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ArticleScientific reports2021

Adalimumab biosimilars, ABP501 and SB5, are equally effective and safe as adalimumab originator.

Linda Cingolani, Brigida Barberio, Fabiana Zingone, Antonio Ferronato, Lorenzo Bertani, Francesco Costa, Giorgia Bodini, Maria Giulia Demarzo, Piera Melatti, Alessandro Gubbiotti and 4 more

Open access · goldAbstract readControlled Clinical TrialMulticenter Study
In one paragraph

Article in Scientific reports, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 29 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
29citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
2.4field-weighted citation impact, top 11% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

29 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 34 citations in OpenAlex.

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  5. Switching from Adalimumab Reference Product to and Among Adalimumab Biosimilars Outside the USA: Insights for US Clinicians.BioDrugs : clinical immunotherapeutics, biopharmaceuticals and gene therapy · 2025
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  12. An Update on Anti-TNF Biosimilar Switching-Real-World Clinical Effectiveness and Safety.Journal of the Canadian Association of Gastroenterology · 2024
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  16. Refractory Crohn's Disease: Perspectives, Unmet Needs and Innovations.Clinical and experimental gastroenterology · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Linda Cingolani *Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Surgery, Oncology and Gastroenterology (DiSCOG), University of Padua, Via Giustiniani 2, 35121, Padua, Italy.
Brigida Barberio *Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Surgery, Oncology and Gastroenterology (DiSCOG), University of Padua, Via Giustiniani 2, 35121, Padua, Italy.
Fabiana ZingoneDivision of Gastroenterology, Department of Surgery, Oncology and Gastroenterology (DiSCOG), University of Padua, Via Giustiniani 2, 35121, Padua, Italy. fabiana.zingone@unipd.it.
Antonio FerronatoEndoscopy Unit, Alto Vicentino Hospital, AULSS7, Pedemontana, Italy.
Lorenzo BertaniDepartment of Translational Research and New Technologies in Medicine and Surgery, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.
Francesco CostaDepartment of Translational Research and New Technologies in Medicine and Surgery, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.
Giorgia BodiniGastroenterology Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy.
Maria Giulia DemarzoGastroenterology Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy.
Piera MelattiDivision of Gastroenterology, Department of Surgery, Oncology and Gastroenterology (DiSCOG), University of Padua, Via Giustiniani 2, 35121, Padua, Italy.
Alessandro GubbiottiDivision of Gastroenterology, Department of Surgery, Oncology and Gastroenterology (DiSCOG), University of Padua, Via Giustiniani 2, 35121, Padua, Italy.
Davide MassimiDivision of Gastroenterology, Department of Surgery, Oncology and Gastroenterology (DiSCOG), University of Padua, Via Giustiniani 2, 35121, Padua, Italy.
Cesare CasadeiDivision of Gastroenterology, Department of Surgery, Oncology and Gastroenterology (DiSCOG), University of Padua, Via Giustiniani 2, 35121, Padua, Italy.
Renata D'IncàDivision of Gastroenterology, Department of Surgery, Oncology and Gastroenterology (DiSCOG), University of Padua, Via Giustiniani 2, 35121, Padua, Italy.
Edoardo Vincenzo SavarinoDivision of Gastroenterology, Department of Surgery, Oncology and Gastroenterology (DiSCOG), University of Padua, Via Giustiniani 2, 35121, Padua, Italy.
University of Padua · ITUniversity of Pisa · ITOspedale Policlinico San Martino · ITUniversity of Genoa · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

To date, data on effectiveness and safety of Adalimumab (ADA) biosimilars in inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs) are lacking. Therefore, we aimed to verify the ability of ABP501 and SB5 to maintain the clinical and biochemical response induced by the ADA originator, after switching to them. We prospectively analyzed data collected from 55 patients with IBD who switched to ABP501, and 25 patients with IBD who switched to SB5, from ADA originator at four IBD Units between 2018 and 2020. In addition, we included an age and sex-matched control group (n = 38) who continued ADA originator for at least two years and who did not switch to a biosimilar drug. Clinical and biochemical data (C-Reactive Protein (CRP), fecal calprotectin (FC)), concomitant steroid and/or immunosuppressant therapy at the time of the switch and after six months were collected. At six months, in the ABP501 group, we did not observe statistically significant modifications in clinical activity of disease (p = 0.09) and FC values (p = 0.90)

Indexed as

Drug SubstitutionAdalimumabAdultBiomarkersBiosimilar PharmaceuticalsC-Reactive ProteinFecesFemaleHumansInflammatory Bowel DiseasesLeukocyte L1 Antigen ComplexMaleMiddle AgedProspective StudiesTreatment OutcomeABP 501AdalimumabBiomarkersBiosimilar PharmaceuticalsC-Reactive ProteinLeukocyte L1 Antigen Complex

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PMID33990652
PMCPMC8121777
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