Abstract
Introduction
Parkinson' s disease (PD) is poised to become a signifi cant public health
burden as the population ages. We expect the number of PD cases in the seven
major drug markets we cover to reach nearly 3.6 million in 2015, yet no
therapy is available to treat the disease. Thus, the PD market provides
signifi cant opportunity for disease-modifying drugs, but their potential will
not be fully realized without a biomarker that permits diagnosis of the
disease in its early stages, when disease-modifying therapies would be most
effective
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By the time symptoms progress to the point where a physician diagnoses PD, up
to 70-80% of dopaminergic neurons are lost. A biomarker would allow a PD
patient to receive a diagnosis and start treatment years earlier. What are
the diffi culties in diagnosing PD, and why are early diagnosis and treatment
so important? What are the limitations of current treatments for PD?
Several manufacturers are investigating imaging and genetic markers as
diagnostic agents. What value does a PD biomarker offer? What diagnostic
markers are emerging, and what challenges do they face? How might these agents
impact the U.S. PD market? Disease-modifying (neuroprotectant) drugs can
slow the progression of PD, but only two such drugs are expected to launch
over the next ten years. The success of these drugs hinges on the development
of a diagnostic marker. How are biomarkers impacting the development of
neuroprotectants? Which drug manufacturers would benefi t most from the launch
of a biomarker?
Scope
- Pathophysiology of Parkinson' s disease (PD): etiology and clinical
symptoms, use of biomarkers.
- Value of biomarkers for PD: benefi ts and limitations of biomarkers
and their effects on current and emerging PD therapies.
- Emerging imaging agents for PD diagnosis: DaTSCAN, Altropane,
Dopascan.
- Market implications: concurrent drug/diagnostic development,
hurdles to market, and the impact of PD biomarkers on neuroprotectant
development.
- Outlook: how biomarkers will increase the potential of the PD
market.
Mentioned in This Spectrum Report-Companies
- Aguettant
- Boehringer Ingelheim
- Boston Life Sciences
- Bristol-Myers Squibb
- Britannia Pharmaceuticals
- Cephalon
- Chiesi
- Daiichi Radioisotope Laboratories
- GE Healthcare
- GlaxoSmithKline
- Guilford Pharmaceuticals
- Lundbeck
- MAP Medical Technologies
- MGI Pharmaceuticals
- Molecular Neuroimaging
- Nycomed Amersham
- Orion
- PETNET Solutions
- Sanofi -Aventis
- Schering AG
- Somerset
- Symphony Neuro Development
- Company
- Teva Pharmaceuticals
- Titan Pharmaceuticals
- Vernalis
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