Here are the top 5 biosimilars articles for the week of June 8, 2020.
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Here are the top 5 biosimilars articles for the week of June 8, 2020.
5. Downward “drift” in batches of reference trastuzumab shed more light on the importance of antibody-dependent cell-mediated cytotoxicity on survival, investigators reported at ASCO20 Virtual, the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology.
4. The COVID-19 pandemic put a crimp in the FDA’s new drug and biosimilars review activities. In so doing, the pandemic helped make the case for an FDA project to upgrade its system for assessing its resource needs for biosimilar application reviews.
3. Mylan and Lupin announced that the European Commission has approved their etanercept biosimilar, Nepexto, for all indications of the reference product.
2. A recent settlement over patent challenges will enable Amgen to bring its biosimilar for eculizumab to market in 2025, giving originator company Alexion breathing space to bolster its revenue base by developing sales of a follow-on product.
1. As part of pilot program designed to improve access to cheaper medications in oncology, a rituximab biosimilar from Celltrion has been approved for use by the World Health Organization (WHO).
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Targeted Reimbursement Encourages Oncology Biosimilar Use
May 7th 2025Incentivizing physicians with modest financial bonuses may seem like a small step, but in Japan’s outpatient oncology setting, it helped push trastuzumab biosimilars toward broader adoption, demonstrating how even limited reimbursement reforms can reshape prescribing behavior under the right conditions.
Escaping the Void: All Things Biosimilars With Craig & G
May 4th 2025To close out the Festival of Biologics, Craig Burton and Giuseppe Randazzo from the Association for Accessible Medicines and the Biosimilars Council tackle the current biosimilar landscape and how the industry can emerge from the "biosimilar void."
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?
Samsung Bioepis Report Signals Turning Point for US Biosimilars
May 1st 2025A wave of biosimilar approvals, aggressive pricing strategies, and a regulatory sea change are setting the stage for unprecedented momentum in the US biologics market, with 2025 already proving to be a landmark year in reshaping cost, access, and innovation across therapeutic areas.