Here are the top 5 biosimilar articles for the week of March 6, 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 March 6, 2023.
Number 5: Phase 3 study findings support a proposed natalizumab biosimilar (PB006) as the first biosimilar alternative to reference natalizumab (Tysabri) for treatment of relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (MS).
Number 4: Viatris’ earnings report for the full year of 2022 showed $1.95 billion of cash proceeds, which was largely driven by the sale of its biosimilar portfolio to Biocon Biologics.
Number 3: Coherus Biosicences announced that the FDA approved a single-dose, prefilled autojector version of its pegfilgrastim biosimilar (Udenyca; pegfilgrastim-cbqv), for the treatment and prevention of febrile neutropenia, a common complication related to chemotherapy treatment.
Number 2: Ivo Abraham, PhD, chief scientist of Matrix45 and a professor at the University of Arizona, detailed how biosimilar guidelines from the World Health Organization (WHO) have changed over time and whether those changes are beneficial for biosimilars in part 1 of this 2-part series.
Number 1: As Eli Lilly and Company announced that it will slash prices for its insulin products and cap out-of-pocket costs for insulin, the company shared that it will launch its interchangeable insulin biosimilar, Rezvoglar, at a 78% discount to the originator (Lantus).
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