Report Description of the APAC Rheumatoid Arthritis Therapeutics Market

Research Scope and Assumption

• The report provides the market value for the base year 2020 and a yearly forecast up to 2028 in terms of revenue (USD billion)


• The key industry dynamics, regulatory scenario, reimbursement scenario, major market trends, and drug markets are evaluated to understand their impacts on the demand for the forecast period. The growth rates were estimated using correlation, regression, and time-series analysis


• We have used the combination of top-down and bottom-up approach for market sizing, analyzing key regional markets, dynamics, and trends for various solutions, services, and end uses


• All market estimates and forecasts have been validated through primary interviews with the Key Industry Players (KIPs) and secondary analysis


• Inflation has not been accounted for in order to estimate and forecast the market


• Numbers may not add up due to rounding off

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APAC Rheumatoid Arthritis Therapeutics Drugs Market Executive Summary

Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) is a chronic, progressive, and currently incurable autoimmune disease that primarily affects the joints. It is characterized by synovial inflammation and gradual bone erosion over many years. Moreover, surge in focus of leading manufacturers on expanding their geographical presence in emerging Asia-Pacific countries to capture high rheumatoid arthritis drugs market share is expected to drive the growth of the market in the region.

Market Size and Key Findings

The APAC Rheumatoid Arthritis Therapeutics Market size stood at around USD 5.6 billion in 2018 and is projected to reach USD 9.5 billion by 2023, exhibiting a CAGR of 8% during the forecast period.

The RA therapeutic market has become very competitive due to the high number of new drug approvals. Competition is fierce, particularly among TNFa inhibitors, which dominate the treatment market for RA patients who are refractory to traditional disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARD). Despite this, 30% of RA patients fail to attain a clinical response when treated with TNFa inhibitors. However, other targeted programs, as well as newly marketed small-molecule DMARDs such as the Janus kinase (JAK)I nhibitor Xeljanz (tofacitinib), have the potential to replace ineffective TNFa inhibitors.



Market Dynamics

Market Growth Drivers Analysis

Owing to the presence of large population base susceptible to rheumatoid arthritis, increase in public awareness toward use & benefits of these drugs, the development of the R&D sector, rise in healthcare reforms, and an increase in the adoption of rheumatoid arthritis drugs. Moreover, increase in demand for DMARDs and rise in the geriatric population contribute toward growth of the market.

Market Restraints

Side effects associated with the medication and high costs of biological DMARD therapies are expected to act as the key restraints of the global market.

Competitive Landscape

Key Players

The key companies operating in the market include Pfizer Inc., AbbVie Inc., Johnson & Johnson, GlaxoSmithKline plc, Merck & Co., Inc., Novartis AG, F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG, Eli Lily and Company, AstraZeneca PLC, and Amgen Inc.

Products in Pipeline

Few pipeline Agents include one GM-CSF-inhibiting biologic (GSKs otilimab), one IL-6-inhibiting biologic (R-Pharms olokizumab), one TNF-inhibiting biologic (Taishos ozoralizumab), one BTK inhibitor (Roche/Genentechs fenebrutinib), and one IRAK 4 inhibitor (Pfizers PF-06650833).

Notable Recent Deals

Recently, Elli Lilly, a US-based major pharmaceutical company, has entered into licensing agreements with a number of Indian drug manufacturers for the manufacture of and supply of Baricitinib in India which is showing promise as a drug for the treatment of Covid-19.The licensing agreement with Eli Lilly is voluntary, royalty-free, and non-exclusive in nature for the manufacture and commercialization of the drug in India

Healthcare Policies and Regulatory Landscape

Pricing and Reimbursement scenario of APAC Rheumatoid Arthritis Therapy

Pfizer China announced today that it has received approval from the Chinese Food and Drug Administration (CFDA) to market its oral Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitor, XELJANZ (tofacitinib citrate), in China for the treatment of adult patients with moderately to severely active rheumatoid arthritis (RA) who have had an inadequate response or intolerance to methotrexate (MTX). It may be used in combination with MTX or other non-biologic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs).