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Date:9/15/2009

ogists are the most aggressive in treating cancers, they are hesitant to prescribe a biosimilar if it has not been clinically studied for the indication they are treating, even if the biosimilar is labeled for the indication in question," added Dr. Malecki.

Decision Resources expands the scope and analysis of its biosimilars product line to include oncology, immune and infectious disease and endocrinology/nephrology in three separate reports. The new report series covers 22 key biologic brands from eight biologic classes and include surveys of 456 U.S. and European physicians and 41 managed care organization pharmacy and medical directors.

Webinar

Members of the media are welcome to attend our upcoming webinar entitled Biosimilars in Oncology: A Potential $25 Billion in Lost Revenue. This webinar will be held on Thursday, October 8, 2009 at 10 a.m. U.S. Eastern Time. For more information, please contact Gisselle Morales at 781-296-2691 or by email at gmorales@dresources.com.

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