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The Top 5 Biosimilar Articles for the Week of January 16
Here are the top 5 biosimilar articles for the week of January 16, 2023.
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 January 16, 2023.
Number 5: The United Kingdom has approved STADA Arzneimittel and Xbrane Biopharma’s Ximluci, a ranibizumab biosimilar referencing Lucentis, for the treatment of retinal conditions.
Number 4: The China National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) approved Bio-Thera Solutions’ tocilizumab biosimilar (BAT1806) referencing Actemra for the treatment of several rheumatic conditions.
Number 3: Alvotech announced that a phase 1 pharmacokinetic study for its golimumab biosimilar referencing Simponi has commenced.
Number 2: Health Canada has granted approval for Celltrion Healthcare’s bevacizumab biosimilar (Vegzelma) referencing Avastin for the treatment of multiple forms of cancer.
Number 1: A study assessing uptake rates and prices of biosimilars found that while the United States had significantly higher prices, the uptake in Germany and Switzerland, 2 European countries with national mechanisms for drug price negotiation, was slower.
To read all of these articles and more, visit centerforbiosimilars.com.
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