The ulcerative colitis market will be rocked in the coming few years as new agents and biosimilar competitors come to the fore. Until now, UC therapeutic treatment has been ruled by anti-tumor necrosis factor (TNF) blockbusters Humira, Simponi and Remicade.
New Agents To Invade UC Market As Biosimilars Put Pressure On Stalwarts
The ulcerative colitis pipeline is bustling with novel drugs, with new modes of action, that are ready to take on the market leading biologic therapies and their biosimilar counterparts; five launches are anticipated from four different drug classes before 2022.
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