'AMD and DR Drug Market Will Reach $6.25 billion in 2015' Predicts new Visiongain Report

'AMD and DR Drug Market Will Reach $6.25 billion in 2015' Predicts new Visiongain Report PR Newswire LONDON, November 5, 2012 LONDON, November 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- A new report by visiongain predicts that the world market for AMD and DR drugs will reach $6.25bn in 2015. That revenue forecast and others appear in Macular Degeneration (AMD) and Diabetic Retinopathy (DR): World Drug Market 2013-2023, published in November 2012. Visiongain is a business information provider based in London, UK. Regeneron's 2011 launch of Eylea (aflibercept) has stimulated the market, proving to be one of the most successful biopharmaceutical launches so far. Eylea is in a three-way battle with Lucentis (ranibizumab; Roche/Novartis) and Avastin (bevacizumab; Roche) for the wet AMD market. Also, the R&D pipeline is strong. Visiongain's study identifies key pipeline candidates including new anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) drugs such as Allergan's DARPin, with an extended duration of action, and new eye drop formulations such as Alcon's ESBA1008 and Ohr's Squalamine. Beyond anti-VEGF drugs, the wet AMD pipeline is headed by Ophthotech Corporation's Fovista, a PDGF-B blocker which achieved high efficacy results in phase II as part of a combination therapy. However, the dry AMD and DR segments have even greater market growth possibilities, the report notes.