Oncology Drugs Market Challenges And Key Vendors Likeovartis International AG, Celgene Corporation, Johnson & Johnson, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Pfizer

Cancer is a class of chronic disease that is characterized by uncontrolled growth of cells. The most common cancer types are breast cancer, lung cancer, colorectal cancer, uterine cancer, and thyroid cancer. The three main types of drugs used for cancer, based on their mechanism of action, are cytotoxic drugs, targeted drugs, and hormonal drugs. Oncology drugs market has witnessed tremendous growth in the recent past, owing to increasing drug approvals and emergence of biosimilar products for cancer treatment. Furthermore, increasing healthcare expenditure for cancer has led to growing research and development activities for developing new cancer drugs that are highly effective and with least side-effects.

The global oncology drugs market size is estimated to be valued at US$ 77.3 billion in 2018 and is expected to witness a CAGR of 12.3% over the forecast period (2018 – 2026).

Key companies in the oncology drugs market are focused on targeting cancer treatment based on personalized medicines. According to Tufts Center for the Study of Drug Development (CSDD), 2015 report, 73% of the cancer medicines in the development have potential to be personalized medicine. Several researches are focused on targeting cancer at molecular level to offer new cancer treatments. According to an article published in The Biopharmaceutical Pipeline, 2013, new molecular entity for cancer treatment holds 80% share in the total pipeline products for cancer treatment. According to same source, the total number of potential first-in-class projects for cancer are 4,358 out of total 5,473 cancer projects.

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However, several blockbuster oncology drugs are expected to lose their patent during 2018-2020, which in turn is expected to hamper the market growth during the forecast period. For instance, Roche’s Avastin, which is a humanized monoclonal antibody for the indication of colorectal, lung, breast, glioblastoma, kidney, and ovarian cancer is expected to lose its patent in July 2019 in the U.S. and in January 2022 in Europe. Some of the other drugs that are under patent expiration include, Bristol-Myers Squibb and Eli Lilly and Company’s Erbitux (cetuximab) by 2018; Roche’s Herceptin (trastuzumab) by 2019 and MabThera (Rituximab) by 2018; and Sanofi’s Zaltrap by 2020.

Furthermore, Asia Pacific is expected to witness significant growth in the market, owing to increasing focus of international player on strategies such as mergers and acquisitions. For instance, in February 2018, Merck acquired Viralytics Limited, a Sydney-based immune-oncology drug developer, to strengthen its immune-oncology drug pipeline. Moreover, increasing prevalence of various types of cancer in economies such as India and China is also expected to propel growth of the market. For instance, according to the American Cancer Society, 2015, around 4.3 million new cancer cases and over 2.8 million cancer deaths were recorded in China, with lung cancer being the most common and the leading cause of cancer deaths.

Key players in the oncology drugs market are focused on strategies such as mergers with research institutes and acquisition of small market players in order to enhance their market share. This in turn is expected to boost the market growth over the forecast period. For instance, in May 2018, Eli Lilly and Company acquired two market players, Armo BioSciences and AurKa Pharma for US$ 1.6 billion and US$ 111 million, respectively, to expand its cancer portfolio. In March 2016, Kite Pharma, Inc. collaborated with Genentech, a member of Roche Group, to evaluate a drug molecule, KTE-C19 in combination with atezolizumab for refractory, aggressive non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL). The trials are conducted under the names ZUMA-1, ZUMA-2, ZUMA-3, and ZUMA-4.

Major players operating in the global oncology drugs market include, Hoffmann-La Roche AG, Novartis International AG, Celgene Corporation, Johnson & Johnson, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Pfizer Inc., Merck & Co., Eli Lilly and Company, AbbVie, Inc., AstraZeneca plc., Bayer AG, and Amgen Inc.

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