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The Top 5 Biosimilars Articles for the Week of February 24
The Center for Biosimilars® recaps the top stories for the week of February 24, 2020.
Hi, I’m Christina Mattina 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 February 24, 2020.
Number 5: A new review analyzing the risk of cancer in patients with psoriasis found no increased risk for those treated with biologics.
Number 4: The FDA amends the definition of “biological product” in its final rule regarding the regulatory shift that begins March 23, when insulin and other biological products shift to a different approval pathway.
Number 3: A year-in-review article outlines 2019 studies about nonmedical switching and finds evidence to support moving from originator biologics to biosimilars in rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, and axial spondyloarthritis.
Number 2: AbbVie reports strong revenues for next-generation products the company hopes will provide fill-in revenue as Humira sales decline and more adalimumab biosimilars to the blockbuster arthritis drug enter international markets.
Number 1: The launch of Pfizer’s trastuzumab biosimilar, Trazimera, means the originator product Herceptin now has 3 biosimilar competitors.
To read all of these articles and more, visit centerforbiosimilars.com.
Treatment Persistence, Safety After Switching to Infliximab Biosimilars in Canadians With IBD
October 5th 2024A retrospective study of a mandatory nonmedical switch in Canada found no significant differences in rates of treatment persistence, loss of response, or adverse events in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) on maintenance therapy 1 year post-switch.
Biosimilars in America: Overcoming Barriers and Maximizing Impact
July 21st 2024Join us as we explore the complexities of the US biosimilars market, discussing legislative influences, payer and provider adoption factors, and strategies to overcome industry challenges with expert insights from Kyle Noonan, PharmD, MS, value & access strategy manager at Cencora.
Eye on Pharma: EC Approved Ustekinumab; Zymfentra Expansion; Biosimilar Policy Briefing
September 26th 2024The European Commission (EC) approved Celltrion's ustekinumab biosimilar for chronic inflammatory diseases, Celltrion expanded access to Zymfentra (subcutaneous infliximab-dyyb) through partnerships with Cigna and Express Scripts, and the Association for Accessible Medicines held a policy briefing addressing barriers to biosimilar adoption.
