Sjogren’s Syndrome | Unmet Need | Primary Sjogren’s Syndrome | US/EU | 2019
No disease-modifying therapies are approved to treat primary Sjögren’s syndrome (pSS), a progressive, autoimmune disease characterized by sicca symptoms, which are caused by chronic inflammation and lymphocytic infiltration of the exocrine glands, as well as potentially severe systemic disease manifestations. Fatigue and arthralgia (joint pain) are among the most common systemic manifestations of pSS, but liver or kidney inflammation, lung involvement, peripheral sensory neuropathy, and vasculitis can also occur. Although immune-targeting agents are used off-label as needed to manage the symptoms of pSS, more-effective options are greatly needed.
QUESTIONS ANSWERED
- What are the key efficacy metrics that surveyed rheumatologists prioritize for pSS? How do respondents rate the performance of off-label therapies on these attributes as well as on safety/tolerability, delivery, and nonclinical factors?
- What drug attributes are key influences, which have limited impact, and which are hidden opportunities?
- What are the most compelling unmet needs in the treatment of pSS that would drive positive differentiation in this arena? How well poised are pipeline agents (e.g., Novartis’s iscalimab [CFZ533]) to capitalize on them?
- What trade-offs across different clinical attributes and price are acceptable to U.S. and European rheumatologists for a hypothetical new pSS drug?
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
Unmet Need supports clinical development decisions by identifying key attributes and assessing areas of unmet need for a specific disease or subpopulation. Based on surveys with U.S. and European physicians, this report provides insight into key treatment drivers and goals, the performance of current therapies, and the remaining commercial opportunities. Two market scenarios are profiled in detail by DRG experts, and additional customized market scenarios can be evaluated with the corresponding TPP simulator.
Markets covered: United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany.
Primary research: Survey of 60 U.S. and 30 European rheumatologists fielded in April 2019.
Key companies: Amgen, AstraZeneca, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Galapagos, Gilead, Novartis.
Key drugs: hydroxychloroquine, rituximab, methotrexate, leflunomide, iscalimab, Orencia.
