Systems for regulating biosimilar applications
have been successfully operating
for 13 years, first in Europe, and more
recently, in the United States. Yet challenges
still exist in gaining approvals,
often as a result of registration information
outside the analytical similarity demonstration
itself. In particular, the extent
of product development data generated
to support commercial activities and the
readiness of manufacturing sites to produce
and control the intended commercial
biosimilar product remain obstacles.
In addition to the established expectations
for biosimilar product development,
one of the newer areas that represents an
emerging area of regulatory science is the
application of statistical tools in analytical
comparisons.