Here are the top 5 biosimilar articles for the week of March 20, 2023.
Hi, I’m Justina Petrullo 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 March 20th, 2023.
Number 5: At the American Academy of Dermatology annual meeting, Samsung Bioepis shared positive results from a phase 1 study comparing its ustekinumab biosimilars (SB17) with the reference product (Stealara).
Number 4: In an article published in Frontiers in Pharmacology, researchers made recommendations to improve the biosimilar regulatory system and refine biosimilar guidelines in China.
Number 3: Sarfaraz K. Niazi, PhD, explained why Indian manufacturers aren’t bringing biosimilars to the United States and how FDA policies and procedures discourage global companies from pursuing US market entry.
Number 2: The FDA's new artificial intelligence (AI)-based modeling on characterizing protein aggregation could directly impact the safety assurance of biosimilars and other therapeutic proteins.
Number 1: In a report from CVS Health, interchangeability will not be a primary factor in driving the adoption of adalimumab biosimilars referencing Humira, contradicting predictions from other sources that believed the designation would impact prescribing habits.
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