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Infliximab (trade names Remicade among others) is a chimeric monoclonal antibody biologic drug that works against tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α) and is used to treat autoimmune diseases.
Infliximab was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis, psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, and rheumatoid arthritis. It is used off-label outside its FDA approval for Behçet’s disease and other conditions. Infliximab is administered by intravenous infusion, typically at six- to eight-week intervals. It cannot be given by mouth because the digestive system would destroy the drug.
Infliximab is an artificial antibody, and works by binding to TNF-α. TNF-α is a chemical messenger (cytokine) and a key part of the autoimmune reaction. In rheumatoid arthritis, infliximab seems to work by preventing TNF-α from binding to its receptor in the cell. Infliximab biosimilars have been approved in the EU (2013), Japan (2014), and USA (2016).
26 May 2017 | By Ho-ung Kim, Head of Strategy and Operations Division for Celltrion Healthcare
We caught up with Celltrion Healthcare's Ho-ung Kim to find out how biosimilars cut costs, increase access to medicine and are ultimately changing the industry…
With Remsima being on the market for a year, European Pharmaceutical Review caught up with Celltrion Healthcare to find out more about biosimilars...
5 July 2016 | By Victoria White, Digital Content Producer
Celltrion is to develop laboratory tests that will enable physicians to identify when patients on an anti-TNF drug require a change of dose...
10 June 2016 | By Victoria White, Digital Content Producer
A study presented at EULAR showed that when antibodies develop in response to the infliximab, they also cross-react with the biosimilar of infliximab...
6 January 2016 | By Victoria White
Newly presented data from the largest real world study to date demonstrate effectiveness of biosimilar infliximab in patients with inflammatory bowel diseases who have been switched from reference infliximab...
28 October 2015 | By Victoria White
New clinical data indicate no differences in efficacy, adverse events and immunogenicity when patients with inflammatory bowel disease are switched to biosimilar infliximab Remsima from originator infliximab...
25 February 2015 | By British Generic Manufacturers Association
The onset of biosimilar competition in the UK in Infliximab is another significant milestone in the development of the sector in this country according to the British Generic Manufacturers Association (BGMA).
