Here are the top 5 biosimilar articles for the week of November 28, 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 November 28, 2022.
Number 5: After receiving FDA approval in February 2022, Amneal Pharmaeuticals and Kashiv Biosciences launched Releuko (filgrastim-ayow) on the US market, making it the fourth biosimilar referencing Neupogen to be commercially available to Americans.
Number 4: The FDA has granted Eli Lilly’s long-acting insulin glargine biosimilar, Rezvoglar, an interchangeability designation, making it the second interchangeable insulin biosimilar in the United States.
Number 3: A new bill dubbed the Biosimilar Red Tape Elimination Act was introduced to the Senate. The bill seeks to increase patient access to biosimilars by reducing switching study requirements for getting interchangeability designations, making it easier and cheaper for corporations to establish interchangeability and patients to obtain their biologic medications.
Number 2: The VOLTAIRE-X randomized controlled trial determined the adalimumab biosimilar BI 695501 (adalimumab-adbm, Cyltezo; Boehringer Ingelheim) met the FDA’s criteria to be designated as interchangeable with the reference product (Humira).
Number 1: Iceland-based Alvotech received regulatory approval for AVT02, its biosimilar referencing Humira (adalimumab), from the Therapeutic Goods Administration of Australia.
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Aflibercept Biosimilar MYL-1701P Provides Equivalence in DME Therapy
November 27th 2024The study findings demonstrate that the aflibercept biosimilar MYL-1701P is as effective and safe as the reference aflibercept in treating diabetic macular edema (DME), offering a promising option for reducing treatment costs and improving global access to care for patients with DME.
Biosimilars Development Roundup for October 2024—Podcast Edition
November 3rd 2024On this episode of Not So Different, we discuss the GRx+Biosims conference, which included discussions on data transparency, artificial intelligence (AI), and collaboration to enhance the global supply chain for biosimilars and generic drugs, as well as the evolving requirements for biosimilar devices.
Omalizumab Biosimilar Shows Equivalent Efficacy as Multiple Sclerosis Treatment
November 26th 2024The phase 3 trial (NCT04966338) found that a biosimilar ocrelizumab candidate (Xacrel) was equivalent to Ocrevus in reducing the annualized relapse rate and showed comparable safety and efficacy in treating relapsing multiple sclerosis over 96 weeks.
Biosimilars Policy Roundup for September 2024—Podcast Edition
October 6th 2024On this episode of Not So Different, we discuss the FDA's approval of a new biosimilar for treating retinal conditions, which took place in September 2024 alongside other major industry developments, including ongoing legal disputes and broader trends in market dynamics and regulatory challenges.
Achieving PFS in Advanced Gastric Cancer With HLX02 Biosimilar, Chemotherapy
November 23rd 2024In a phase 2 study, the addition of HLX22, an anti-HER2 antibody, to HLX02 biosimilar and XELOX (oxaliplatin and capecitabine) chemotherapy extended progression-free survival (PFS) in untreated HER2-positive advanced gastric cancer patients.