雾霾的组成成分非常复杂,包括数百种大气颗粒物,其中危害人类健康主要的是直径小于10微米的气溶胶粒子,它能直接进入并粘附在人体上下呼吸道和肺叶,造成几大系统疾病。其中最引人注意的就是呼吸系统疾病。
呼吸系统疾病是全球引起死亡的第二大病因,在中国城市的死亡率占第三位。卫生部门调查数据表明,目前中国呼吸系统疾病的发病率约为6.9%,这表明中国每年有近亿名呼吸系统疾病患者。
在全球范围内,呼吸系统用药市场的复合年增长率约为0.6%,到2015年市场份额将超过270亿美元,在中国,其整体市场容量也在逐年增加,且上升速度超过医药行业的增速。而这一现象也使得呼吸系统用药市场呈现容量大、增速快的特征。雾霾将呼吸系统用药市场变成一块诱人的巨型蛋糕。
在国际上,全球医药巨头早已纷纷进行并购交易,进一步增强其呼吸系统医药产品线,积极布局呼吸系统用药市场。
2014年7月,阿斯利康21亿美元收购西班牙Almirall,旨在获得Almirall慢性阻塞性肺病和哮喘领域的所有在研和上市产品。
8月,罗氏制药以83亿美元收购美国InterMune,获得一种前景广阔的新药吡非尼酮,该药物用于治疗特发性肺纤维化,以此增强呼吸系统药物产品线。
10月,强生公司出价17.5亿美元收购AliosBioPharmaInc,此次收购使强生公司获得一组针对其他类型病毒感染疾病的药物。强生公司增加了对感染型疾病治疗药物的关注度。
医药巨头阿斯利康、罗氏制药以及强生都积极布局呼吸系统药物市场,通过并购增强其呼吸系统药物产品线。罗氏制药收购InterMune付出如此高的溢价水平在生物科技领域并购案中并不鲜见,说明大型制药商对前景光明的新药物的争夺异常激烈。
居高不下的发病率带来了市场前景,呼吸系统用药被认为是未来最具有发展潜力的药品市场之一。国际医药巨头都在呼吸系统用药市场占有一席位,但是该市场在中国并没有被完全激活,尚有市场空间可挖掘。
以常见的哮喘为例,在临床应用上,哮喘治疗药物主要为化学药。
中国的哮喘用药主要由外资品牌药占主导,过去数年间,默沙东在中国连续推出数种治疗哮喘的药物,而素有哮喘药“金标准”之称的葛兰素史克也在焦急地盼望着其在全球市场销售增长。在西药称雄中国哮喘药市场的大背景下,跨国医药巨头欲进一步狂扫中国市场。
目前国内市场上主要的哮喘药厂家是葛兰素史克和阿斯利康,两家占据大部分市场,事实上两家市场情况旗鼓相当,但单类产品又各有千秋。在喷雾剂市场上,葛兰素史克占优势,而口服片剂市场,则由默沙东和阿斯利康称雄。
值得注意的是阿斯利康开发的呼吸类药物Benralizumab,其专门用于治疗哮喘症。该药物在2014年10月份取得了突破性的进展,能够显着的降低哮喘的发作。
根据合作协议,Foundation Medicine将授权药明康德基因中心在中国提供其产品FoundationOne®的相关实验室部分服务。药明康德基因中心位于上海,是中国首家也是目前唯一一家通过美国CLIA认证的临床实验室。该合作将更好地支持双方生物医药合作伙伴在中国的临床测试研发工作。
"中国有望在未来几年迅速成长为全球第二大医药市场",药明康德董事长兼首席执行官李革博士表示,"伴随生物医药公司在中国地区药物研发规模的不断扩大,中国病人对疾病分子图谱分析服务的需求也在快速增长。作为综合基因组图谱分析领域的领军企业,Foundation Medicine同时也是药明康德客户十分信赖的合作伙伴。我们非常高兴能与Foundation Medicine开展此次战略合作,通过药明康德开放式的能力和技术平台,为广大客户提供业界领先的基因组测试服务,从而更好地支持在华相关肿瘤靶向治疗及研究。"
"药明康德在业界享有盛誉,是公认的在华生物医药研发服务旗舰",Foundation Medicine董事长兼首席执行官Michael J. Pellini博士表示,"中国病人对于靶向治疗和综合诊断测试的需求在未来将有显着增长,我们希望为中国的靶向药物研发提供更加强有力的支持。药明康德作为中国的领军企业,无疑是Foundation Medicine的最佳合作伙伴。"目前,Foundation Medicine公司已向超过20家生物医药企业提供综合基因组分析服务,仅2014年就支持100多项临床测试。已公开的客户包括阿斯利康、卫材、强生、诺华以及赛诺菲等医药公司。
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林格殷格翰(BI)近日宣布,启动一项全球III期研究,调查实验性抗癌药物nintedanib用于晚期结直肠癌(CRC)的治疗。
结直肠癌是全球第三大常见癌症,每年增加140万新发病例。晚期结直肠癌患者的预后很差,确诊后5年存活率小于10%。nintedanib是一种口服三联血管激酶抑制剂,目前,勃林格正在多种实体瘤中评价nintedanib。在美国,FDA于今年10月批准nintedanib用于特发性肺纤维化(IPF)的治疗。
LUME-colon-1是一项双盲、随机、安慰剂对照III期研究,在既往经标准化疗和生物制剂治疗后病情恶化的晚期结直肠癌(CRC)患者中开展,目的是评估nintedanib+最佳支持治疗(BSC)组合疗法相对于安慰剂+BSC的疗效和安全性。该项研究的启动,是基于在晚期结直肠癌I/II期临床中观察到的nintedanib早期疗效迹象。
LUME-colon-1研究计划招募超过750例既往已接受治疗但病情恶化的晚期结直肠癌患者,将在全球150个网点开展。患者随机接受nintedanib(200mg,每天2次)+BSC组合疗法或安慰剂+BSC。最佳支持治疗(BSC)定义为每个研究者决定的最佳姑息治疗。该研究的复合主要终点为无进展生存期(PFS)和总生存期(OS),次要终点包括肿瘤客观缓解率(ORR)和疾病控制率(DCR)。
在欧盟,欧洲药品管理局(EMA)人用医药产品委员会(CHMP)已建议批准nintedanib联合多西他赛(docetaxel)用于既往经一线化疗治疗的局部晚期、转移性或局部复发性腺癌组织学非小细胞肺癌(NSCLC)患者的治疗。此外,勃林格已向EMA提交了nintedanib治疗特发性肺纤维化(IPF)的上市许可申请(MAA)。在美国,FDA已于今年10月批准Ofev(nintedanib)胶囊,作为一种口服药物,用于IPF的治疗。
关于Ofev(nintedanib)
Nintedanib是一种口服三联血管激酶抑制剂,可同时阻断3种生长因子受体:血管内皮生长因子受体(VEGFR 1-3)、血小板源性生长因子受体(PDGFR α和β)、成纤维细胞生长因子受体(FGFR 1-3)。所有这3种受体在血管生成和肿瘤生长过程中均发挥着重要作用。这些受体的阻断,可能导致血管生成的抑制,而血管生成在肿瘤生长中起着关键作用。
目前,勃林格殷格翰正在多种实体瘤中评价nintedanib,其中晚期非小细胞肺癌(NSCLC)、结直肠癌、卵巢癌已处于III期临床,间皮瘤、肾癌(肾细胞癌)、肝癌(肝细胞癌)处于II期临床。
英文原文:Boehringer Ingelheim initiates global Phase III study investigating nintedanib* in patients with colorectal cancer refractory to standard treatments
• LUME-colon 1 will evaluate the efficacy and safety of nintedanib* in specific patients with colorectal cancer, whose disease has progressed on previous treatment1
• The study builds on the early efficacy sign observed in previous studies with nintedanib* in colorectal and lung cancer2
• The study will enrol more than 750 patients at 150 sites worldwide, with locations in U.S., Europe and Asia
Ingelheim, Germany, 21 October 2014 – Boehringer Ingelheim today announced the enrolment of the first patient in a new global Phase III study in patients with advanced colorectal cancer (CRC). Colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer in the world, with nearly 1.4 million new cases diagnosed each year.3 Prognosis is poor for patients with advanced CRC with fewer than 10% surviving for more than five years after diagnosis.3
LUME-colon 1 [ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT02149108] is a double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled study designed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of nintedanib* plus best supportive care (BSC), versus placebo plus BSC, after previous treatment with standard chemotherapy and biological agents.1 This new study builds on the early efficacy signs observed with nintedanib* in CRC during Phase I/II trials.4,5
“There is a significant need to improve treatment options for patients with advanced colorectal cancer and Boehringer Ingelheim is proud to conduct further research into this disease area. The initiation of LUME-colon 1 reinforces our ongoing commitment to driving innovation in oncology research,” said Professor Klaus Dugi, Chief Medical Officer, Boehringer Ingelheim.
LUME-colon 1 plans to enrol more than 750 patients with CRC, whose disease has progressed on previous treatment and will be conducted at 150 sites worldwide, with locations in the U.S., Europe and Asia, amongst others. Patients will receive either nintedanib* 200mg twice daily plus BSC, or matching placebo plus BSC. BSC is defined as the best palliative care per investigator decision. The co-primary endpoints will be progression-free survival (PFS), evaluated by blinded review and overall survival (OS).1 Secondary endpoints are objective tumour response rate and disease control rate.1
In the EU, the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has issued a positive opinion for the approval of nintedanib* in combination with docetaxel for the treatment of adult patients with locally advanced, metastatic or locally recurrent NSCLC of adenocarcinoma tumour histology after first line chemotherapy.
Another EU marketing authorisation application (MAA), has been submitted for nintedanib* in the treatment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). In the U.S., the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved nintedanib* capsules under the brand name OFEV™ for oral use for the treatment of IPF.
about nintedanib*
Nintedanib* is an oral triple angiokinase inhibitor which simultaneously inhibits vascular endothelial growth factor receptor (VEGFR), platelet-derived growth factor receptors (PDGFR) and fibroblast growth factor receptor (FGFR) signalling pathways, the three receptors crucially involved in angiogenesis and tumour growth.6 Growing scientific evidence shows that these three different angiokinase receptors play an important role not only in angiogenesis but also in tumour growth and metastasis.7,8
Nintedanib* is currently being investigated in patients with various solid tumours including Phase III studies in advanced NSCLC2, colon cancer (colorectal cancer refractory to standard treatment)9 and ovarian cancer10, and also in Phase II studies in mesothelioma11, kidney cancer (renal cell carcinoma)12 and liver cancer (hepatic cell carcinoma)13.
about Colorectal Cancer
Colorectal cancer is a cancer in the colon or rectum (parts of the large intestine). Like other cancers, colorectal cancer starts in a small area but can spread to other parts of the body to form metastatic tumours.14 Symptoms of colorectal cancer typically include rectal bleeding and anaemia which are sometimes associated with weight loss and changes in bowel habits.15 Some colorectal cancers occur due to lifestyle, increasing age or underlying genetic causes.16 Colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer in the world, with nearly 1.4 million new cases diagnosed each year. It is predicted that this number will increase to 2.4 million cases each year by 2035.17
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