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European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) Congress 2012 Highlights
The European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) recently held its annual congress in Vienna, Austria. The congress was a flood with a variety of new and updated clinical data about a number of cancer drugs currently in development. The congress was a blend of big pharma and small innovative biotech’s presenting a wide array of data. Below, Liftstream looks at some of the highlights from the congress.
5 Trends in Oncology Drug Development for 2012 and Beyond!
Oncology drug development is one of the largest areas within the pharmaceutical industry, addressing a disease area that causes more deaths than all other diseases apart from cardiovascular. The current global oncology market is estimated to be in the region of $55bn and forecast to grow to over $70bn by 2016. The oncology market is often seen as the most diverse with a wide range of indications and there are some 900 estimated clinical programmes currently underway. It is estimated that there are more than 200 different forms of cancer and therefore the oncology market presents a unique set of challenges to the industry.