Global Photopheresis Products Market: Snapshot
Photopheresis has emerged as one of the
most effective treatment options for a number of autoimmune diseases,
chronic graft versus host disease, solid organ transplant rejections,
and advanced cutaneous T-cell lymphoma in the past few years. The
therapy, which was approved by FDA in 1988, is being largely considered
as the first line of treatment for a number of diseases owing to
benefits such as low rate of side effects, better safety, and efficacy
as compared to other drug treatments. With the growing demand for blood
derived products, the photopheresis product market is expected to gain
significant traction during the forecast period.
Transparency Market Research estimates
that the global photopheresis products market will exhibit a 5.9% CAGR
over the period between 2016 and 2024. At this pace, the market, which
had a valuation of US$223.1 mn in 2015, is expected to rise to US$ 371.1
mn by 2024.
Closed System Photopheresis Products to Account for Bulk of Revenues
The key varieties of photopheresis
systems currently available in the market fall in two main categories:
open system and closed system. Of these, the products falling under the
category of closed systems are widely used by the healthcare
practitioners as these products offer advantages such as less risk of
infection and contamination, reduced treatment time, and easy treatment
procedure over open systems. Moreover, closed system photopheresis
devices are the only devices approved by the FDA for the treatment of
CTL conditions. Around 70-80% of the overall photopheresis devices in
the global market presently are closed systems and the rest of open
system photopheresis devices.
The segment of closed systems, hence,
accounted for the dominant 81.1% of the overall market in 2015, in terms
of contribution of revenue to the global market. The segment is also
expected to expand at a higher rate that the segment of open systems
over the forecast period. The technologically advanced system and
one-step procedure are some of the key reason for the higher adoption of
these systems. However, high cost of these system could hinder the
market growth during the forecast period.
Accounting for More than Half the Global Market, North America to Continue to Remain Dominant
North America leads the global
photopheresis products market, accounting for over half of the market in
2015. The region is projected to retain its dominance during the
forecast period as well. The vast reimbursement provided by governments
for various disease indications such as GVHD, CTL, and lung
transplantations treated by ECP therapy is a key factor contributing to
the region’s leading position in the global market.
In 2012, Medicare extended reimbursement
coverage for ECP therapy to treat bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome
(BOS), a chronic lung allograft transplant dysfunction. Despite having
vast growth opportunities, the lack of sufficient treatment centers for
ECP therapy is expected to slow down the photopheresis products market
in North America. Nevertheless, the comparatively more positive factors
will grant favorable growth opportunities and the North America
photopheresis market will exhibit a remarkable 5.8% CAGR over the period
between 2016 and 2024.
However, Asia Pacific will overtake North
America to take the lead in terms of rate of expansion of the
photopheresis products market over the forecast period. The Asia Pacific
market for photopheresis products, which held only about 4% of the
global market in 2015, is expected to exhibit the leading 6.6% CAGR from
2016 through 2024. Expanding photopheresis centers in the region will
be the key driving force of the market over the said period. Some of the
other contributing factors are the faster regulatory approvals,
increased acceptance of advanced photopheresis devices, and corporate
entities boosting research activities in the ECP sector.
Key players in the global photopheresis
market include Macopharma, Med Tech Solutions GmbH, Haemonetics
Corporation, Fresenius Kabi AG, Terumo Corporation, and Mallinckrodt
Pharmaceuticals.
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