The Top 5 Biosimilar Articles for the Week of December 7
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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Study Documents HCPs’ Experiences of a Mandatory Switch to Inform Future Transitions
December 2nd 2023A survey explores the experiences of health care providers (HCP) throughout the transition process following a mandatory switch from the adalimumab originator (Humira) to a biosimilar in New Zealand in 2022.
IQVIA Highlights Opportunity to Cash In on Biosimilars for Biologics Losing Market Exclusivity
November 29th 2023A report from IQVIA noted that Europe could miss out on €15 billion in cost savings by not having biosimilars for medications about to lose market exclusivity, shedding light on the implications for overall health care savings and ultimately, patient access.
CVS Caremark Switches Up Biosimilar Coverage in 2024
November 27th 2023As new biosimilars are added to CVS Caremark’s standard formulary, others are removed. One notable change is with the Humira biosimilars: the pharmacy benefit manager has removed Amjevita in favor of Hyrimoz and an unbranded biosimilar.
Phase 1 Study Finds Comparable PK, PD Parameters in Biosimilar GP40141 vs Reference Romiplostim
November 25th 2023A phase 1 analysis confirms that romiplostim biosimilar candidate GP40141 has comparable pharmacokinetic (PK) and pharmacodynamic (PD) parameters in healthy volunteers compared with the reference product.
