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Northern Europe Keeps Up The Pressure On Biosimilar Infliximab Switching

 
• By Ian Schofield

Northern European efforts to boost the use of biosimilar infliximab rather than Janssen's Remicade are gathering pace, with the Norwegian NOR-SWITCH study having been extended by 26 weeks to complete the switch from Remicade to Celltrion's biosimilar, Remsima, and a number of similar studies being conducted by both industry and non-commercial sponsors in the Netherlands.

Northern European efforts to boost the use of biosimilar infliximab rather than Janssen's Remicade are gathering pace, with the Norwegian NOR-SWITCH study having been extended by 26 weeks to complete the switch from Remicade to Celltrion's biosimilar, Remsima, and a number of similar studies being conducted by both industry and non-commercial sponsors in the Netherlands.

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