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Bracing for the biosimilar wave

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The regulatory uncertainty around biosimilars in the United States is finally lifting, just months after the first biosimilar monoclonal antibody hit the US market.

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    The article has been updated to indicate that Sandoz ran a confirmatory study in chronic plaque psoriasis of its etanercept biosimilar versus active comparator, rather than versus placebo

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Mullard, A. Bracing for the biosimilar wave. Nat Rev Drug Discov 16, 152–154 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrd.2017.36

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