Table 4: Summary of randomized controlled non-medical switching studies in chronic inflammatory diseases [38].

Rheumatic Disease Study (Study Name) Biosimilar (n) Product [Switch Group] /
Biologic Reference Product (n) [Control Group]
Post-Switch Follow-up Duration, wk Patients Discontinuing Treatment, n (%)
(Switch vs. Control Group)
RA Cohen et al. 2018 [54]
(VOLTAIRE-RA)
BI695501 (n=147) / adalimumab (n=147) 24-34 9 (6%) vs. 8 (5%)
Genovese 2017 [55]
(ARABESC-OLE)
FKB327 (n=108) / adalimumab (n=213) 76 NR
Weinblatt et al. 2017 [56] SB5 (n=125) / adalimumab (n=129) 28 8 (6%) vs. 5 (4%)
Cohen et al. 2017 [57, 58] ABP 501 (n=237) / adalimumab (n=229) 46 30 (13%) vs. 25 (11%)
Emery et al. 2017 [59] SB4 (n=119) / etanercept (n=126) 48 6 (5%) vs. 7 (6%)
Smolen et al. 2018 [31] SB2 (n=94) / infliximab (n=101) 16 6 (6%) vs. 5 (5%)
Tanaka et al. 2017 [60] CT-P13 (n=33) / infliximab (n=38) 105 11 (33%) vs. 6 (16%)
Yoo et al. 2017 [61]
(PLANETRA)
CT-P13 (n=144) / infliximab (n=158) 48 16 (11%) vs. 25 (16%)
Taylor et al. 2016 [62] BOW015 (n=53) / infliximab (n=104) 38 NR
AS Park et al. 2017 [63]
(PLANETAS)
CT-P13 (n=86) / infliximab (n=88) 48 9 (10%) vs. 7 (8%)
Ps ± PsA Blauvelt et al. 2017 [64]
(ADACCESS)
GP2017 (n=63) / adalimumab (n=127) 34 16 (25%) vs. 23 (18%)
Hodge et al. 2017 [65] CHS-1420 (n=124) / adalimumab (n=129) 8 NR
Papp et al. 2017 [66] ABP 501 (n=77) / adalimumab (n=79) 36 9 (12%) vs. 8 (10%)
Griffiths et al. 2017 [32, 67]
(EGALITY)
GP2015 (n=96) / etanercept (n=151) 40 6 (6%) vs. 14 (9%)
CD, UC, RA, Ps, PsA, SpA Jørgensen et al. 2017 [68, 69]
(NOR-SWITCH)
CT-P13 (n=240) / infliximab (n=241) 78 18 (8%) vs. 25 (10%)
IBD/CD Volkers et al. 2017 [70]
(SIMILAR)
CT-P13 (n=15) / infliximab (n=6) 30 NR
Ye et al. 2018 [71, 72] CT-P13 (n=55) / infliximab (n=54) 24 NR

AS: Ankylosing Spondylitis; CD: Crohn’s Disease; IBD: Inflammatory Bowel Disease; NR: Not Reported; Ps: Psoriasis (plaque); PsA: Psoriatic Arthritis; RA: Rheumatoid Arthritis; SpA: Spondyloarthritis; UC: Ulcerative Colitis.