GENERICS AND BIOSIMILARS INITIATIVE JOURNAL
Official Journal of the Generics and Biosimilars Initiative
Volume 9 / Year 2020 / Issue 3
Regulatory
Pelmeg®, a biosimilar pegfilgrastim developed in the context of evolving regulatory guidelines
Author(s): Dirk Lehnick, PhD, Hendrik Wessels, PhD, Josef Höfler, PhD, Karsten Roth, PhD, Ulrike Scholz, PhD
Page: 125-31Author byline as per print journal: Karsten Roth, PhD; Hendrik Wessels, PhD; Josef Höfler, PhD; Ulrike Scholz, PhD; Dirk Lehnick, PhD Abstract: Pelmeg® is a biosimilar pegfilgrastim, which obtained European Union (EU) regulatory approval in September 2018, with marketing beginning in January 2019. A comprehensive analytical, functional and preclinical comparability programme demonstrated a high degree […]