Positive data on Remicade biosimilar in Crohn's disease

17 February 2017

South Korean biopharmaceutical firm Celltrion (Kosdaq: 068270) and its partner Pfizer (NYSE: PFE) have presented the primary outcome from its pivotal randomized controlled trial of CT-P13, a Remicade (infliximab) biosimilar which is branded as Remsima and Inflectra, in Crohn’s diseasez

These data, presented at the Congress of the European Crohn’s and Colitis Organization (ECCO), indicates that the safety and efficacy of CT-P13 in patients with moderate-to-severe Crohn’s disease (CD) is comparable to those treated with Remicade, the blockbuster drug from US health care giant Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ).

"Gastroenterologists have for some time wanted the reassurance of a randomized controlled trial"

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