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The Top 5 Biosimilar Articles for the Week of October 10
Here are the top 5 biosimilar articles for the week of October 10, 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 October 10, 2022.
Number 5: Biosimilars Canada, a national association representing the Canadian biosimilar industry, held a press conference calling on Ontario, the province containing the nation’s capital, to institute a biosimilars switching policy.
Number 4: A placebo-controlled clinical trial found that rituximab biosimilar HLX01 in combination with methotrexate was successful at improving the clinical outcomes of patients with moderate-to-severe rheumatoid arthritis.
Number 3: Two posters presented at the annual conference of the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) demonstrated positive phase 3 results for proposed biosimilars that reference blockbuster drug, Eylea (aflibercept).
Number 2: Recently, the US got 2 new biosimilars on the market, a bevacizumab and an interchangeable ranibizumab; Amneal Pharmaceuticals filed for marketing authorization in Europe; and Sandoz released positive results for a denosumab candidate.
Number 1: A new bill (HR 8877) introduced to the House of Representatives is seeking to remove barriers that prevent the substitution of reference products with interchangeable biosimilars to support utilization of and access to lower-cost therapies.
To read all of these articles and more, visit centerforbiosimilars.com.
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