[HTML][HTML] The magistral phage

JP Pirnay, G Verbeken, PJ Ceyssens, I Huys, D De Vos… - Viruses, 2018 - mdpi.com
Since time immemorial, phages—the viral parasites of bacteria—have been protecting
Earth's biosphere against bacterial overgrowth. Today, phages could help address the …

[HTML][HTML] Policies for biosimilar uptake in Europe: an overview

E Moorkens, AG Vulto, I Huys, P Dylst, B Godman… - PloS one, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Background Across European countries, differences exist in biosimilar policies, leading to
variations in uptake of biosimilars and divergences in savings all over Europe. Objectives …

The efficacy, safety, and immunogenicity of switching between reference biopharmaceuticals and biosimilars: a systematic review

L Barbier, HC Ebbers, P Declerck… - Clinical …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
To date, no consensus exists among stakeholders about switching patients between
reference biological products (RPs) and biosimilars, which may have been curbing the …

The Phage Therapy Paradigm: Prêt-à-Porter or Sur-mesure?

JP Pirnay, D De Vos, G Verbeken, M Merabishvili… - Pharmaceutical …, 2011 - Springer
The present opinion is the result of discussions on the future of phage therapy (personalized
or large-scale uniform therapy?) during the first International Congress on Viruses of …

[HTML][HTML] Quality and safety requirements for sustainable phage therapy products

JP Pirnay, BG Blasdel, L Bretaudeau, A Buckling… - Pharmaceutical …, 2015 - Springer
The worldwide antibiotic crisis has led to a renewed interest in phage therapy. Since time
immemorial phages control bacterial populations on Earth. Potent lytic phages against …

[HTML][HTML] Managed entry agreements for oncology drugs: lessons from the European experience to inform the future

K Pauwels, I Huys, S Vogler, M Casteels… - Frontiers in …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Objectives: The aim of this study is to conduct an analysis on the regulation and application
of managed entry agreements (MEA) for oncology drugs across different European …

[HTML][HTML] Insights into European drug shortages: a survey of hospital pharmacists

K Pauwels, S Simoens, M Casteels, I Huys - PloS one, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Drug shortages are a complex and global phenomenon. When a drug cannot be delivered
at the moment of patient demand, every stakeholder in the health care system is affected …

[HTML][HTML] Expert opinion on three phage therapy related topics: bacterial phage resistance, phage training and prophages in bacterial production strains

C Rohde, G Resch, JP Pirnay, BG Blasdel… - Viruses, 2018 - mdpi.com
Phage therapy is increasingly put forward as a “new” potential tool in the fight against
antibiotic resistant infections. During the “Centennial Celebration of Bacteriophage …

[HTML][HTML] Drug shortages in European countries: a trade-off between market attractiveness and cost containment?

K Pauwels, I Huys, M Casteels, S Simoens - BMC health services research, 2014 - Springer
Background Drug shortages are a global problem. While extensively studied in the United
States, numbers about drug shortages in European countries are scarce. This study aims to …

[HTML][HTML] The market of biopharmaceutical medicines: a snapshot of a diverse industrial landscape

E Moorkens, N Meuwissen, I Huys… - Frontiers in …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Background: Biopharmaceutical medicines represent a growing share of the global
pharmaceutical market, and with many of these biopharmaceutical products facing loss of …