Here are the top 5 biosimilar articles for the week of October 23, 2023.
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 16, 2023.
Number 5: Continuous innovation is required in various technological aspects to effectively manage the challenges of vast clinical data, according to an article on navigating data integrity for generic drug approvals.
Number 4: Researchers of a literature review found similar safety profiles between biosimilar pegfilgrastim and its reference product (Neulasta) across several phase 1 and phase 3 clinical trials.
Number 3: Samsung Bioepis’ most recent biosimilar market report identified inconsistent medical guidelines, challenges with access and rebates, and acute vs chronic treatment duration as major factors influencing biosimilar uptake in the United States.
Number 2: Alvotech received a complete response letter (CRL) for its ustekinumab biosimilar; Formycon’s Cimerli, a ranibizumab biosimilar, achieved 25% market share in the United States; and the FDA awarded a researach grant to the Biologics & Biosimilars Collective Intelligence Consortium (BBCIC).
Number 1: The FDA approved Celltrion’s Zymfentra (infliximab-dyyb), a novel drug that allows for subcutaneous administration of inflximab.
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