Commercial and Pipeline Insight: Psoriasis - Anti-TNF’s lead another indication


Pages: 150

Publisher: Datamonitor

Date Published: December 2006

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Overview

Introduction
There is no cure for psoriasis, which profoundly affects sufferers quality of life, physical and social functioning. There is a particular unmet need for effective long-term therapies for psoriasis. Prevalence is the highest of the autoimmune diseases at 16 million in 2006, but this is deceptive in terms of market size, as the treated and severe patient populations are comparatively small.

Scope
Psoriasis specific ten year forecasts, contrasted against estimated total brand sales for key products
Sales and volume estimates, by indication from 2005-2015, for the US, combined five major EU markets and Japan
Analysis of late-stage pipeline products for psoriasis
Discussion of key events that affect the sales and volume of key brands

Highlights
The disappointment of initial biologics in psoriasis and the fact that a higher dose tends to be required from biologics to achieve efficacy can be off-putting to companies. However, Enbrel’s success, with an estimated $933 m in sales in the seven major markets for psoriatic conditions in 2005, shows that this market is not to be neglected.

In a market driven by product switching, long term safety and efficacy is elusive. Year long trial data as exemplified by market leading biologics, is key and should be applied to all psoriasis products, be they biologic, traditional systemic or topical therapies.

Approval in psoriatic arthritis appears to add force to uptake in psoriasis but is not a key indication in itself. Novel therapeutics expanding from rheumatology indications should consider this strategy, but Enbrel has paved the way for anti-TNF therapies to launch directly in psoriasis.

Reasons to Purchase
Compare psoriasis forecasts with total brand sales for key existing products
Estimate the size of the psoriasis market to 2015
Benchmark late-stage pipeline products against the market leader

Table of Contents

CHAPTER 1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Objective of the analysis

Datamonitor insight into the psoriasis market

CHAPTER 2 MARKET DEFINITION AND OVERVIEW

Strategic scoping and focus

Current market situation

Abbott’s top-line driven by Humira’s expansion into additional indications

Psoriasis definition for this report

Psoriasis ICD10 definition

Current treatment and brands included in forecast definition

Biologics

Corticosteroids

Vitamin derivatives

Vitamin D analogue Dovenex dominates but patent expiry looms

Retinoids or vitamin A derivatives also provide a steroid alternative

Immunosuppressants

Other topical treatments

Unmet needs and treatment challenges

In a market driven by product switching, long-term efficacy and safety is elusive

Efficacy is the key prescribing influence according to Datamonitor survey

Flaring nature of psoriasis and rebound caused by some therapies make this disease difficult to deal with

The PASI score is the most often used but is it the best primary endpoint?

PASI definition

PASI not used in everyday practice

Trials for combinations needed to reflect the ‘real life‘ use of psoriasis therapies

CHAPTER 3 EPIDEMIOLOGY AND PATIENT NUMBERS

Psoriasis definitions and diagnostics

Diagnostic criteria

Numerous measures of disease severity and quality of life are used for psoriasis, but the PASI is currently the most common in trials

Epidemiology of psoriasis

US

Japan

Europe

France

Germany

Italy

Spain

UK

CHAPTER 4 FORECAST ANALYSIS OF MARKETED PRODUCTS

Regulatory action

NICE appraisal for Enbrel and Raptiva is limiting but positive

Topical immunomodulator cancer warning

Elidel and Protopic hit by cancer warnings in US

Brand specific events

Amgen/Wyeth plans numerous post-market trials for Enbrel (etanercept) to compete with pipeline launches

Numerous Phase IV clinical trials in psoriatic disorders show Amgen/Wyeths attempts to persuade physicians not to switch to Remicade or Humira

Amevive (alefacept) brought by Astellas and launch in Japan predicted

Astellas’ ASAP and AWARE programs increase confidence in Amevive’s new marketing partnership

Raptiva (efalizumab) moves down the treatment algorithm

Company reported versus IMS variation in sales for Raptiva

Humira easy injection

Dovobet launches in the US

Patent expiry

Dovonex patent expiry

Zorac patent expiry

Elocon continued generic erosion

US shows high generic erosion but EU yet to be impacted

Data definitions, limitations and assumptions

Derivation of Sales Forecasts and Pricing Trends

Dosing assumptions

Pricing assumptions and analysis

Standard Units

Japanese Market Data

Forecast methodology

CHAPTER 5 LATE STAGE PIPELINE

Key classes in the pipeline

Delivery methods

Phase III and Pre-registration pipeline candidates

Phase II

Phase I

Pipeline company and clinical overview

Forecast launch dates

Remicade

Forecast and assumptions

Marketing and patient potential

Current maintenance data shows a fall in efficacy over time possibly due to infliximab antibody formation

Future trials will add value but competition is high

Clinical trial overview

Earlier psoriatic arthritis studies show a similar response

Humira

Forecast and assumptions

Patient and marketing potential

New manufacturing plant will allow for expected expansion of total brand

Off label use is anticipated to be a predictor of good uptake

Overview of clinical trials

CHAMPION study data presented in October 2006

Efficacy in psoriatic arthritis demonstrated in 2005

ISA247

Forecast and assumptions

Price premium expected if side-effect advantage proven

Patient and marketing potential

Nephrotoxicity key side-effect to watch out for

ISA247 is a good “in license” candidate

Clinical trial overview

CNTO-1275

Forecast and assumptions

Patient and marketing potential

CNTO-1275 dosing regime promising in some and niches opportunities exist

Centocor’s patient assistance program and biologic experience will help

Clinical trial overview

Phase II data presented at the 2006 AAD meeting

BG-12 (dimethyl fumerate)

Forecast and assumptions

Patient and marketing potential

Comparison with existing Fumaderm

Clinical trial overview

Cimzia (certolizumab pegol)

Forecast and assumptions

Patient and market potential

Less favorable dosing regime in psoriasis trial

Clinical trial overview

Other pipeline products

ABT-874

Psoraxine

AVT-02

Asord (becocalcidol)

CC-10004

MM-093

Recently discontinued

Onercept

CHAPTER 6 COMMERCIAL IMPACT AND LIFECYCLE MANAGEMENT: CASE STUDIES

Introduction

Case study one: Psoriatic arthritis

Epidemiology studies show psoriasis to be much more common than psoriatic arthritis

Impact on Enbrel’s sales of approvals in psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis

The US shows clear correlation between uptake in psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis

Psoriasis definition includes arthropathic arthritis in Datamonitor’s forecast

Case study two: Patient segmentation and product differentiation in the psoriasis market

Mild patients treated by primary care physicians using topical therapies is a large but difficult to capture segment

Remicade used in patients requiring fast efficacy

Enbrel and Humira used in less severe more independent patients

How will novel mechanisms distinguish themselves in the market?

APPENDIX A – MARKET DATA AND MAJOR BRAND KEY FACTS

Summary psoriasis market data

Biologics market data

Topical treatments

Immunosuppressant key brands

APPENDIX B – MARKET FORECAST DATA

US Forecast

Five major European countries forecast

Japanese forecast

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Opinion Leaders

Report methodology

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