Soft tissue sarcoma is a type of cancer that develops from tissues such as nerves, muscles, fats, blood vessels and deep skin tissues. Generally occuring in the muscles, tissues, and blood vessels that protect, support and surround the organs. Moreover, it is not categorized as tumor, but can be life-threatening if the cancer spreads to other parts of the body. There are around 50 different types of soft tissue sarcoma, such as adult fibrosarcoma, angiosarcoma, clear cell sarcoma, alveolar soft-part sarcoma, kaposi sarcoma, malignant mesenchymoma, rhabdomyosarcoma, and others.
Currently, there are very few products approved for the treatment of soft tissue sarcoma. For instance, in October 2016, U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued an accelerated approval notice for Eli Lilly and Company’s drug Lartruvo (Olaratumab) with Doxorubicin to treat certain types soft tissue carcinoma. Some of the drugs used for the treatment of soft tissue sarcoma include trabectedin (yondelis), sunitinib (sutent), sirolimus (rapamune), and doxorubicin (adriamycin), bevacizumab (avastin), and others.
Increase in the incidence and prevalence of different types of cancers, rising cases of soft tissue sarcoma, increasing R&D activities on drugs and other therapies, patent expiry of branded drugs, are some of the factors fuelling the growth of the soft tissue sarcoma market over the forecast period. However, stringent regulatory guidelines, adverse side effects of the treatment, and high cost for the radiotherapy and chemotherapy may hinder the growth of soft tissue sarcoma treatment market over the forecast period.
The methods for diagnosis of soft tissue sarcoma include some physical examination such as X-ray imaging, CT scan, MRI, ultrasound, PET scan and a biopsy. Such examinations in conjugation with other tests are important to plan a suitable treatment method for this condition.
The Global Soft Tissue Sarcoma Market is expected to grow at a CAGR of approximately 8.2% during the forecast period 2017-2023.
Segmentation
The soft tissue sarcoma is segmented on the basis of treatment, disease type, distribution channel, and end-users.
On the basis of the treatment type, the soft tissue sarcoma treatment market is segmented into targeted therapy, chemotherapy, anti-angiogenesis drugs, radiation therapy. Furthermore, the radiation therapy is subcatergorized into internal radiation therapy and external radiation therapy.
On the basis of the disease type, soft tissue sarcoma treatment market is segmented into local sarcoma, regional sarcoma, and metastatic sarcoma
On the basis of the distribution channel, soft tissue sarcoma treatment market is segmented into hospital pharmacies, retail pharmacies and others.
On the basis of the end user, the global soft tissue sarcoma treatment market has been segmented into hospitals, oncology centers, and long term care centers.
Key Players
Some of key the players in the global soft tissue sarcoma market are GlaxoSmithKline plc (U.K), Eli Lilly and Company (U.S.), Pfizer, Inc. (U.S.), Bristol-Myers Squibb (U.S.), F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG (Genentech) (Switzerland), Johnson & Johnson Services, Inc. (U.S.), Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd (Israel), and Celgene Corporation (U.S.) and others.
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