Here are the top 5 biosimilar articles for the week of June 26, 2023.
Hi, I’m Justina Petrullo 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 June 26th, 2023.
Number 5: Enhancing pharmacists’ knowledge of biosimilars can assist in promoting their use and defeat misconceptions and misinformation related to generic drugs and biosimilars.
Number 4: Researchers of a retrospective cohort study find that a rituximab biosimilar, BCD-020, was safe and effective in pediatric patients with lupus nephritis.
Number 3: The ranibizumab biosimilar XSB-001 (Ximluci) demonstrates biosimilarity to the originator (Lucentis) in a phase 3 trial in neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD).
Number 2: An analysis of 25 studies finds adalimumab, infliximab, and etanercept biosimilars just as safe, effective, and tolerable in comparison with their originators in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis.
Number 1: In his latest column, Sarfaraz K. Niazi, PhD, takes a look at common misconceptions about biosimilar development and expresses how companies can seize new opportunities to save the US biosimilar market and generate profit.
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Real-World Data Confirm Safety of Switching Between Ranibizumab Biosimilars
March 19th 2025Patients with diabetic macular edema previously treated with a ranibizumab biosimilar in India experience comparable safety and efficacy after being switched to another ranibizumab biosimilar, demonstrating real-world safety of biosimilar-to-biosimilar switching.
How AI Can Help Address Cost-Related Nonadherence to Biologic, Biosimilar Treatment
March 9th 2025Despite saving billions, biosimilars still account for only a small share of the biologics market—what's standing in the way of broader adoption and how can artificial intelligence (AI) help change that?
Review Calls for Path to Global Harmonization of Biosimilar Development Regulations
March 17th 2025Global biosimilar regulatory harmonization will be needed to reduce development costs and improve patient access, despite challenges posed by differing national requirements and regulatory frameworks, according to review authors.
Will the FTC Be More PBM-Friendly Under a Second Trump Administration?
February 23rd 2025On this episode of Not So Different, we explore the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) second interim report on pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) with Joe Wisniewski from Turquoise Health, discussing key issues like preferential reimbursement, drug pricing transparency, biosimilars, shifting regulations, and how a second Trump administration could reshape PBM practices.
Comparable Pregnancy and Infant Milestones With Infliximab Biosimilars vs Originator in IBD
March 15th 2025A study evaluating pregnancy outcomes and infant developmental milestones found similar outcomes between pregnant women with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) who received reference infliximab and those who received a biosimilar.