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The Top 5 Biosimilars Articles for the Week of May 25
Here are the top 5 biosimilars articles for the week of May 25, 2020.
Hi, I’m Skylar Jeremias 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 25, 2020.
Number 5: Drug rebates have survived despite the payment reforms imposed by the Medicare Modernization Act of 2003, and now payers are taking advantage of them, too, panelists noted at the NCCN 2020 Virtual Annual Conference.
Number 4: After completing a 24-week phase 3 trial, Samsung Bioepis said its biosimilar ranibizumab, SB11, has demonstrated clinical equivalence to reference Lucentis for the treatment of neovascular age-related macular degeneration.
Number 3: Fresenius Kabi’s pegfilgrastim biosimilar candidate has demonstrated a similar safety and immunogenicity profile to the reference product, Neulasta.
Number 2: On the heels of positive clinical studies, Fresenius Kabi said the European Medicines Agency will review its product application for its pegfilgrastim biosimilar.
Number 1: Biosimilars are gaining traction in the United States, but the majority of payers are putting them on an equal footing with reference drugs when it comes to coverage decisions, according to a new study.
To read all of these articles and more, visit centerforbiosimilars.com.
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."
Etanercept Biosimilar Switch Shows Stable Outcomes and Disease Control in RA
May 13th 2025Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) who switched from Enbrel (reference etanercept) to a biosimilar maintained remission, even after their dose was reduced, with no signs of worsening based on clinical scores, ultrasound scans, or lab tests, according to a new study.
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?
Switching From Avastin to Bevacizumab-bvzr in CRC, NSCLC Can Reduce Medicare Costs
May 10th 2025Monthly savings from fully converting Medicare patients with metastatic colorectal cancer (CRC) and non-squamous metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) from reference bevacizumab to bevacizumab-bvzr could fund 13,887 and 8,959 additional patient-months of treatment, respectively, according to a cost-effectiveness study.
