Disease Landscape and Forecast Insights

Last Updated 29 September 2014 Parkinson’s disease (PD) is one of the most common chronic neurodegenerative diseases in the elderly, and its prevalence is expected to grow 2% annually as the…

Recent changes in the US healthcare system are having a profound and transformational impact on the medical technology industry. As manufacturers face challenges to the traditional business model…

Heart failure describes a pathophysiological state in which the heart is unable to efficiently supply the body with oxygenated blood in order to meet the body’s metabolic demands. While acute…

The asthma market has historically been one of the most lucrative drug markets in the pharmaceutical industry owing to a large and growing patient population. However, generic and/or branded-…

TreatmentTrends®: Rheumatoid Arthritis 2014 (US) explores the use of conventional DMARDs as well as biologics or Xeljanz for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). One hundred U.S…

Oncology is increasingly moving toward a personalized treatment approach, enlisting predictive biomarkers to guide therapy choice. This trend is already being felt in indications as varied as…

The financial burden of providing healthcare and the rising cost of the most innovative medicines have pressured government healthcare budgets and highlight the need for payers to operate under a…

With biosimilar infliximab approved in Europe and filed for approval in the United States, rheumatologists and gastroenterologists will soon have the opportunity to prescribe biosimilars to their…

Takeda’s Entyvio (vedolizumab) gained FDA approval in May 2014; the drug launched in the United States in June 2014. This report measures the impact of this novel agent on the moderate to severe…

This quarterly report series covers the management of dialysis and mid- to late-stage chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients from the perspective of nephrologists. Emphasis is on anemia management (…

Type 2 diabetes is a complex metabolic disorder characterized by a declining ability to produce or utilize insulin. The chronic and progressive nature of the disease, as well as its complications…

The use of biomarkers and personalized medicine is at a very early stage in asthma. Although most asthma patients can obtain disease control through treatment with available therapies, there…