Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH) | Unmet Need | US/EU | 2022

NASH has the potential to be a large and lucrative therapy market owing to the prevalence of the disease and the lack of approved agents. Patients with NASH are at risk of liver fibrosis, cardiovascular disease, and cancer. Currently, physicians are limited to off-label therapies that have limited evidence to support prescribing. Consequently, there is a pressing need for new, effective drug treatments. In this report, hepatologists reveal what attributes drive their prescribing and what they are looking for in terms of efficacy, safety, and delivery from future treatments. Using the Target Product Profile (TPP) simulator, we can establish physicians’ preference for emerging drugs and assess if these drugs can capitalize on the untapped NASH space.

QUESTIONS ANSWERED

• What are the treatment drivers and goals for NASH?
• What drug attributes are key influences, which have limited impact, and which are hidden opportunities?
• How do current therapies perform on key treatment drivers and goals for NASH?
• What are the prevailing areas of unmet need and opportunity in NASH?
• What trade-offs across different clinical attributes and price are acceptable to U.S. and European hepatologists and gastroenterologists for a hypothetical new NASH drug?

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION

Provides quantitative insight into U.S. and European physician perceptions of key treatment drivers and goals and the current level of unmet need for a specific disease. Commercial opportunities are analyzed, and the extent to which emerging therapies may capitalize on these opportunities is evaluated.

Markets covered: United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany

Primary research: Survey of 60 U.S. and 33 European hepatologists and gastroenterologists fielded in March 2022

Key companies: Intercept Pharmaceuticals, AstraZeneca, Johnson and Johnson, Eli Lilly, GlaxoSmithKline

Key drugs: Ocaliva (obeticholic acid), pioglitazone, vitamin E, metformin, ursodeoxycholic acid, statins, SGLT-2 inhibitors, GLP-1 receptor agonists