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COPD Drug Discovery: How New Generation Therapies Seek to Target Underlying Disease


Description: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) has been a much neglected area in drug development for several decades but now is the fifth leading cause of death worldwide.

Widely recognized as self-inflicted by smoking, COPD has often had low priority in respiratory programs. It is now realized that at least 600 million people, worldwide, suffer from COPD-numbers indicative of epidemic proportions. Governments, healthcare workers and pharmaceutical companies have recently prioritized and raised awareness of this disease area as one of major unmet medical need. Indicative of prioritization of this disease is the widespread occurrence of COPD-specific drug discovery in respiratory R&D in pharmaceutical companies. It is evident that a paradigm shift is taking place in COPD drug discovery. Rather than the traditional approach of symptom relief; new generation pharmaceuticals are beginning to target underlying disease.

'COPD Drug Discovery: How New Generation Therapies Seek to Target Underlying Disease' market analysis report seeks to provide background information on COPD, relevant drug targets, drug discovery strategies and associated therapeutics in current clinical development. This report examines the major classes of COPD therapeutics and discusses the approved and emerging COPD therapeutics. Buy this report to explore the therapeutic and market potential of select therapeutics and new research data compiled from an up-to-date survey.

Key Reasons to Purchase

- Determine what is new in COPD-related drug discovery by review of clinical developments in current pharmaceutical pipelines
- Get an up-to-date perspective on wider industry developments related to COPD drug discovery by survey of relevant industry news
- Assess the therapeutic potential of emerging COPD therapeutics by understanding underlying drug targets and technology that is facilitated drug development and delivery
- Assess the market opportunities associated with COPD drug discovery from maps of the current market landscape, evaluation of market needs and consideration of the direction of early stage drug discovery
- Gain broader insight into current COPD treatment by consideration of non-pharmacological approaches
- Look inside 20 companies involved in COPD drug discovery, including their product pipelines, financial standing, partnerships & alliances, and more
- Obtain a current industry snapshot of COPD drug discovery from a short survey conducted in parallel with the writing of this report
- Gain insight into current challenges in COPD drug discovery through in-depth interviews with industry experts

Questions Answered

- Who is currently developing COPD therapeutics?
- What are the key drug targets that underlie such developments and which have major therapeutic and commercial potential?
- How is COPD treatment changing?
- What are the relative merits of approved COPD therapeutics?
- What are the competitive advantages of new-generation COPD drugs?
- Where are the current challenges in COPD drug development?
- How can COPD treatment be "tailor-made"
- Where are the opportunities relating to COPD drug development?
- What are the future prospects for COPD therapeutics?

Market Opportunities

- Invest in basic research to uncover the molecular pathways associated with development of COPD and to uncover new drug targets
- Develop model systems for clinical investigation of COPD to accelerate drug development
- Develop technology platforms for development of targeted COPD therapeutics with reduced side effects
- Develop diagnostic tests for use with new therapies so that treatment regimes can be tailored for a specific patient
- Investigate the mechanisms involved in the inflammatory response associated with COPD to allow drug targeting of COPD-specific inflammation
- Investigate the mechanisms involved in the COPD-specific immune response associated with COPD to allow drug targeting of the COPD-specific immune response
- Develop COPD-specific therapeutics that target the systemic element of the disease

About the Author

Dr Catherine M. Thomson has worked in medical and biological research for twenty years. Research areas span cancer, neurodegenerative disease, and arthritis and rheumatism. A particular emphasis has been the development of visible molecular tags or indicator technology for medical research. Her PhD was obtained at the University of Wales, College of Medicine, Cardiff, South Wales, UK and her first degree in Molecular Biology from Glasgow University, Scotland, UK. Over the past five years Dr Thomson has worked at, and for, the Center for Research and Education in Bioluminescence and Biotechnology (CREBB), Rutgers University, NJ, USA in roles of research, instruction and consulting. Dr Thomson currently works as a consultant and analyst for the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries. Recently, Dr Thomson authored 'Breast Cancer Therapeutics: How Innovation is Shaping Future Therapies,' 'Phosphodiesterases: A Drug Target Family with Broad Therapeutic Impact,' and co-authored ‘Fluorescent Proteins: Technologies, Applications, and Opportunities for Drug Discovery,’ and ‘A Guide to Green Fluorescent Protein: Applications in Cell Biology and Drug Discovery’.


Contents: Chapter 1: Executive Summary
COPD Management
COPD Therapeutics
Pipeline Therapeutics
The COPD Market
Future Perspectives

Chapter 2: COPD Definition and Symptoms
Risk Factors
Epidemiology
Physiological Changes and COPD
Underlying Molecular Mechanisms and COPD
COPD Targets and Therapeutics
Objectives and Scope

Chapter 3: COPD Treatment
Diagnosing COPD
Current COPD Management Approaches
Alternative Therapies and COPD
Global Guidelines
Educational Initiatives
The Media

Chapter 4: COPD Therapeutics
Bronchodilators
Anticholinergics
?-2 Agonists
Methylxanthines
Corticosteroids
Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Augmentation
Mucolytics
Combination Therapies
Drug Delivery

Chapter 5: Lung Function Characteristic of COPD
Targeting Bronchoconstriction
Emerging Anticholinergics
Emerging ?-2 Agonists
Targeting Inflammation
Targeting Inflammatory Mediators
Targeting Cytokines
Targeting Leukotrienes
Targeting Phosphodiesterases
Targeting Neutrophilic Inflammation
Targeting Infection
Targeting Proteases
Targeting Elastase
Targeting Alpha-1-antitrypsin Deficiency
Targeting Matrix Metalloproteinases
Targeting Signal Transduction
Targeting Oxidants
Targeting Airway Remodeling
Targeting Mucus Hypersecretion

Chapter 6: COPD in the Respiratory Market
Market Size and Key Players
Market Activity
Big Pharma
Small- to Medium-Sized Pharma and Biotech
Diagnostics
Drug Delivery
Key Products
Spiriva®
Serevent® Advair®
Symbicort®.
Emerging Players
Market Trends and Opportunities

Chapter 7: Therapeutic and Market Potential of COPD
Pipeline Drugs
Therapeutic Potential
Market Potential
Pre-Market Pipeline
COPD Diagnostics and Management
COPD and Education
COPD and Research Needs
COPD and the Patient
Summary

Chapter 8: Expert Interviews
Paolo Baroldi, VP Corporate Drug Development, Chiesi Pharmaceuticals
Dr. Mary Fitzgerald, Executive Vice President (Respiratory), Argenta Discovery
Richard Marsden, Managing Director, Synairgen plc
Kevin Moulder, Domantis, Inc., Vice President, Development.

Chapter 9: Company Profiles
ALTANA Pharma AG
Argenta Discovery Ltd
Arriva Pharmaceuticals
AstraZeneca plc
Boehringer Ingelheim GmbH
Chiesi Farmaceutici SpA
DEY L.P
Domantis
elbion AG
Epigenesis Pharmaceuticals
Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd
GlaxoSmithKline plc
Sepracor
Synairgen plc
Theravance

Chapter 10: References

Table of Exhibits
Exhibit 2.1 Risk Factors and COPD
Exhibit 2.2 Physiological Changes and COPD
Exhibit 2.3 Immune Components Associated with COPD
Exhibit 2.4 Emerging COPD Target Categories at GSK
Exhibit 3.1 COPD and Asthma Differentiation
Exhibit 3.2 Categorization of Severity of COPD
Exhibit 3.3 Components of COPD Management
Exhibit 3.4 GOLD Objectives
Exhibit 3.5 Additions to GOLD Guidelines (2005)
Exhibit 4.1 Approved Anticholinergics that Address COPD
Exhibit 4.2 ?-2 Agonists Used to Treat COPD
Exhibit 4.3 Inhaled Steroids Used for COPD Treatment
Exhibit 4.4 Combination Therapies Used for COPD Treatment
Exhibit 5.1 Pipeline GSK Compounds that Target Bronchoconstriction
Exhibit 5.2 Emerging Anticholinergics
Exhibit 5.3 Emerging Long-Acting ?-2 Agonists
Exhibit 5.4 Pipeline PDE4 Inhibitors Indicated for COPD
Exhibit 6.1 Companies Developing Products that Address COPD
Exhibit 6.2 Recent Press Releases from Boehringer for Spiriva®
Exhibit 6.3 Boehringer Products Relevant to COPD
Exhibit 6.4 Revenues from Combination Therapies that Address COPD
Exhibit 7.1 Launched COPD Drugs
Exhibit 7.2 Pharmacology of COPD Pre-Approval Candidates
Exhibit 7.3 Companies with COPD Candidates
Exhibit 7.4 Compounds with Highest Novelty Rating
Exhibit 7.5 EFA Goals Relating to COPD




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