Poll: What Were the Most Important Biosimilar Findings Presented at ASCO?

Alvotech and Dr. Reddy's partner to develop a Keytruda biosimilar, a German court bans Humira biosimilar over patent dispute, and Samsung Bioepis enters a strategic agreement with NIPRO Corporation in Japan.

On this episode of Not So Different, we review biosimilar news coming out of June, with clinical trial results from conferences and a study showcasing how to overcome economic and noneconomic barriers to oncology biosimilars.

Ivo Abraham, PhD, highlights follow-on biologics as a pathway to a more equitable global health care system by reducing costs and expanding treatment access.

The discussion highlights key emerging trends from the Festival of Biologics conference and the annual Cardinal Health Biosimilars Report, including the importance of sustainability in the health care landscape and the challenges and successes in biosimilar adoption and affordability.

Incentivizing physicians with modest financial bonuses may seem like a small step, but in Japan’s outpatient oncology setting, it helped push trastuzumab biosimilars toward broader adoption, demonstrating how even limited reimbursement reforms can reshape prescribing behavior under the right conditions.

Shreehas 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.