Here are the top 5 biosimilar articles for the week of November 11, 2024.
Number 5: Biosimilars hold the potential to dramatically lower health care costs and improve access to life-changing treatments, but realizing this potential will require urgent policy reforms, market competition, and better education for both providers and patients.
Number 4: Part 1 of this 3-part series for Global Biosimilars Week focuses on legal barriers to biosimilar access in the US, including the patent system, and discusses ongoing legislative efforts to address these challenges.
Number 3: A review article on tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α inhibitors in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) outlined current use of anti-TNF originators and biosimilars, their efficacy and safety, the benefits and challenges of biosimilars, and the future of biosimilars in IBD.
Number 2: 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.
Number 1: 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.
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Disease Activity, Safety Remain Following Switch From Infliximab Biosimilar to Remicade in IBD
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