Here are the top 5 biosimilar articles for the week of December 7, 2020.
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 December 7, 2020.
Number 5: A long-term, comparative, phase 3 trial of Celltrion’s CT-P10 vs the rituximab originator (Rituxan) has provided evidence of biosimilar value in follicular lymphoma.
Number 4: A high overall response rate of 93% was observed for patients with immune thrombocytopenic purpura who received a romiplostim biosimilar.
Number 3: The FDA clarified a number of concerns surrounding the appropriate procedures for industry to apply for interchangeability status.
Number 2: A survey by the World Health Organization (WHO) of 20 countries highlights the remaining regulatory challenges facing biosimilar adoption.
Number 1: To spur more biosimilar development and reduce anticompetitive practices, Boehringer Ingelheim argued the FDA could improve its interpretation of the term “strength” in the Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act (BPCIA).
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