Pegfilgrastim biosimilars – PEGylation is a mature and versatile platform for improving biopharmaceutical performance
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved seven biosimilars for pegfilgrastim, the active ingredient in the reference product Neulasta (developed by Amgen). Pegfilgrastim is a PEGylated form of granulocyte colony-stimulating factor used to reduce the risk of febrile neutropenia in patients undergoing myelosuppressive chemotherapy.