Here are the top 5 biosimilar articles for the week of January 3, 2022.
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 3, 2022.
Number 5: The top legal stories in biosimilars over the past year concerned etanercept and adalimumab biosimilars and access to insulin.
Number 4: Savings from adalimumab biosimilars, which won't enter the US market until 2023, account for a significant share of the total, investigators said.
Number 3: Patients with stage IV nonsquamous non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) demonstrated equivalent outcomes when treated with MYL-1402O or Avastin.
Number 2: With an FDA approval for a second insulin glargine biosimilar, the stage is set for stronger competition in 2022 with potential improved access and savings for patients.
Number 1: Biosimilars have produced more than $20 billion of savings in Europe, but more use of these agents is needed.
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