Marketing Research and Analysis

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic autoimmune disease which causes inflammation and deformity of the joints. It affects over six million individuals in the 8MM covered in this report (US, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, UK, Japan, and Australia) and this prevalence is expected to grow to just shy of 7 million individuals by 2025. The anti-TNFs have been effective in treating the signs and symptoms of RA and inhibiting progression to erosive bone disease. However, the landscape is quickly changing with the introduction of biosimilars, novel biologics, and a class of oral therapies known as JAK inhibitors, all of which will change the market dynamics between 2015 and 2025. With the anti-TNFs as extremely effective for RA, the market is extremely competitive for new entrants and will undergo further pressure as biosimilars launch across the 8MM and begin to gain traction in these markets. Scope - Overview of rheumatoid arthritis ( RA), including etiology, pathophysiol...