Tony Hagen

Biosimilars get short shrift in a proposed pricing model developed by the Drug Pricing Lab at Memorial Sloan Kettering (MSK), experts say.

Peter Bach, MD, MAPP, and his Drug Pricing Lab at Memorial Sloan Kettering (MSK) argue profit caps will do better than the current biosimilar system.

Biosimilars are intended to save money for the health care system, but for many reasons, they are not succeeding in this mission, Harvard authors argue.

Following lackluster experience with biosimilar marketing in the United States, Merck moves forward with spinoff plan.

Investigators observed early adoption of the trastuzumab biosimilar Kanjinti in patients with early breast cancer and metastatic breast cancer.

Pfizer said it has made a business decision to cease production of biosimilars at a $350 million plant it built recently in Hangzhou, China.

"Shocked" by the threat of competition, originator manufacturers start raising prices long before rival products appear on the scene, investigators found.

Alvotech closes on $35 million in funding, and Samsung Bioepis gets closer to marketing an adalimumab biosimilar. Alvotech's planned high-tech expansion is pictured.

The Senate has passed a bill requiring the FDA to provide educational information that supports and promotes the adoption of biosimilars.

The Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act has been around for 10 years, but grey legal areas still abound, Goodwin attorneys note.

Lannett modifies a pivotal trial design to ensure a smoother ride through the FDA product review.

Alteogen is among a number of contenders vying to bring aflibercept biosimilars to market. Key patents on the originator begin to expire in 2023.

Sonia T. Oskouei, PharmD, BCMAS, DPLA, vice president of Biosimilars at Cardinal Health, discusses motivating factors that affect use of biosimilars in oncology.

Survey results show that oncologists are embracing biosimilars not just in supportive care but for therapeutic uses also.

Minnesota legislators introduce what could possibly become the first law to curtail payers' rights to determine which biologics patients have access to.

Investigators evaluated trial spending and reasons for biologics license application failures.

Biocon and Viatris edge closer to EU marketing authorization for a bevacizumab biosimilar, among other biosimilar business developments.

The National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) recommended providers contact their legislators to counteract single-biosimilar payer policies.

Sales of the pegfilgrastim oncology support biosimilar Udenyca fell off in late 2020, but Coherus doesn't see orginator company Amgen's advantage lasting much longer.

The Germany-based company with global operations plans to ramp up its biosimilars portfolio through 2025.

Although a more costly medicine, obinutuzumab proved more cost-effective over the long run than rituximab biosimilars in follicular lymphoma.

Gary H. Lyman, MD, PhD, provides an expert overview on overcoming the challenges of discussing biosimilars with patients.

Fresenius Kabi steps into the Canadian market for adalimumab with Idacio.

Coherus BioSciences filed a 351(k) biologics license application (BLA) for CHS-1420, an adalimumab biosimilar candidate.

The launch of Hyrimoz gives Sandoz 5 biosimilars on the Canadian market. National policies on switching have given biosimilars a tailwind.

The marketing of Yuflyma is expected to give Celltrion Healthcare a significant advantage over existing adalimumab biosimilars.

Patient characteristics are predictive of whether a switch to a biosimilar is likely to be accepted, investigators found.

Biosimilars, supply chain adjustments, building trust, and international standardization were discussed as means to deliver innovation when it's needed, not after.

Lannett and HEC Pharm are developing an insulin aspart biosimilar on the heels of their insulin glargine codevelopment project.

Under the Biden administration, the Department of Justice (DOJ) has reversed course and now backs the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act (ACA).