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Boehringer Ingelheim announced that FDA has approved Cyltezo® (biosimilar adalimumab) as the first biosimilar designated as interchangeable with Humira® (adalimumab).   Cyltezo® is a 50 mg/mL “citrate free” (ie acetate buffered) product, and the “interchangeable” designatio...

Roche announced that the FDA has approved Tecentriq® (atezolizumab) as adjuvant treatment, following surgery and platinum-based chemotherapy, for adults with Stage II-IIIA non-small cell lung cancer whose tumours express PD-L1≥1%.

Gan & Lee Pharmaceuticals announced the completion of two Ph III studies of its proposed insulin glargine biosimilar.

Merck announced that the FDA has approved Keytruda® (pembrolizumab) plus chemotherapy, with or without bevacizumab, as a treatment for patients with persistent, recurrent or metastatic cervical cancer whose tumours express PD-L1.

The Korea Herald announced that Celltrion has submitted a Marketing Authorisation Application to the EMA for CT-P16 (proposed bevacizumab biosimilar).

The Australian reported that Australian pharmacists have raised concerns over proforma letters provided by AbbVie to prescribing doctors (specialist rheumatologists and gastroenterologists) and public hospital clinics instructing chemists to only dispense Humira® branded ad...

A new study published in Stat News reported that the aggregate savings enabled by biosimilars in the US was 4.3 times higher than that of generics.