{"id":391210,"date":"2015-12-11T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-12-11T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/clarivate.com\/life-sciences-healthcare\/report\/pforus0315-biopharma-evolution-of-the-rheumatoid-arthritis-treatment-paradigm-physician-payer-forum-eu5-2015\/"},"modified":"2026-04-23T11:43:05","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T11:43:05","slug":"pforus0315-biopharma-evolution-of-the-rheumatoid-arthritis-treatment-paradigm-physician-payer-forum-eu5-2015","status":"publish","type":"report","link":"https:\/\/clarivate.com\/life-sciences-healthcare\/report\/pforus0315-biopharma-evolution-of-the-rheumatoid-arthritis-treatment-paradigm-physician-payer-forum-eu5-2015\/","title":{"rendered":"Evolution of the Rheumatoid Arthritis Treatment Paradigm | Physician &#038; Payer Forum | EU5 | 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The entrenched positioning of biologics (in particular, tumor necrosis factor-alpha [TNF-alpha] inhibitors) to treat moderate-to-severe rheumatoid arthritis (RA) has generated a multi-billion-dollar market. The non-TNF-alpha inhibitor agents Orencia (Bristol-Myers Squibb\u2019s abatacept), Rituxan (Roche\/Biogen Idec\/Chugai\/Zenyaku Kogyo\u2019s rituximab), Actemra (Roche\/Chugai\u2019s tocilizumab), and Xeljanz (Pfizer\u2019s tofacitinib) largely compete for TNF-alpha inhibitor-refractory patients. Additional Jak inhibitors (Eli Lilly\/Incyte\u2019s baricitinib and Galapagos\u2019s filgotinib) and IL-6 inhibitors (Sanofi\/Regeneron\u2019s IL-6 inhibitor sarilumab and Janssen\/GlaxoSmithKline\u2019s IL-6 inhibitor sirukumab) are anticipated to launch over the next few years and to further intensify competition in the crowded RA market. In addition, biosimilar versions of Janssen\u2019s Remicade (infliximab), AbbVie\/Eisai\u2019s Humira (adalimumab), and Rituxan are expected to launch in the United States starting in 2016, providing cost-effective alternatives to the high-cost biologics. The U.S. Physician &#038; Payer Forum report entitled <em>Evolution of the Rheumatoid Arthritis Treatment Paradigm: U.S. Physician and Payer Perceptions as More Convenient Options Emerge <\/em>examines the prescribing and reimbursement environment for current and emerging RA agents according to surveyed rheumatologists and managed care organization (MCO) pharmacy directors and medical directors. This report explores stakeholder perspectives that affect prescribing and reimbursement of key RA agents and dynamics that will promote or restrict market access and uptake of emerging RA therapies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-391210","report","type-report","status-publish","hentry","report-gateway-biopharma","biopharma-therapy-areas-rheumatoid-arthritis","biopharma-date-717"],"acf":[],"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/clarivate.com\/life-sciences-healthcare\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/report\/391210","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/clarivate.com\/life-sciences-healthcare\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/report"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/clarivate.com\/life-sciences-healthcare\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/report"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/clarivate.com\/life-sciences-healthcare\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/report\/391210\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":576907,"href":"https:\/\/clarivate.com\/life-sciences-healthcare\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/report\/391210\/revisions\/576907"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/clarivate.com\/life-sciences-healthcare\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=391210"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}