Here are the top 5 biosimilar articles for the week of June 13, 2022.
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 June 13, 2022.
Number 5: Posters presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)'s annual meeting showed the successful approaches health systems took to encourage greater adoption of oncology biosimilars.
Number 4: An analysis of retrospective data demonstrated comparable safety and efficacy profiles between CT-P6, a trastuzumab biosimilar, and Herceptin (reference trastuzumab) combined with chemotherapy and pertuzumab.
Number 3: STADA Arzneimittel and Alvotech announced the launch of their high-concentration, citrate-free adalimumab biosimilar (Hukyndra) in France, Germany, Finland, and Sweden, with more European countries to come.
Number 2: Data showing the clinical outcomes of Samsung Bioepis’ biosimilar referencing Humira (adalimumab) were shared at the European Congress of Rheumatology’s annual meeting, EULAR 2022.
Number 1: The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) will require the 6 largest pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) to submit records and answer questions regarding their business practices.
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