The Center for Biosimilars® recaps the top news for the week of April 8, 2019.
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Hi, I’m Samantha DiGrande 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 biosimilars articles for the week of April 8.
Number 5: Coherus BioSciences announced that its Udenyca sales for the past quarter are expected to be in the range of $36 million to $38 million.
Number 4: An advocacy group for patients with breast cancer in Canada recently published a series of recommendations after convening roundtable discussions with both patients and providers.
Number 3: During this week’s Congress of the Asia Pacific League of Associations for Rheumatology and Australian Rheumatology Association, multiple groups of researchers are reporting on the real-world use of biosimilars in rheumatology.
Number 2: Pfizer has launched its biosimilar trastuzumab, Trazimera, in Spain.
Number 1: Genentech has filed a new lawsuit over a proposed bevacizumab biosimilar.
Finally, last week, our e-newsletter asked whether you think drug makers will continue to invest in biosimilars in the long term.
To view results of the poll, visit us on LinkedIn.
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