Boehringer Ingelheim Wins Interchangeable Biosimilar To Humira, Setting Benchmark For Switching Studies
Executive Summary
Cyltezo won’t be available until 2023 due to patent settlement with AbbVie. The second-ever interchangeable biosimilar approved by the US FDA also contains a first: published data from a switch trial.
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