Market Challenges And Opportunities

Increasing government initiatives is expected to augment growth of the pompe disease therapeutic market

Considering the public health problems, government is taking continuous initiatives in promoting and advancing the development of innovative products for the prevention and diagnosis or treatment of rare diseases or conditions such as Pompe disease. For instance, in 2015, Orphan Product Grants Program funded 18 new grant awards from 92 grant applications and provided funding and support to around 67 ongoing clinical study projects related to rare disease. Furthermore, initiatives from the governments of economies such as Sweden, the Netherlands, and South Korea that focus on approving guidelines for the reimbursement of individuals undergoing enzyme replacement therapy (ERT) are also expected to boost growth of the pompe disease therapeutic market in near future.

However, the high cost associated with the treatment and long duration of the treatment are the factors restraining growth of the pompe disease therapeutic market. For instance, according to a research paper published by Harvard School, in 2016, Lumizyme accounted for US$ 100,000 per year for children and US$ 300,000 per year for adult treatments.

Increasing investments in research and development by manufacturers is expected to propel the market growth

Manufacturers are focusing on finding new solutions by expanding their pipeline to cater the demand for pompe disease therapeutics market. For instance, in September, 2017, Avrobio Inc. expanded their products pipeline with gene therapy to treat pompe disease by utilizing a proprietary lysosomal targeting sequence to deliver high levels of enzyme to lysosomes. Furthermore, in October 2017, Amicus Therapeutics received orphan drug designation to ATB200/AT2221 from the U.S. FDA for the treatment of Pompe disease. This novel treatment paradigm consists of ATB200, a unique recombinant human acid alpha-glucosidase (rhGAA) enzyme with optimized carbohydrate structures, particularly mannose-6 phosphate (M6P) to enhance uptake, co-administered with AT2221, a pharmacological chaperone.