EMA: Guideline on similar biological medicinal products containing biotechnology-derived proteins as active substance: non-clinical and clinical issues

The Guideline on similar biological medicinal products containing biotechnology-derived proteins as active substance: non-clinical and clinical issues (EMEA/CHMP/BMWP/42832/05 Rev.1) lays down the non-clinical and clinical requirements for a similar biological medicinal product (“biosimilar”). The non-clinical section addresses the pharmaco-toxicological assessment. The clinical section addresses the requirements for pharmacokinetic, pharmacodynamic, and efficacy studies. The section on clinical safety and pharmacovigilance addresses clinical safety studies, including immunogenicity, as well as the risk management plan.