Roche Clinical Lead Labels Lucentis Biosimilars ‘Pandora’s Box’

Roche Clinical Optho Lead Labels Lucentis Biosimilars ‘Pandora’s Box’

Eight months after biosimilar competition to Roche’s Lucentis (ranibizumab) emerged in the US, ophthalmologists and doctors remain confused about how to incorporate them into their practice, a clinical trial lead representing the Swiss originator has proffered.

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"there is really no consensus in our practice" • Source: Shutterstock

Prescribers in the US have found “very little consensus on how we’re going to be using or deploying” biosimilars to Roche’s Lucentis (ranibizumab), and “there’s still a lot of confusion on how to incorporate biosimilars into our practice.”

That’s according to retinal and macular specialist Veeral Sheth, a professor at the University of Illinois and clinical investigator for a suite of new clinical trials currently being conducted by Roche for its next-generation eye-disease biologics: Susvimo (ranibizumab) ocular implant and Vabysmo (faricimab) VEGF

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