Infographic: 5 Biologic Treatments for Psoriasis

The FDA approved Celltrion's Steqeyma (ustekinumab-stba), making it the seventh biosimilar slated to compete against blockbuster Stelara (reference ustekinumab) in 2025.

The discussion highlights key emerging trends from the Festival of Biologics conference and the annual Cardinal Health Biosimilars Report, including the importance of sustainability in the health care landscape and the challenges and successes in biosimilar adoption and affordability.

A French real-world study found that the adalimumab biosimilar SB5 was effective in treating rheumatic or gastrointestinal immune-mediated inflammatory diseases, showing no loss of disease control in switched patients and similar persistence rates between naive and switched groups.

On this episode of Not So Different, The Center for Biosimilars® discusses all the conference coverage, adalimumab data, and market insights to come out of the biosimilar dermatology space in March 2024.

For the first time, Skyrizi (risankizumab-rzaa) has replaced Humira (reference adalimumab) as AbbVie’s sales driver, largely due to companies encouraging “product hopping” to avoid competition, creating concerns for the sustainability of the burgeoning adalimumab biosimilar market.

Celltrion plans to commercialize 22 biosimilars by 2030, expanding its global presence with robust sales growth driven by core biosimilars and new launches like subcutaneous infliximab.