Abstract
Introduction
CRC incidence will be over 490,000 cases by 2018 in the seven major markets.
This large patient base will translate into a high commercial potential for
the development of novel, more effective therapies. Currently, there are 77
agents in development for CRC, 4 of which are in late-phase development.
Collectively, they are forecast to achieve sales of $1,398m by 2018.
Scope of this research
- Examination of the CRC pipeline with in-depth clinical and commercial
profiles of Phase III candidates
- Seven major pharmaceutical market sales forecasts for Phase III pipeline
products through to 2018
- Segmentation and analysis of the current CRC pipeline by developmental
phase, drug class and company
- Insight and analysis of market potential including commercial opportunity,
epidemiology and discussion of unmet needs
Research and analysis highlights
The CRC pipeline consists of 77 drugs, of which 60% are molecular targeted
therapies (MTTs), 22% are immunotherapies, and 17% are cytotoxic therapies.
MTTs constitute the bulk of the CRC pipeline. This is in line with R&D in
other tumor types, where there is a shift away from standard cytotoxic
therapies towards MTTs and personalized medicine.
The late-phase CRC pipeline consists only of MTTs. Except for one agent; all
the others are being investigated in previously-treated patients. Drug
developers appear to be pursuing approval for treatment in the second-line
setting where barriers to market entry are lower and the high level of unmet
need may facilitate a drug' s uptake and approval.
Aflibercept (VEGF-Trap; Regeneron/Sanofi-Aventis) is forecast to achieve the
highest level of sales among the late-phase pipeline candidates in the CRC
market, generating £604m by 2018 in the seven major pharmaceutical
markets.
Key reasons to purchase this research
- Identify key drugs and companies within the CRC pipeline based on sales
forecasts to 2018 and Datamonitor drug assessment.
- Characterize unmet need and poorly served patient subsets within the CRC
market and assess the potential for pipeline products to fulfil them.
- Segmentation and analysis of the current CRC pipeline by developmental
phase, drug class, company and indication.
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