| 21 Août 2016
The company’s latest report states that although the patent expirations of the commercially  successful Advair, Symbicort, Ventolin and Spiriva will allow generics  to enter the market, the impact of these expirations will be offset by  the approval of new products. Yasser Mushtaq, Senior  Analyst for GBI Research, explains: “Recently approved products in COPD  include multiple long-acting beta-2 agonist/long-acting muscarinic  antagonist (LAMA) fixed-dose combinations, some of which are forecast to  generate over $1 billion by 2022, and include GlaxoSmithKline’s (GSK’s)  Anoro, Novartis’s Ultibro and Boehringer Ingelheim’s Stiolto. “The approvals of novel  biologics in the asthma market, including interleukin (IL)-targeting  Nucala (mepolizumab) and Cinqair (reslizumab), marketed by GSK and  Novartis, respectively, are also forecast to have a strong commercial  impact on the market.” Although GSK is currently  the leading company in terms of revenue generated from respiratory  disorder products, GBI Research expects Vertex, which specialises in the  cystic fibrosis segment, to overtake GSK by 2022. Mushtaq continues: “The  emergence of transmembrane conductance regulator modulating therapies,  which are considered disease-modifying therapies for cystic fibrosis, an  indication which has traditionally only had symptomatic treatments, is  set to have a substantial clinical and commercial impact. “There are only two of  these products on the market – Kalydeco and Orkambi – both of which were  developed by Vertex. They are forecast to generate $2.8 billion and  $6.8 billion, respectively, by 2022, driven by strong demand for  disease-modifying therapies. Vertex also has a Phase III candidate of  the same class, which is expected to achieve blockbuster status during  the forecast period. “These factors, combined  with the limited or negative growth forecast for other key players in  the market, including GSK, Boehringer Ingelheim and AstraZeneca, will  allow Vertex to become the leading company in the respiratory disorders  landscape in terms of revenue generated by 2022.”
London –17 August 2016 - The market size for  respiratory therapeutics, covering asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary  disease (COPD), idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), and cystic  fibrosis, is expected to rise considerably from $28.1 billion in 2015 to  $46.6 billion by 2022, at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7.5%,  according to business intelligence provider GBI Research.