Prevention of progression and proliferation of infectious diseases in the body has always been the point of discussion, which has developed a throng of techniques to alter these effects of the immune system. Immunotherapy is a treatment that uses particular parts of a person’s immune organism to fight against cancer. The immune system is a collection of special cells, organs and substances which protect us from diseases and infections. Immune cells and the substances that make set out through your body to shield it from germs that cause diseases. The immune system monitors the majority of the substances typically found in the body. Immunomodulators have the ability to augment or reduce immune reactions depending upon the nature of the ailment.
Investigators are successful in identifying the clinical application of these immunomodulators. Immunomodulators in the body undergo biochemical and biophysical changes and auto-trigger to target their own components like that happens in autoimmune disorders. To imply this effect on cancerous cells has gained much focus. Cancer immunotherapy is a medicine that outfits and upgrades the inborn forces of the immune system to battle tumor which represents the most promising new disease treatment approach since the improvement of the principal chemotherapies. Expansion of bioinformatics tools that enhance drug development procedure, growth in adoption of immunotherapy above other treatment alternatives and increase in incidence rate of cancer worldwide have made it the most focusing arena.
Many molecules are being studied for their oncological application, may have been introduced into the market while many are under development which are expected to increase in number in coming years. Due to high unmet medical demand and market potential, pharmaceutical companies have made huge investments in research and development.
These immunomodulators in cancer have been segmented based on application, mechanism, route of administration, and phase.
Based on application, the global cancer immunotherapy market is segmented into breast cancer, prostate cancer, melanoma, colorectal cancer, head & neck cancer, lung cancer, and others (cervical, renal cell carcinoma, gastric, lymphoma). The lung cancer segment is expected to witness the highest CAGR, owing to the increased incidence of this type of cancer. All the 700 plus drugs under pipeline and 300 marketed drugs are reviewed. Identifying drugs that are linked to various targets like ATPase, b cell receptor, carboxy-lyase activity, cell adhesion molecule activity, cytokine activity, DNA topoisomerase activity, g-protein coupled receptor activity, growth factor activity, heat shock protein activity, MHC class receptor activity, protein binding, RNA binding, voltage-gated ion channel activity and other that include almost 500 targets divided into various classifications that are administered via different routes of administration.
Some of the molecules under development include GC5107B(Green Cross) in Phase 3, CSL 312 (CSL Behring) in Phase 2, GNR-045 (Generium) and TOT401 (TTY Biopharm) in preclinical stage of development. Some products like ImmunoRel of Reliance Life Sciences, Albuminar of CSL, Cerebrolysin of Novartis are already in the market.
Some of the key players include 3M Pharmaceuticals, AbGenomics Corporation, Advaxis ,Amgen , ANI Pharmaceuticals, Argos Therapeutics, AVAX Technologies , Baxte International, Biosidus , Biovest International , BMS, Celgene, Curadev, GSK, Gradalis, Incyte, Intas, iTeos Biopharma, Kyorin Pharma, Merck, Northwest Biotherapeutics, Novartis, Pfizer, Roche, Sanofi
Global Cancer Immunomodulator PIpeline Market Outlook (Revenue, US$ Mn, 2019 – 2030)
Major Qualitative Insights
This study employed a multi-step, mixed-method research approach that integrates:
This approach ensures a balanced and validated understanding of both macro- and micro-level market factors influencing the market.
Secondary research for this study involved the collection, review, and analysis of publicly available and paid data sources to build the initial fact base, understand historical market behaviour, identify data gaps, and refine the hypotheses for primary research.
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Primary research was conducted to validate secondary data, understand real-time market dynamics, capture price points and adoption trends, and verify the assumptions used in the market modelling.
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The data validation process included:
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The bottom-up approach involved aggregating segment-level data, such as:
This method was primarily used when detailed micro-level market data were available.
The top-down approach used macro-level indicators:
This approach was used for segments where granular data were limited or inconsistent.
To ensure accuracy, a triangulated hybrid model was used. This included:
This multi-angle validation yielded the final market size.
Market forecasts were developed using a combination of time-series modelling, adoption curve analysis, and driver-based forecasting tools.
Given inherent uncertainties, three scenarios were constructed:
Sensitivity testing was conducted on key variables, including pricing, demand elasticity, and regional adoption.