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Les facteurs de croissance (CSF) biosimilaires : une avancée ?

Biosimilar hematopoietic growth factors: a progress?

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Abstract

Biosimilar drugs are coming on to the supportive care market, especially factors acting on the granulocyte series and stimulators of erythropoeisis. Their availability is provoking a great deal of thought and discussion. Are they truly drugs, why are they cheaper, are they safe, do they represent real progress or are they just simple copies? The elaboration of a biosimilar medication is a response to scientific and regulatory demands, which pose a real challenge in terms of fundamental research. This is reflected in the basic process of preclinical and then clinical development. Savings that can be made during this development facilitate a reduction in the price of the product and provide essential reductions in health costs.

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Les biosimilaires arrivent sur le marché des soins de support, notamment dans les facteurs des lignées granuleuses et des agents stimulants l’érythropoïèse. Leur mise à disposition suscite de nombreuses discussions et interrogations. Sont-ils de vrais médicaments, pourquoi coûtent-ils moins cher, sont-ils sans danger, représentent-ils un réel progrès ou bien correspondent-ils à de simples copies ? À travers le processus de développement fondamental, préclinique puis clinique, la fabrication d’un médicament biosimilaire répond à des exigences scientifiques et réglementaires qui en font un réel défi en termes de recherche fondamentale. Les économies réalisées au cours du développement permettent de réduire le prix de vente du produit et d’apporter un progrès nécessaire et indispensable en termes d’économie de santé.

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Scotté, F. Les facteurs de croissance (CSF) biosimilaires : une avancée ?. Oncologie 13, 201–208 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10269-011-2019-7

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