Here are the top 5 biosimilar articles for the week of January 1, 2024.
Number 5: The top 5 most-read rheumatology stories of 2023 included the changing market dynamics in the adalimumab space, including new launches and interchangeability labels, as well as the addition of Stelara and Enbrel to the list of originators up for Medicare price negotiation.
Number 4: The top 5 most-read oncology stories of 2023 include the US market launch of Fylnetra, the sixth pegfilgrastim biosimilar on the market, the FDA approval for an autoinjector pegfilgrastim biosimilar, and more.
Number 3: The top 5 most-read ophthalmology stories of 2023 concerned clinical results, approvals, and launches for ranibizumab and aflibercept biosimilars.
Number 2: The top 5 most-read regulatory stories of 2023 covered the FDA approvals for the first ustekinumab biosimilar and the first subcutaneous infliximab product, as well as other regulatory updates.
Number 1: The regulatory structure of biosimilar development can be safely streamlined and made more efficient and less costly, wrote authors from Sandoz, Fresenius Kabi, Boehringer Ingelheim, and Samsung Bioepis in an opinion article published in BioDrugs.
To read all of these articles and more, visit centerforbiosimilars.com.
Cencora Analysis Shows Differences in Payer Coverage Between G-CSF Biosimilars
May 2nd 2024Data from a Cencora study showed some misalignment in payer coverage of granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) biosimilars, highlighting that while filgrastim biosimilars are often favored over the originator, reference pegfilgrastim still dominates over its biosimilars.
Decoding the Patent Puzzle: Navigating the Legal Landscape of Biosimilars
March 17th 2024On this episode of Not So Different, Ha Kung Wong, JD, an intellectual patent attorney and partner at Venable LLP, details the confusing landscape that is the US patent system and how it can be improved to help companies overcome barriers to biosimilar competition.
Eye on Pharma: EU Ustekinumab Approval; New Golimumab Data; Evernorth Adds Humira Biosimilar
April 29th 2024The European Union gained a new ustekinumab biosimilar; Alvotech released positive results from a clinical trial evaluating a golimumab biosimilar and the reference products (Simponi and Simponi Aria), and Evernorth announced that it is set to cover an adalimumab biosimilar at zero cost to patients.