Deana Ferreri, PhD

January 13, 2024

The proposed bevacizumab biosimilar BAT1706 (Bio-Thera Solutions) demonstrated equivalence to the reference product (Avastin) in a phase 3 comparative efficacy trial in patients with advanced nonsquamous non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).

January 02, 2024

The regulatory structure of biosimilar development can be safely streamlined and made more efficient and less costly, wrote authors from Sandoz, Fresenius Kabi, Boehringer Ingelheim, and Samsung Bioepis in an opinion article published in BioDrugs.

December 16, 2023

The biosimilar Enoxa (enoxaparin), marketed in Tunisia, demonstrated equivalence in preventing subclinical postoperative thrombotic events in patients with digestive cancers to Sanofi’s Lovenox, in a randomized controlled trial.

December 09, 2023

A review article discussed the characteristics of the available adalimumab biosimilars to help clinicians navigate the various treatment options with their patients.

December 02, 2023

A survey explores the experiences of health care providers (HCP) in New Zealand throughout the transition process following a mandatory switch from the adalimumab originator (Humira) to a biosimilar in 2022.

November 25, 2023

A phase 1 analysis confirms that romiplostim biosimilar candidate GP40141 has comparable pharmacokinetic (PK) and pharmacodynamic (PD) parameters in healthy volunteers compared with the reference product.

November 18, 2023

A retrospective study of New England patients receiving trastuzumab or bevacizumab found that combining dose rounding and biosimilar use resulted in greater cost savings than either strategy alone.

November 04, 2023

Researchers of a literature review found similar safety profiles between a biosimilar pegfilgrastim and its reference product (Neulasta) across several phase 1 and phase 3 clinical trials.

October 17, 2023

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.

August 12, 2023

A study on the stability of the adalimumab biosimilar candidate TUR01, a tumor necrosis factor-α inhibitor, found long-term stability of the drug substance and drug product were maintained under different temperatures.