Here are the top 5 biosimilar articles for the week of January 2, 2023.
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 biosimilar articles for the week of January 2, 2023.
Number 5: Biosimilar news in ophthalmology throughout the year tended to focus on the advancements of ranibizumab biosimilars, such as the US launch of Byooviz, the recall of a biobetter of ranibizumab, and the UK approval of Ongavia.
Number 4: News surrounding biosimilars referencing Humira (adalimumab) topped the list of biosimilar articles related to rheumatology in 2022, highlighting the excitement for these biosimilars to launch starting in early 2023.
Number 3: Sarfaraz K. Niazi, PhD, summarized some of the lessons that the entire biosimilar industry can take away from 2022, including what new legislation and policy changes could mean for future biosimilar development.
Number 2: A study assessing the use of tumor necrosis factor (TNF) alpha inhibitor biosimilars in France found that the biosimilar penetration rate was higher for infliximab compared to etanercept and adalimumab. The authors said they aimed to understand the key drivers for biosimilar use to improve biosimilar uptake in France.
Number 1: Health Canada has approved the high-concentration version of Samsung Bioepis and Organon’s Hadlima, a citrate-free adalimumab biosimilar referencing Humira.
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