Switching to biosimilar infliximab produces similar results, study finds

17 May 2017
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A new study has been published in The Lancet comparing the effect of switching to the biosimilar Inflectra (infliximab-dyyb), marketed by US pharma giant Pfizer (NYSE: PFE), with continued treatment from reference product Remicade (infliximab).

The research, which involved 482 individuals and allowed for a margin of inferiority of up to 15%, was not designed to demonstrate non-inferiority in individual diseases.

Researchers looked at patients with autoimmune disorders such as rheumatoid arthritis, spondyloarthritis, psoriatic arthritis, ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease.

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