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ReviewAdvances in therapy2026

Clinical and Real-World Evidence on Etanercept Biosimilar Switching: A Narrative Literature Review of Efficacy and Safety.

Marc Schmalzing, Ayman Askari, Giampiero Girolomoni, Julio C V Perez-Coleman, Cristofer Salvati, Elena Bachinskaya

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Review in Advances in therapy, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Marc SchmalzingRheumatology/Clinical Immunology, Department of Internal Medicine II, University of Wϋrzburg, Würzburg, Germany. schmalzing_m@ukw.de.ORCID 0000-0002-3289-2299
Ayman AskariThe Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Oswestry, UK.
Giampiero GirolomoniSection of Dermatology and Venereology, Department of Medicine, University of Verona, Verona, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-8548-0493
Julio C V Perez-ColemanRheumatology Department, University Hospital Complex of Ferrol, Ferrol, Spain.
Cristofer SalvatiGlobal Medical Affairs, Sandoz/HEXAL AG, Holzkirchen, Germany.
Elena BachinskayaGlobal Medical Affairs, Sandoz/HEXAL AG, Holzkirchen, Germany.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The introduction of biosimilars into global markets has increased utilisation and reduced costs of biological therapies. However, the uptake varies by country because of differences in biosimilar knowledge and concerns about their safety and efficacy. This review examines clinical and real-world data on the effects of switching between reference and biosimilar (SDZ-ETN, SB4, LBEC0101, YLB113) etanercept on treatment efficacy and safety in patients with inflammatory rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases. To date, all controlled clinical trials and real-world studies indicate that switching between reference and biosimilar etanercept does not affect treatment efficacy and safety. These findings support broader biosimilar adoption to improve patient access and reduce healthcare costs. However, published data on multiple biosimilar switches and patient-reported outcomes remain limited, warranting further research efforts in these areas.

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Antirheumatic AgentsBiosimilar PharmaceuticalsDrug SubstitutionEtanerceptMusculoskeletal DiseasesRheumatic DiseasesHumansTreatment OutcomeAntirheumatic AgentsBiosimilar PharmaceuticalsEtanerceptAxial spondyloarthritisBiosimilar switchEtanerceptHealth economicsLBEC0101PsoriasisRheumatoid arthritisSB4SDZ-ETNYLB113

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PMID41251889
PMCPMC12858514

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