Uterine Fibroids | Niche & Rare Disease Landscape & Forecast | US/EU5 | 2019
Uterine fibroids are characterized by heavy menstrual bleeding (menorrhagia), pelvic pressure due to increased uterine bulk, abdominal and back pain, and fertility issues. Disease management may include procedures for fibroid removal (e.g., laparoscopic, myomectomy, hysterectomy) or pharmacological approaches to manage more-disruptive symptoms like menorrhagia (e.g., hormonal contraceptives like progestin-only birth control pills). Owing to reproductive concerns, some patients avoid procedures and rely solely on pharmacological options. Although these pharmacotherapies are effective in reducing menorrhagia, they fail to reduce fibroid tumor volume or resolve bulk symptoms. Over the next ten years, we expect that the launch of several gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) antagonists, including Myovant/Takeda’s relugolix, ObsEva/Kissei’s linzagolix, and AbbVie’s elagolix, will offer a new class of therapies for the long-term management of uterine fibroids.
Questions Answered:
- How will the launches of GnRH antagonists affect the use of traditional pharmacological treatments and procedures in patients with symptomatic uterine fibroids?
- What clinical role will second-generation, oral GnRH antagonist therapies play in the management of uterine fibroids?
- How have recent concerns regarding selective progesterone receptor modulators like ulipristal (Esmya) affected physicians’ prescription of them?
- What are the greatest remaining unmet needs, and how well will emerging therapies address these needs?
Market covered: United States, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, and United Kingdom.
Primary research: Six country-specific interviews with thought-leading gynecologists specializing in uterine fibroids and supported by survey data collected for this study.
Epidemiology: Total prevalent, diagnosed prevalent, and drug-treated cases of uterine fibroids by country.
Market forecast: Drug-level sales and patient share of key uterine fibroids therapies in 2028.
Emerging therapies: Phase III/PR: 3; Phase II: 1; coverage of select preclinical and Phase I products.
Key companies: Allergan, Gedeon Richter, Bayer HealthCare, AbbVie, Myovant, ObsEva.
Key drugs: Ulipristal, telapristone, vilaprisan, elagolix, relugolix, linzagolix.
