Celltrion Hit By Truxima Price Cut, Temporary Utilization Rate Drop
Executive Summary
Intensifying competition in the global biosimilars space and a temporary drop in its factory utilization rate took a toll on Celltrion's earnings in the third quarter, but analysts still expect a rosy outlook next year amid the expected US launches of biosimilar rituximab and trastuzumab, and the first subcutaneous version of Remsima on the horizon in Europe.
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