Coherus Biosimilar Used ‘Scientific Justification’ To Skip Switch Study, Still Get Interchangeability With Lucentis
Executive Summary
Information on mechanism of action, pharmacokinetics, immunogenicity and toxicity convinced the US FDA there was no risk in terms of safety or diminished efficacy of switching between Cimerli and the reference product, Genentech’s eye drug Lucentis.
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