Current and Emerging Drugs Have No Advantage Over Enbrel in Inhibiting/Slowing the Progression of Rheumatoid...(ively areinferior to those of Enbrel-and...),Health

Date:4/7/2008

ively, are inferior to those of Enbrel-and efficacy, safety and tolerability are weighted more heavily by surveyed rheumatologists as key drivers of prescribing decisions," said Cindy Mundy, Ph.D., director at Decision Resources. "As a result, the improvements in dosing frequency that golimumab and Cimzia offer over Enbrel are not sufficient to propel either agent to the position of future gold standard."

About the Report

Rheumatoid Arthritis: Competitive, Crowded Market Sets the Bar High for Novel Agents is a DecisionBase 2008 report from Decision Resources. DecisionBase 2008 combines market forecasts with clinical and commercial end points to assess market share projections in 35 indications. These outputs are driven by quantitative and qualitative primary research. DecisionBase 2008 provides detailed market share, patient share, and price-per-day projections for emerging drugs in development. The market share projections are based on prescriber surveys that compare physicians' expectations of a potential target product profile with an emerging product profile of the leading drugs in development.

The report can be purchased by contacting Decision Resources. Members of the media may request an interview with an analyst.

About Decision Resources

Decision Resources, Inc. (http://www.decisionresources.com) is a world leader in market research publications, advisory services, and consulting designed to help clients shape strategy, allocate resources, and master their chosen markets. Decision Resources is a Decision Resources, Inc. company.

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