The Center for Biosimilars® recaps the top news for the week of May 20, 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 May 20.
Number 5: During the Digestive Disease Week 2019 meeting, researchers presented 1-year results of a phase 1 trial of subcutaneous CT-P13 in patients with Crohn disease.
Number 4: Treatment with Fresenius Kabi’s biosimilar adalimumab resulted in comparable quality of life improvements to treatment with the reference, according to a new study.
Number 3: During the ISPOR 2019 annual meeting, teams of investigators presented data estimating how much multiple EU countries could save by adopting biosimilar adalimumab.
Number 2: CMS has issued a final rule that makes changes to Medicare Advantage and Medicare Parts D and B.
Number 1: The FDA released draft guidance on the design and evaluation of comparative analytical studies that are intended to support a demonstration of biosimilarity.
Finally, last week, our e-newsletter asked whether you think the FDA’s final guidance on interchangeability provides developers with enough clarity.
To view results of the poll, visit us on LinkedIn.
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