Articles

Special Report

Published on 29 April 2020

Clinical trials for trastuzumab biosimilars

Abstract: Clinical trials must demonstrate biosimilarity for regulatory marketing approval to be granted. The GaBI Journal has conducted a search for clinical trials that have been, or are being, carried...

Author(s): GaBI Journal Editor

biosimilar, clinical trials, trastuzumab

DOI: 10.5639/gabij.2020.0902.014

5.016 views

Read more →

Legal

Published on 21 August 2019

Policy recommendations for a sustainable biosimilars market: lessons from Europe

Author byline as per print journal: Professor Philip J Schneider1, MS, FASHP, FASPEN, FFIP; Michael S Reilly2, Esq Abstract: Approximately 25% of all new medicines approved in recent years and...

Author(s): Michael S Reilly, Esq, Professor Philip J Schneider, MS, FASHP, FASPEN, FFIP

biologicals/biosimilars, competition, patients, procurement, substitution, sustainability

DOI: 10.5639/gabij.2020.0902.013

17.162 views

Read more →

Research News

Published on 27 February 2020

Poor traceability of biologicals in UK ADR reporting indicates the need for improvements to ensure patient safety

Submitted: 27 January 2020; Revised: 29 January 2020; Accepted: 29 January 2020; Published online first: 25 February 2020 Biological medical products (biologicals) are derived from living cells or organisms. Due to...

Author(s): Kevin Klein, PhD

DOI: 10.5639/gabij.2020.0902.012

3.327 views

Read more →

Review Article

Published on 25 March 2020

Current trends for biosimilars in the Latin American market

Author byline as per print journal: Esteban Ortiz-Prado1,2, MD, MSc, MPH, PhD; Jorge Ponce-Zea3, MSc; Jorge E Vasconez1, MD; Diana Castillo,1, MD; Diana C Checa-Jaramillo1, MD; Nathalia Rodrí­guez-Burneo1, MD; Felipe...

biologicals, biopharmaceuticals, biosimilars, Latin America

DOI: 10.5639/gabij.2020.0902.011

13.554 views

Read more →

Review Article

Published on 26 May 2020

Global challenges in the manufacture, regulation and international harmonization of GMP and quality standards for biopharmaceuticals

Author byline as per print journal: Adjunct Associate Professor Sia Chong Hock, BSc (Pharm), MSc; Associate Professor Sia Ming Kian, BSc (Pharm) (Hons); Chan Lai Wah, BSc (Pharm) (Hons), PhD...

Author(s): Adjunct Associate Professor Sia Chong Hock, BSc (Pharm), MSc, Associate Professor Chan Lai Wah, BSc (Pharm) (Hon), PhD, Sia Ming Kian, BSc (Pharm) (Hons)

ASEAN, biopharmaceutical manufacturing, biopharmaceuticals, good manufacturing practice, harmonization, regulatory guidelines

DOI: 10.5639/gabij.2020.0902.010

20.159 views

Read more →

Commentary

Published on 18 March 2020

Importance of the determination of the higher order structure in the in-use stability studies of biopharmaceuticals

Abstract: Knowledge of the higher order structure of proteins is important in biopharmacological studies, such as in biosimilar comparability studies. This paper describes the analytical methods available to determine higher...

Author(s): Professor Alain Astier, PharmD, PhD

analysis, biosimilar, protein, spectroscopy, structure

DOI: 10.5639/gabij.2020.0902.009

9.002 views

Read more →

Editor's Letter

Published on 02 July 2020

What to look forward to in GaBI Journal, 2020, Issue 2

This issue of the GaBI Journal is being published as the global coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic is expanding rapidly in many areas of the world including in the United States...

Author(s): Professor Philip D Walson, MD

DOI: 10.5639/gabij.2020.0902.008

2.256 views

Read more →

Pharma News

Published on 18 March 2020

Top developments in biosimilars during 2019

Submitted: 3 February 2020; Revised: 12 February 2020; Accepted: 18 February 2020; Published online first: 25 February 2020 2019 has been a busy year for biosimilars; there have been a record...

Author(s): GaBI Journal Editor

DOI: 10.5639/gabij.2020.0901.007

10.740 views

Read more →

Perspective

Published on 25 November 2019

An evolving role for non-governmental organizations dealing with registration backlogs and rising costs: the example of cancer biosimilars in South Africa

Abstract: Around the world, especially in low- and middle-income countries, national regulatory authorities are struggling with registration backlogs and the affordability of medicines. This paper draws on the example of...

Author(s): Paul Malherbe, PhD

biosimilars, non-governmental organizations, registration backlog, regulation

DOI: 10.5639/gabij.2020.0901.004

5.098 views

Read more →