Biosimilars

The biosimilars month in review highlights new equivalency data for denosumab and tocilizumab biosimilars.

Pharmacokinetics and immunogenicity were also similar between reference tocilizumab and CT-P47.

CT-P41 had similar rates of bone mineral density increases and adverse events in data presented at the ACR 2024 Convergence.

If approved, HLX14 would follow the first 2 denosumab biosimilar approvals in March 2024.

The biosimilars month in review highlights new approvals, new safety findings, and new cost savings with biosimilars.

Ustekinumab-aekn is set to enter the US market no later than February 21, 2025, as per a settlement and license agreement between Janssen, Teva, and Alvotech.

Patients with IBD or arthritis were not found to be at a significantly higher risk of serious infection with a biosimilar versus originator of the common drugs.

The ustekinumab biosimilar will be available in early 2025, with indications to treat psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis, Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis.

BSC and Fresnius Kabi reached a deal facilitated by Evio Pharmacy Solutions by sidestepping pharmacy benefit managers.

The biosimilars month in review highlights a new approval and 2023 cost savings

The approval marks the fourth biosimilar approved for ustekinumab, for all approved indications.

To date, biosimilars have supported 495 million incremental days of therapy that patients would otherwise not have received.

MYL-1701P showed equivalent efficacy, with comparable safety and immunogenicity, to reference aflibercept in the Phase 3 INSIGHT trial.

Participants in a study in China also experienced comparable safety and immunogenicity.

The biosimilars month in review highlights recent data demonstrating clinical equivalence and efforts to improve their access.

Patients receiving Humira or Hulio had the highest satisfaction levels across different measures.

There were no significant differences in the overall incidence of AEs and serious AEs.

Adoption rates of infliximab biosimilars only sped up after introduction of a third biosimilar.

Both treatment arms experienced significant improvements in measured parameters from baseline, although these were not all statistically significant.

A ranibizumab biosimilar lowers costs compared with aflibercept across all nAMD subtypes from both the patient and societal perspectives.

Adalimumab-aaty was FDA approved on May 23, 2023, and became commercially available in the US on July 2, 2023.

A total of 82.3% of patients in the biosimilars group and 90.9% in the reference drug group achieved an ACR20 response.

The biosimilars month in review highlights recent FDA approvals and emphasizes new data demonstrating clinical equivalence and the potential impact on treatment options.

Primary and secondary pharmacokinetic parameters through day 75 were similar across treatment arms.

The approval was based on the clinical, non-clinical, and analytical data proving eculizumab-aagh's bioequivalence to the reference drug.

Adalimumab-adbm is now available at a 92% discount from the reference drug list price through GoodRx.

Health literacy was categorized as problematic in 36.2% of patients and insufficient in 15.1%.

The mean percentage change from baseline in lumbar spine bone mineral density was comparable between treatment groups at 18 months.

The biosimilars month in review underscores the efficacy and safety of biosimilars in rheumatology, including recent studies supporting the growing confidence in these treatments across disease spaces.

The study demonstrated clinical similarity between the proposed biosimilar and the reference products.