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Long Term Strategies - Targeted Treatment Solution<br />

Targeted Treatment Solution<br />

Many pharmaceutical companies locked <strong>in</strong>to <strong>the</strong> block<br />

buster model of drug development are witness<strong>in</strong>g<br />

dim<strong>in</strong>ish<strong>in</strong>g returns <strong>in</strong> sales and market<strong>in</strong>g. As research <strong>in</strong><br />

personalised drugs becomes more advanced, portfolios<br />

are start<strong>in</strong>g to shift towards <strong>the</strong>rapies that target genotypespecific<br />

patient populations. Disease management is<br />

tak<strong>in</strong>g pharma companies towards tailored treatment<br />

solutions.<br />

Activities of Ma<strong>in</strong> Players<br />

Personalised medic<strong>in</strong>e is poised to show promis<strong>in</strong>g results<br />

<strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> com<strong>in</strong>g years, and all <strong>the</strong> large pharmaceutical<br />

companies have set up divisions to <strong>in</strong>vestigate its<br />

potential. Roche, likely to be a lead<strong>in</strong>g player <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> future,<br />

has launched <strong>the</strong> world's first "gene chip" to test <strong>the</strong><br />

reaction of <strong>in</strong>dividuals to drugs.<br />

Drugs Company Year Comments<br />

BiDil Nitromed Nov-04 Targeted solely at Black Americans. Decreases risk of heart<br />

failure. Results from US cl<strong>in</strong>ical trials have shown it was a success.<br />

It now seems likely that FDA will grant a licence for <strong>the</strong> drug when<br />

Tarceva Global alliance<br />

among Roche,<br />

Genentech and<br />

OSI<br />

More than 20 lead<strong>in</strong>g pharmaceutical, biotechnology, diagnostics<br />

and <strong>in</strong>formation technology companies, and major academic<br />

centres and governmental agencies have come toge<strong>the</strong>r to form<br />

a new organisation called <strong>the</strong> Personalised Medic<strong>in</strong>e Coalition<br />

(PMC). Based <strong>in</strong> Wash<strong>in</strong>gton DC, <strong>the</strong> PMC is a nongovernmental,<br />

non-profit group created to foster understand<strong>in</strong>g<br />

and adoption of personalised medic<strong>in</strong>e for <strong>the</strong> benefit of patients.<br />

American Home Products is <strong>in</strong>volved <strong>in</strong> several gene-based R&D<br />

projects. Its heart failure drug for black Americans - Bidil from<br />

Nitromed - has had very successful US cl<strong>in</strong>ical trials.<br />

U.S. regulators have approved Tarceva, <strong>the</strong> lung cancer drug<br />

from Genentech Inc. The once-daily pill targets human epidermal<br />

growth factor receptors, block<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong>m from allow<strong>in</strong>g cancer cell<br />

growth.<br />

Key Breakthroughs <strong>in</strong> Personalised Drugs<br />

it comes up for consideration next year.<br />

Nov-04 U.S. FDA has approved, after priority review, Tarceva (erlot<strong>in</strong>ib)<br />

for <strong>the</strong> treatment of patients with locally advanced or metastatic<br />

non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) after failure of at least one<br />

prior chemo<strong>the</strong>rapy regimen.<br />

Strategic Analysis of <strong>the</strong> Pharma Market, Future Revenue <strong>Models</strong> and Key Players 22

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