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Acomplia's EU suspension dispels illusion of blockbuster future

The EMEA has suspended Acomplia due to the risk of serious psychiatric disorders. The anti-obesity agent had been promised a sure success by numerous analysts, as it addressed indications beyond obesity. However, Acomplia failed to win approval in the US, and just two years after the EU approval its sales have been completely halted, leaving the potentially vast anti-obesity market bare again.

Published By Datamonitor
24 Oct 2008
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Actos suspension could shake up a market already in transition

Takeda's antidiabetic drug Actos has been suspended in France and Germany following study findings which show that it is associated with an increased risk of bladder cancer. Will other countries follow and how will this impact the oral antidiabetics market?

Published By Datamonitor
13 Jun 2011
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Ajinomoto: new pharmaceutical business will face stiff competition

Ajinomoto has announced its intention to combine its subsidiaries Ajinomoto Pharma and Ajinomoto Medica with its own pharmaceutical arm to establish a new company. The new venture will become operational in April 2010, focusing on digestive and metabolic disorders. However, Datamonitor believes that it has a tough road ahead given the strong competition in these markets.

Published By Datamonitor
05 Oct 2009
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Amylin's choice of ally for exenatide will be crucial in the wake of its split from Lilly

Having announced an end to its co-development and marketing deal with Eli Lilly covering exenatide antidiabetic products, Amylin is now looking for a bigger partner to drive sales of Byetta and the new once-weekly formulation Bydureon. Datamonitor believes that several major pharmaceutical players meet the criteria to become a suitable ally for the company in its ongoing development of exenatide.

Published By Datamonitor
11 Nov 2011
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Arena Pharmaceuticals: positive vote for Lorqess, but will commercial success follow?

Lorqess has moved one step closer to approval for the treatment of obesity following a positive review by the FDA advisory committee. The result came as a surprise to some, after the drug was rejected in 2010 due to safety concerns. Despite the good news for Arena Pharmaceuticals, the drug's commercial prospects remain uncertain: the path to launch is unclear, and uptake may be slow.

Published By Datamonitor
15 May 2012
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AstraZeneca and Boehringer Ingelheim steal limelight at European Society of Cardiology meeting

Well crafted, positive results for AstraZeneca's Brilinta and an unexpected coup for Boehringer Ingelheim's Pradaxa dominated the headlines following this year's European Society of Cardiology's Annual Meeting in Barcelona. Both announcements have a number of important implications for the wider cardiology market, from both therapeutic and commercial perspectives.

Published By Datamonitor
03 Sep 2009
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Autoimmune therapies found wanting in type 1 diabetes

Autoimmune treatments for type 1 diabetes promise to preserve the body's own insulin production. However, three late-stage candidates - teplizumab, otelixizumab, and Diamyd - have failed to show that they can prevent beta-cell destruction in type 1 patients, confirming Datamonitor's long-held belief that there are many barriers to market entry for these treatments.

Published By Datamonitor
03 Jun 2011
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BioMarin Pharmaceuticals: Kuvan set for successful launch

Given that BioMarin Pharmaceuticals's Kuvan is potentially the only treatment for the rare genetic metabolic disorder phenylketonuria, Datamonitor believes that Wall Street may be underestimating Kuvan's market potential. Taking into account the high levels of unmet need in this disease, combined with promising late-stage data, Datamonitor predicts US sales of $403 million in 2011 for Kuvan.

Published By Datamonitor
25 Oct 2007
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BioMarin: Phenoptin to achieve rapid uptake

Phenoptin, BioMarin's late-stage product candidate, is likely to become the first approved treatment for phenylketonuria, a rare genetic metabolic disorder that affects approximately one in 12,000 births in the US. Given this unmet need, Datamonitor expects Phenoptin to gain US approval in late 2007 with sales forecast to reach $161 million in 2008, almost double that of Wall Street consensus.

Published By Datamonitor
12 Oct 2006
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Bydureon successful at FDA-mandated trial, but market uptake could prove tougher challenge

Pipeline antidiabetic drug Bydureon has overcome another obstacle to approval, with developers Amylin, Eli Lilly, and Alkermes announcing that supratherapeutic doses of the product do not cause a change in heart rhythm by affecting the QT interval. These results pave the way for the resubmission of Bydureon in the US later in 2011.

Published By Datamonitor
12 Jul 2011

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