Antihormonal cancer therapies are a class of drugs used predominantly in the treatment of breast cancer and prostate cancer.

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Introduction

Antihormonal cancer therapies are a class of drugs used predominantly in the treatment of breast cancer and prostate cancer. The high incidence of these tumor types translates into a significant commercial potential for drug developers. Collectively, the antihormonal therapy cancer brands generated sales of about $7.0 billion in the seven major pharmaceutical markets in 2009.

Scope

* In-depth analysis of the current and future antihormonal therapies market across the US, 5EU and Japan, plus a rest of world snapshot
* Antihormonal therapy sales forecasts for brands and generics from 2009 to 2019
* Assessment of the leading cancer brands and drug classes to identify key success factors within this sector
* Evaluation of the strategies of leading players in the antihormonals market

Highlights

The antihormonals market was worth $7.0 billion in 2009 across the seven major pharmaceutical markets. Datamonitor forecasts the antihormonals market will shrink marginally in the forecast period 20092019, at a CAGR of negative 0.7%.

In 2019 the top three brands in terms of forecast sales will be Arimidex, Lupron (leuprolide; Takeda/Abbott) and Casodex (bicalutamide; AstraZeneca). Despite losing around 54% of its current sales value to generic competitors, Arimidex will retain its market leading position.

In a mature market, the importance of product lifecycle management is high. AstraZeneca was the key player in the market in 2009, with an antihormonals portfolio valued at over $3.2 billion. With successful lifecycle management and a considerable investment in marketing activities, AstraZeneca has built a strong brand presence for its products.

Reasons to Purchase

* Quantify the performance of each of the marketed antihormonal therapy cancer brands in the seven major markets over the period 2009 to 2019
* Acquire a detailed account of antihormonal therapy cancer brand dynamics and the events that drive and limit their market growth
* Benchmark antihormonal therapy cancer brands against their generics and rest of class and align their 7MM performance with a rest of world snapshot

Table Of Contents
Overview
Catalyst
Summary
About Datamonitor healthcare
About the Oncology pharmaceutical analysis team

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Strategic scoping and focus
Datamonitor insight into the antihormonal cancer therapies market
Related reports
Upcoming related reports
Table of Contents

MARKET DEFINITION
Definition of the cancer market
Antihormonal therapies by ATC class
L2A3 - Luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone agonists
L2B1 - Anti-estrogens
L2B2 - Anti-androgens
L2B3 - Aromatase inhibitors
L2B9 - Other hormone antagonists

MARKET OVERVIEW
Seven major markets
Current and future market overview
The antihormonals market will shrink marginally in the forecast period
Patent expiries of leading antihormonal brands are set to occur within the next 5 years
The US will suffer the greatest impact of generic erosion, losing around 25% of its value over the forecast period
The aromatase inhibitors will continue to be the leading drug class in 2019
The current leading antihormonal brands will suffer generic sales erosion but will maintain a high level of sales
The antihormonal therapies market will shrink from $7.0 billion in 2009 to $6.5 billion in 2019 across the seven major pharmaceutical markets
Opportunities and threats
Opportunity 1: aging population will result in increasing cancer incidence
Opportunity 2: oncology therapy sales continue to experience strong growth
Opportunity 3: high levels of unmet need
Threat 1: Pharma's transition towards specialist secondary care indications may further competition in the oncology market
Threat 2: the cost of drug development continues to rise
Threat 3: ongoing cost-containment measures
US
Current and future market assessment
The US antihormonals market will suffer the greatest impact of generic sales erosion
Opportunities and threats
Opportunity 1: the US's large population and high healthcare expenditure will continue to offer commercial opportunities for drug developers
Opportunity 2: healthcare reform will boost the number of insured in the US
Opportunity 3: closure of the Medicare Part D coverage gap is good news for branded Pharma
Threat 1: growing regulatory pressures increase costs and decrease market penetration for Pharma
Threat 2: patent expiries and the resulting generic competition will erode branded sales revenues
Threat 3: the US health reform law will intensify cost-containment pressures
Japan
Current and future market assessment
The antihormonals market in Japan is forecast to grow over the forecast period
Opportunities and threats
Opportunity 1: the aging population represents a large and growing patient base
Opportunity 2: generic sales erosion remains low in Japan
Opportunity 3: decrease in lag times for launch of new drugs could accelerate new launches
Threat 1: government-enforced biennial cuts continue to have a negative effect on market growth
Threat 2: healthcare proposal to change current pricing system will be of limited benefit to Japanese Pharma
Threat 3: encouraging decrease in lag times for launch of new drugs
Five major European markets (5EU)
Current and future market assessment
The antihormonals therapies market in the five European countries will show marginal growth
The antihormonal therapies market will grow from $2.6 billion in 2009 to $2.7 billion in 2019 in the five major European markets
Opportunities and threats
Opportunity 1: EU Cancer Task Force will improve the availability of information while generating funds for research
Opportunity 2: reorganization of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) expected to streamline EU regulatory process
Threat 1: new European drug price reductions are likely to affect pharma industry growth
Threat 2: higher generic uptake in less mature EU markets will impact branded sales revenues
Threat 3: EC inquiry into delays in generics market entry will have wide-ranging ramifications for the branded and generics industry
Threat 4: Spain's price cuts and reference groups are driving drug prices down
Threat 5: new low reimbursement rate created in France signals the growing pressure for cost-containment
Threat 6: NICE will remain a significant hurdle to commercialization of cancer drugs in the UK, despite relaxation of its cost-effectiveness criteria
Threat 7: Germany's new cost-effectiveness analysis system could add to the downward pressure on drug prices
Threat 8: additional cuts to the price of oncology drugs in Italy are impending under its pay-for-performance scheme
France
Current and future market assessment
The antihormonal therapies market in France will peak at around $654m in 2010.
Germany
Current and future market assessment
The antihormonals therapies market will grow from $727m in 2009 to $835m in 2019 in Germany
Italy
Current and future market assessment
The antihormonal therapies market will grow from $484m in 2009 to $512m in 2019 in Italy
Spain
Current and future market assessment
The antihormonals market in Spain will marginally shrink from $418m in 2009 to $396m in 2019 in Spain
UK
Current and future market assessment
The antihormonal therapies market will grow from $333m in 2009 to $348m in 2019 in the UK
Rest of the world snapshot
Current market assessment
Rest of the world sales represent 18% of the global antihormonals market
Opportunities and threats
Opportunity 1: incidence of cancer is forecast to increase in the BRIC countries
Opportunity 2: emerging markets continue to attract pharma companies despite challenges
Threat 1: cost of new therapies is a barrier to market penetration

BRAND DYNAMICS
Overview of competitive landscape
Arimidex, Lupron and Casodex will be the top three antihormonal brands in 10 years time
Drivers of brand choice
Efficacy and toxicity are the most important drivers of brand choice
Trends in marketing strategies
Marketing strategy for leading brands
Patient information and support programs
Direct-to-consumer advertising
Arimidex (anastrozole; AstraZeneca)
Drug profile
Product positioning
SWOT analysis
Brand forecast to 2019
Arimidex set to lose 54% of its current sales value to generic competitors
Lupron (leuprolide; Takeda/Abbott)
Drug profile
Product positioning
SWOT analysis
Brand forecast to 2019
Lupron will be the top selling antihormonal therapy in 2019, with sales in excess of $1 billion
Casodex (bicalutamide; AstraZeneca)
Drug profile
Product positioning
SWOT analysis
Brand forecast to 2019
Patent expiries set to hamper sales of this class-leading brand
KEY DEVELOPERS
Strategic overview
Trends in corporate strategy
Strategic lifecycle management is essential in the antihormonals market
Commercialization partnerships are common for smaller players
AstraZeneca
Corporate strategy
Oncology antihormonals portfolio assessment
Takeda
Corporate strategy
Oncology antihormonals portfolio assessment
Portfolio assessment of other leading companies

BIBLIOGRAPHY
Journal papers
Websites
Datamonitor reports
Other

APPENDIX A - MARKET ASSUMPTIONS
Forecasting assumptions
New product launches
Patent expiries
Data definitions, limitations and assumptions
Standard units
Country group definitions
Rest of the World
The 'all other EU countries' group
The 'Other non-EU countries' group
Forecast methodology
Derivation of sales forecasts and pricing trends
Exchange rates
Report methodology

APPENDIX B
About Datamonitor
About Datamonitor Healthcare
About the Oncology analysis team
Disclaimer

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