Market Segmentation
Cancer is considered as one of the major cause of illness and has both social and economic impact on individuals. According to report published by WHO in 2018 over 9.6 million deaths were caused due to cancer globally. The same source estimated that about 1 in 6 deaths are caused due to cancer. Over 70% of deaths occur in middle- and low-income countries. Cancer is estimated to cost more than USD 4.5 billion in direct health system costs. During 2016-18 Australia received a funding of USD 252 million to enhance cancer research projects as well as cancer related programs. Also, in December 2019, the government of U.S. raised a funding of USD 2.6 billion in order to increase medical research and also an increase of USD 296 million for cancer research funding was provided by the government. In addition, rise in the Medicare caps for the U.S. territories and Puerto Rico for two years is quite critical in helping various cancer patient treatment and also the follow up care.
Rapid growth of biotechnology industry has created the demand for safe and cost-effective medicines in an effort to curtail the existing healthcare expenditure. Biosimilars have proven to be less expensive than comparator’s (originator’s) drugs as due to cost-effective manufacturing processes. Various studies indicate towards the fact that biosimilars, which are derivatives of living organisms fit the cost-effectiveness ratio. Biosimilars have been proven to be of slightly lower or almost equal effectivity in comparison to their respective reference biopharmaceuticals. Two key factors that are anticipated to healthcare industry due to the advent of biosimilars are decreased unit cost of biologics and increased volume of biosimilar drugs.
Biologics are complex and large molecules that have specific effects. In many cases they are antibodies or proteins such as G-CSF. One of the main concerns to be observed is that some modifications might occur during the process of manufacturing that is most of the times undetectable and lead to altered immunogenicity, efficacy, or toxicity. Due to this many physicians are worried to prescribe biosimilars rather than biologics to their patients as the physician would not know whether the biosimilar is suitable for the patient until and unless the drug loses its efficacy suddenly or until the patient develops toxicity due to biosimilars. The cost of development of biosimilars is much higher than of generics that are chemical based.
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Industry overview
Industry trends
Market drivers and restraints
Market size
Growth prospects
Porter’s analysis
PESTEL analysis
Key market opportunities prioritized
Competitive landscape
Company overview
Financial performance
Product benchmarking
Latest strategic developments
Market size, estimates, and forecast from 2018 to 2030
Market estimates and forecast for product segments up to 2030
Regional market size and forecast for product segments up to 2030
Market estimates and forecast for application segments up to 2030
Regional market size and forecast for application segments up to 2030
Company financial performance