Disease Landscape and Forecast Insights

Once limited to ankylosing spondylitis (AS), the axial spondyloarthritis (AxSpA) therapy market is undergoing rapid change as the definition of the disease expands beyond those with detectable…

The relatively recent FDA approvals of tedizolid (Merck’s Sivextro), dalbavancin (Allergan’s Dalvance), and oritavancin (The Medicines Company’s Orbactiv) for the treatment of acute bacterial…

In a landmark FDA ruling, Ocrevus became the first DMT approved for the treatment of PP-MS in March 2017. Although the drug’s efficacy appears more modest than in patients with relapsing forms of…

MARKET OUTLOOK The U.S. ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn’s disease (CD) markets include the predominantly entrenched TNF-α inhibitors (e.g., Janssen/Merck’s Remicade, AbbVie/Eisai’s…

Incyte/Novartis’s Jakafi/Jakavi (ruxolitinib) is the first and only drug approved for MF in the United States (2011) and EU5 (2012). While Jakafi/Jakavi offers a therapeutic option for patients…

The algorithms for treating psoriatic arthritis (PsA) are unique among rheumatic diseases because most PsA patients receive prior treatment by dermatologists for psoriasis, with many of the same…

Introduction: This research explores the reimbursement and utilization landscape for anti-osteoporotic drugs. The osteoporosis market is characterized by the availability of low-cost generic oral…

Although TNF-α inhibitors and other RA biologics are generally considered efficacious and safe and adequately control disease in many conventional DMARD-refractory RA patients, therapies that are…

Antineoplastic treatment in stage IV renal cell carcinoma is with targeted agents. The market entry of an immune checkpoint inhibitor has revolutionized the treatment algorithm for previously…

Obesity is a growing epidemic in the United States. Despite the high prevalence, only a limited number of antiobesity drugs are available, and lifestyle interventions remain the cornerstone of…

In the past decade, tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) inhibitors, AbbVie’s Humira and Amgen’s Enbrel, and Janssen’s interleukin (IL)-12/23 inhibitor Stelara have been leading the U.S…

Adult OM/PJI due to MRSA are among the most hard-to-treat MRSA infections due to the difficulties for the body’s natural infection-fighting cells and antibiotics to reach the infected tissues in…