The Center for Biosimilars® recaps the top news for the week of January 7, 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 January 7.
Number 5: Samsung Bioepis has announced that it will partner with biopharmaceutical company 3SBio to develop and commercialize multiple biosimilars in mainland China.
Number 4: The United Kingdom-based Patients Association recently released results of a survey and focus group that sought to understand patient needs in switching to biosimilars from reference products.
Number 3: At the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference, Coherus presented an overview of the company’s “branded approach” to selling its newly launched biosimilar pegfilgrastim, Udenyca.
Number 2: The Community Oncology Alliance recently formed a standing Biosimilars Committee aimed at educating providers.
Number 1: During the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference, Pfizer and Teva gave a look at their strategies for 2019 and beyond.
Finally, last week, our e-newsletter asked if new US policies to promote biosimilar insulins will help.
To view results of the poll, visit us on LinkedIn.
To read all of these articles and more, visit centerforbiosimilars.com.
Duke Publishes Recommendations for Developing CGT Biosimilars
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Biosimilars Policy Roundup for September 2024—Podcast Edition
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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.
Biosimilar Policy Roundup—September 2024
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