Macular Edema Therapeutics - Pipeline Assessment and Market Forecasts to 2018

The Macular Edema Therapeutics Market is forecast to Show Significant Growth until 2018
By: Rajesh Gunnam
 
Sept. 14, 2011 - PRLog -- GlobalData valued the global macular edema therapeutics market at $1,294m in 2010. It is expected to
grow at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 8.9%, and reach $2,567m by 2018. This growth is primarily attributed to the increase in the prevalence and incidence rates of diabetes across the seven
major markets such as the US, the UK, Japan, Germany, Spain, Italy and France. Macular edema is a slowly progressing disease, and diabetes is cited as the main cause of macular edema. The growth in the
market will be supported and driven by the increased use of off-label drugs such as Avastin (bevacizumab), the introduction of new drugs and the two newly approved drugs Ozurdex and Lucentis – for the treatment of macular edema following Retinal Vein Occlusion (RVO).

GlobalData has found that the current competition in the macular edema therapeutics market is intense, due to the increased use of off-label products by the physicians. This is due to lack of approved drugs in the market, which forces physicians to use off-label drugs to treat patients. Currently, there are only two approved products available in the market – Lucentis (ranibizumab) and Ozurdex (dexamethasone) – for the treatment of macular edema following RVO are available in the market. The competition in the market is expected to increase as the newly approved products compete with the off-label products and capture market share. This is likely to drive the growth in the market in the next few years.

GlobalData found that there are 30 products in different stages of development. The late stage pipeline of macular edema seems very promising. There are approximately 13 first-in-class molecules in different
stages of development. Iluvien is currently in the NDA filing stage, while VEGF Trap-Eye, Lucentis and Ozurdex are currently in Phase III for the treatment of DME. As there is no approved drug for the treatment of Diabetic Macular Edema (DME), these products are expected to fulfill the unmet needs and
will provide physicians with a better choice in treating diabetic as well as non-diabetic macular edema.

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GlobalData found that the available treatment options are moderately successful in meeting the market
demand. There is a high unmet need in the macular edema market. The high unmet need shows that the
market is underserved by the currently available products. There are only two approved products in the
market for macular edema following RVO – Ozurdex and Lucentis. Since companies investing in such diseases face a higher risk of being denied an approval, not many products have entered the market over the last decade. This explains the lack of safe and efficacious drugs in the market. Newer molecules in the late stage pipeline are few in number but novel drug delivery systems to deliver drugs at a constant rate to the Back-of-the-Eye (BOTE) (retinal) diseases are emerging in the market, which is likely to increase patient compliance. This is likely to marginally fulfill the unmet need through the forecast period 2018.

GlobalData, the industry analysis specialist, has released its new report, “Macular Edema Therapeutics
- Pipeline Assessment and Market Forecasts to 2018”. The report is an essential source of information
and analysis on the global Macular Edema Therapeutics market. The report identifies the key trends shaping and driving the global Macular Edema Therapeutics market. The report also provides insights on
the prevalent competitive landscape and the emerging players expected to significantly alter the market
positioning of the current market leaders. Most importantly, the report provides valuable insights on the
pipeline products within the global Macular Edema Therapeutics sector. This report is built using data and information sourced from proprietary databases, primary and secondary research and in-house analysis by GlobalData’s team of industry experts

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