMCCBS Virtual 2021 meeting, Dr Wilfong spoke about improving patient outcomes in cancer. We talked with him about the challenges of integrating biosimilars in a large network of physicians and how that was accomplished.
How AI Can Help Address Cost-Related Nonadherence to Biologic, Biosimilar Treatment
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Latest Biosimilar Deals Signal Growth Across Immunology, Oncology Markets
April 14th 2025During Q1 2025, pharmaceutical companies accelerated biosimilar expansion through strategic acquisitions and partnerships in hopes of boosting patient access to lower-cost treatments in immunology and oncology.
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Risk-Adjusted NPV Framework for Biosimilars Shows Key Investment Drivers
April 7th 2025Early market entry, manufacturing efficiency, and market share are critical to biosimilar development success, while technical complexity and competition heavily impact returns, according to a study presenting a risk-adjusted net present value (NPV) analysis framework.