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Coherus: Interchangeability ‘A Melting Ice Cube,’ Price And Supply Key

FDA-Approved Yusimry Biosimilar Device ‘Will Look Nearly Identical’

 
• By Dean Rudge

Coherus’ manufacturing scale for its Yusimry adalimumab biosimilar means it will “be able to drive the price down and to be able to provide supply guarantees,” management has insisted during a recent investor conference. “We think this will be very, very important.”

Ice Cube Melting
Coherus wants to capture at least a 10% volume share • Source: Alamy

Coherus BioSciences, Inc. has long been a vocal opponent of investing R&D dollars to develop a biosimilar Humira (adalimumab) product that is designated interchangeable with AbbVie’s reference brand. It feels uptake will be decided ultimately by other factors, with the ongoing issue of interchangeability for biosimilar sponsors “a bit overdone,” in the firm’s view.

“Our conversations with payers would indicate that significant supply capability with low pricing is the primary driver of conversion,” president and CEO Denny Lanfear has commented,

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