Here are the top 5 biosimilar articles for the week of April 5, 2021.
Hi, I’m Skylar Jeremias for The Center for Biosimilars®, your resource for clinical, regulatory, business, and policy news in the rapidly changing world of biosimilars.
Here are the top 5 biosimilar articles for the week of April 5, 2021.
Number 5: Seeking to develop a biosimilar portfolio, Stada Arzneimittel has launched Oyavas in Germany and the Netherlands.
Number 4: The Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the European Medicines Agency issued a thumbs up for a subcutaneous (SC) infliximab biosimilar candidate from Celltrion.
Number 3: India has tightened up guidelines for biosimilar development in a quest to achieve standards equivalent to those in Europe and the United States.
Number 2: Shanghai Henlius Biotech began as a 2-person enterprise in 2010 and now has multiple oncology products in development and 3 biosimilars on the market. An executive discusses its business trajectory.
Number 1: Sarfaraz K. Niazi, PhD, a member of The Center for Biosimilars® Advisory Board, recounts a debate with a young clinician over the reliability of biosimilarity testing.
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Patients With IBD Maintain Therapy 2 Years Post-Switching to Infliximab Biosimilar
March 23rd 2025People with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) who switched to the infliximab biosimilar CT-P13 had higher treatment persistence (84% and 91%) than those new to infliximab (66% and 53%), with no new safety concerns.
How AI Can Help Address Cost-Related Nonadherence to Biologic, Biosimilar Treatment
March 9th 2025Despite saving billions, biosimilars still account for only a small share of the biologics market—what's standing in the way of broader adoption and how can artificial intelligence (AI) help change that?
Will the FTC Be More PBM-Friendly Under a Second Trump Administration?
February 23rd 2025On this episode of Not So Different, we explore the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) second interim report on pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) with Joe Wisniewski from Turquoise Health, discussing key issues like preferential reimbursement, drug pricing transparency, biosimilars, shifting regulations, and how a second Trump administration could reshape PBM practices.
Promising Results for Ustekinumab, Adalimumab Biosimilars Presented at AAD
March 18th 2025Biocon’s ustekinumab biosimilar matched reference ustekinumab in efficacy and safety, while an adalimumab biosimilar proved interchangeable with reference adalimumab, according to posters at the American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) annual meeting.
Review Calls for Path to Global Harmonization of Biosimilar Development Regulations
March 17th 2025Global biosimilar regulatory harmonization will be needed to reduce development costs and improve patient access, despite challenges posed by differing national requirements and regulatory frameworks, according to review authors.