Global Amifostine Market Insights, Forecast to 2025

Amifostine (Ethiofos) is a cytoprotective adjuvant used in cancer chemotherapy and radiotherapy involving DNA-binding chemotherapeutic agents. It is marketed by Clinigen Group under the trade name Ethyol.
Amifostine is a pro-drug which is activated to the free thiol metabolite at the tissue site. The thiol metabolite is responsible for most of the cytoprotective and radioprotective properties of amifostine. It is readily taken up by cells where it binds to and detoxifies reactive metabolites of platinum and alkylating agents as well as scavenges free radicals. Other possible effects include inhibition of apoptosis, alteration of gene expression and modification of enzyme activity. Healthy cells are preferentially protected because amifostine and metabolites are present in healthy cells at 100-fold greater concentrations than in tumour cells.

Consumption of amifostine mainly concentrates in North America. In 2016, the region consumed 780 K Unit, holding about 52% market share globally. The follower is Asia-Pacific, with about 41% consumption share.

The market is relatively concentrated and there are just a few suppliers in the market, such as Clinigen Group, Sun Pharmaceutical, Merro Pharmaceutical and so on. Clinigen Group acquired the business from AstraZeneca in the year of 2014 and signed an agreement with Cumberland in the year of 2016. Under the agreement, Cumberland acquired the exclusive rights to commercialize Ethyol in the United States. Merro Pharmaceutical own the largest sales share in China.

Amifostine shows good effect in reducing harmful effects of cisplatin chemotherapy on kidneys in women treated for advanced ovarian cancer as well as relieving dry mouth problems (xerostomia) with head and neck cancer patients undergoing radiation treatment. It is estimated that the amifostine market will keep upward tendency and to be worthy of 49.99 million USD in 2023 globally.

The global Amifostine market is valued at 48 million US$ in 2018 and will reach 57 million US$ by the end of 2025, growing at a CAGR of 2.2% during 2019-2025. The objectives of this study are to define, segment, and project the size of the Amifostine market based on company, product type, end user and key regions.

This report studies the global market size of Amifostine in key regions like North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, Central & South America and Middle East & Africa, focuses on the consumption of Amifostine in these regions.
This research report categorizes the global Amifostine market by top players/brands, region, type and end user. This report also studies the global Amifostine market status, competition landscape, market share, growth rate, future trends, market drivers, opportunities and challenges, sales channels and distributors.

The following manufacturers are covered in this report, with sales, revenue, market share for each company:
Clinigen Group
Sun Pharmaceutical
Taj Pharmaceuticals
Merro Pharmaceutical
Luye Pharma
Mingren Pharma

Market size by Product
400mg/Dose
500mg/Dose
Market size by End User
Head and Neck Cancer Adjuvant Therapy
Others

Market size by Region
North America
United States
Canada
Mexico
Asia-Pacific
China
India
Japan
South Korea
Australia
Indonesia
Singapore
Malaysia
Philippines
Thailand
Vietnam
Europe
Germany
France
UK
Italy
Spain
Russia
Central & South America
Brazil
Rest of Central & South America
Middle East & Africa
GCC Countries
Turkey
Egypt
South Africa

The study objectives of this report are:
To study and analyze the global Amifostine market size (value & volume) by company, key regions, products and end user, breakdown data from 2014 to 2018, and forecast to 2025.
To understand the structure of Amifostine market by identifying its various subsegments.
To share detailed information about the key factors influencing the growth of the market (growth potential, opportunities, drivers, industry-specific challenges and risks).
Focuses on the key global Amifostine companies, to define, describe and analyze the sales volume, value, market share, market competition landscape and recent development.
To project the value and sales volume of Amifostine submarkets, with respect to key regions.
To analyze competitive developments such as expansions, agreements, new product launches, and acquisitions in the market.

In this study, the years considered to estimate the market size of Amifostine are as follows:
History Year: 2014-2018
Base Year: 2018
Estimated Year: 2019
Forecast Year 2019 to 2025

This report includes the estimation of market size for value (million US$) and volume (K Units). Both top-down and bottom-up approaches have been used to estimate and validate the market size of Amifostine market, to estimate the size of various other dependent submarkets in the overall market. Key players in the market have been identified through secondary research, and their market shares have been determined through primary and secondary research. All percentage shares, splits, and breakdowns have been determined using secondary sources and verified primary sources.

For the data information by region, company, type and application, 2018 is considered as the base year. Whenever data information was unavailable for the base year, the prior year has been considered.

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