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Stakeholder Insight: HIV Related Neuropathic Pain - Useful Niche for Peripheral Companies

Published by: Datamonitor

Published: May. 3, 2004 - 90 Pages


Table of Contents


TABLE OF CONTENTS

About Datamonitor healthcare 2

About the CNS pharmaceutical analysis team 2

CHAPTER 1 Executive summary 3

1.1 Scope of the Analysis 3

1.2 Datamonitor insight into HIV-related neuropathic pain 3

Neuropathic pain affects over 480,000 people with HIV across the seven major pharmaceutical markets. In countries such as the US and the UK there is a strong therapeutic relationship between HIVNP patients and HIV specialists. Although patients tend to be well served and treatment initiated reasonably early, there is still a need to educate HIV physicians on HIVNP management. 4

The tricyclic antidepressant amitriptyline is a popular treatment of neuropathic pain across the seven markets, although its side effects are intolerable to many HIVNP patients. The newer SNRI class of antidepressants, however, appears to offer a cleaner side effect profile with equivalent analgesic ability. A key advantage of these drugs is that, given the high prevalence of comorbid depression among HIV sufferers, they possess a dual therapeutic action thus reducing the all important pill burden. 5

In the long-term, the future HIVNP market will see the launch of pathogenesis-based therapies, such as nerve growth factor agonists. However, while the search for effective neurotrophic compounds that can halt or ideally reverse nerve damage causing HIVNP continues, analgesics will remain an important part of pain management. 6

Summary 7

1.3 HIV-related neuropathic pain Insight: methodology 8

CHAPTER 2 Introduction 16

CHAPTER 3 Patient Potential 17

3.1 Definition and classification of HIV related neuropathy 17

3.2 Epidemiology across the seven major markets 18

Prevalence 18

Breakdown by severity 19

CHAPTER 4 Assessment and treatment 22

4.1 Referral patterns 22

Overview 22

US 23

France 24

Germany 24

Italy 25

UK 25

4.2 Importance of therapeutic endpoints on prescribing decisions 27

Overview 27

US 28

France 28

Germany 29

Italy 30

UK 30

4.3 Pharmacotherapy 31

Introduction 31

4.4 Treatment of HIV-related neuropathic pain in five major markets 32

Profiles of commonly used drugs 32

Gabapentin 33

Lidocaine patch 35

Amitriptyline 35

Lamotrigine 37

US 38

First-line therapy 39

Second-line therapy 40

Third-line therapy 41

France 41

First-line therapy 43

Second-line therapy 43

Third-line therapy 44

Germany 45

First-line therapy 46

Second-line therapy 47

Third-line therapy 48

Italy 49

First-line therapy 50

Second-line therapy 50

Third-line therapy 52

UK 52

First-line therapy 54

Second-line therapy 55

Third-line therapy 56

4.5 R&D drugs 57

Pipeline overview 57

NGX-4010 58

Prosaptide 59

4.6 Unmet needs 59

Improved pain relief and reduced pill burden 59

Improved diagnosis and early intervention 60

Improved HIVNP drug efficacy measures 60

Minimal drug interactions 61

CHAPTER 5 Appendix A 62

5.1 Bibliography 62

References 62

Websites 65

5.2 Contributing experts 65

Professor John D Loeser MD 65

Professor Kazuo Hanaokam MD 65

Professor Cesare Fieschi MD 65

Professor Henry J McQuay MD 66

Professor Praveen Anand MD 66

Professor Shuji Dohi MD 66

Professor Andreas Straube MD 66

Professor Giorgio Sandrini MD 66

Assistant Professor Brian D Loftus MD 66

Associate Professor Barth L Wilsey MD 66

Dr Gockel MD 66

Dr Gary J McCleane MD 67

Dr Philippe Poulain MD 67

Dr Ricardo Ruiz-Lopez MD 67

Dr Charles H Ripp MD 67

Dr David Bowsher MD 67

Dr Justin C Riutta MD 67

Dr Derek Enlander MD 67

Dr Delong MD 67

Dr Ducloux MD 68

Professor Vignon MD 68

Professor Lauren Shaiova MD 68

Professor Donald I Abrams MD 68

Dr Nicola E Mackie MD 68

5.3 Physician research methodology 68

Introduction 68

Our research partners 70

Research objectives 71

Questionnaire development 73

Research methodology 74

Data processing 76

Quality control 76

5.4 Neuropathic Pain Insight Questionnaire 77

CHAPTER 6 Appendix B 84

6.1 About Datamonitor 84

About Datamonitor Healthcare 84

Datamonitor Healthcare’s research and analysis methodologies 85

6.2 Datamonitor Healthcare’s therapy area capabilities 85

About the CNS analysis team 86

Datamonitor Healthcare’s Consulting expertise 87

Datamonitor’s Therapeutic Consulting expertise 88

Key therapy team members 88

Lynda Lynch, Director CNS 88

David Abramson, Therapeutic Lead Consultant 89

About the Author 89

Ben Greener, Senior CNS Analyst. 89

Disclaimer 91





Abstract

Introduction
Fueled by the growing interest in neuropathic pain but keen to avoid competition with larger players, small companies recognize the commercial opportunity of the HIV-related neuropathic pain (HIVNP) market. Not only does HIVNP offer a well-served patient base and good awareness, it is also a useful stepping-stone to larger more prevalent neuropathic pain types and thus greater commercial gains.

Scope
Quantitative treatment data from over 171 physicians from the US, France, Germany, Italy, and the UK

Analysis of epidemiology, assessment and referral patterns, first- to third-line treatments, and unmet market needs

Discussion of the R&D drug pipeline for HIVNP, with analysis of NeurogesX’s patch analgesic NGX-4010 and Savient’s nerve growth stimulator Prosaptide

Coverage of the hot topics including education of HIV specialists, reducing pill burden, and the potential of pathogenesis-based treatments

Report Highlights
In countries such as the US and the UK there is a strong therapeutic relationship between HIVNP patients and HIV specialists. Although patients tend to be well served and treatment initiated reasonably early, there is still a need to educate HIV physicians on HIVNP management.

The tricyclic antidepressant amitriptyline is a popular treatment of neuropathic pain across the 7 markets, although its side effects are intolerable to many HIVNP patients. The newer serotonin and noradrenaline reuptake inhibitor class of antidepressants, however, appears to offer a cleaner side effect profile with equivalent analgesic ability.

In the long-term, the future HIVNP market will see the launch of pathogenesis-based therapies, such as nerve growth factor agonists. However, while the search for effective neurotrophic compounds that can halt or ideally reverse nerve damage causing HIVNP continues, analgesics will remain an important part of pain management.

Reasons to Purchase
Forecast product sales by understanding key aspects of HIVNP epidemiology, referral, diagnosis, treatment, and unmet needs

Improve pain product positioning strategies by realizing the commercial advantages offered by the HIVNP niche

Understand how the HIVNP market provides an opening to more profitable neuropathic pain indications in the US



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