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水疱性角膜症市場 - 市場の洞察、疫学、市場予測:2034年Bullous Keratopathy - Market Insights, Epidemiology, and Market Forecast - 2034 |
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水疱性角膜症市場 - 市場の洞察、疫学、市場予測:2034年 |
出版日: 2025年04月01日
発行: DelveInsight
ページ情報: 英文 200 Pages
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当レポートは、水疱性角膜症の詳細、過去の疫学と予測、米国、EU4ヶ国(ドイツ、フランス、イタリア、スペイン)、英国、日本の水疱性角膜症市場動向をお届けします。
現在の治療法、新薬、個々の治療法の市場シェア、2020年から2034年までの主要7ヶ国の水疱性角化症市場規模の現状と予測を提供します。また、水疱性角化症治療の市場慣行/アルゴリズム、アンメットメディカルニーズも網羅し、最良の治療機会を発掘し、市場の可能性を評価します。
角膜症という用語は、角膜を意味するKeraと病気を意味するpathyという語源に由来します。角膜症は、眼疾患または全身疾患によって発症します。角膜症には、水疱性角膜症を含むいくつかのタイプがあります。水疱性角膜症は、内皮機能障害により角膜に小水疱または水疱が形成される病的状態です。最初に内皮の外傷があり、次いで間質と上皮の浮腫が進行します。上皮の浮腫は水疱の形成をもたらし、これが水疱性角膜症という名前の由来です。
水疱性角膜症は、白内障手術を受けて眼内レンズを挿入した人に特に起こるため、場合によっては偽水疱性角膜症(PBK)または偽水疱性角膜浮腫(PCE)とも呼ばれます。主な特徴は、角膜上に液体を含んだ水疱または水疱が形成されることで、痛み、かすみ目、その他の視覚障害を引き起こす可能性があります。この症状は通常、角膜の透明性を維持し、体液バランスを制御する細胞の最内層である角膜内皮の損傷によって起こります。
水疱性角膜症の診断には通常、視力検査、細隙灯検査、角膜の厚みと透明度の評価など、総合的な眼科検査が行われます。場合によっては、角膜トポグラフィーや鏡面顕微鏡検査などの追加検査が角膜障害の重症度や程度を評価するために必要となります。
水疱性角膜症の治療法は、根本的な原因や重症度によって異なります。初期段階では、痛みを和らげ角膜を保護するために、潤滑点眼薬、高浸透圧薬、抗緑内障薬、ステロイド、軟膏、包帯コンタクトレンズなどの症状を管理する保存的手段が用いられます。日本で承認された同種細胞療法が有効であることが証明されるかもしれません。しかし、病状が進行し、視力や生活の質に大きな影響を及ぼす場合には、外科的治療が必要となります。
角膜移植、特にデスメ膜剥離自動内皮角膜移植術(DSAEK)やデスメ膜内皮角膜移植術(DMEK)のような内皮角膜移植術(EK)は、水疱性角膜症に対する一般的な外科的選択肢です。これらの手術では、損傷した角膜内皮を健康なドナー組織で置換することで、角膜の透明性を回復し、視機能を改善します。
水疱性角膜症治療薬
Aurion Biotechnologiesが開発したVYZNOVAは、日本では角膜水疱症に適応を持つ細胞治療薬です。VYZNOVAは、「ネルテペンドセル」と呼ばれる同種ヒト角膜内皮細胞と、Rho関連コイルドコイル含有プロテインキナーゼを阻害する低分子薬剤Y-27632から構成されます。この組み合わせにより、体外で完全に分化した角膜内皮細胞(CEC)の再生が容易になります。ドナーの角膜細胞は、独自の多段階プロセスを経て、既製の同種CECが作られます。これらの細胞は眼球に注入され、そこで健康な単層膜を形成し、余分な液体を除去することで角膜浮腫を軽減します。
2023年3月、日本の独立行政法人医薬品医療機器総合機構(PMDA)は、角膜水疱症の治療薬としてVYZNOVAを承認しました。
水疱性角膜症の新薬
TTHX1114(NM141)は、線維芽細胞増殖因子-1タンパク質(FGF-1)の遺伝子組換え型です。本来のFGF-1は、細胞増殖と遊走の強力な刺激因子であり、細胞保護作用を有します。この化合物は、FGFレセプターの7つの形態すべてを独自に活性化し、その効力の一因となっています。しかし、天然に存在するFGF-1分子は半減期が極めて短いです。人工FGF-1であるTTHX1114は、FGF-1分子の半減期を延ばし、角膜内皮細胞の増殖と移動を刺激するように設計されています。
TTHX1114は、偽水疱性角膜症などの角膜内皮疾患患者の視力回復を目的としています。TTHX1114は、ごく細い針を用いて少量のTTHX1114を前眼房(角膜の真後ろ)に注入する腔内注射薬として開発されています。
2023年4月、Trefoil Therapeuticsは、白内障手術と併用してデスメ膜剥離術(DSO)を受けるフックス内皮角膜ジストロフィー(FECD)患者を対象としたTTHX1114の第II相試験結果をARVO(Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology)年次総会で発表しました。
EO2002は、独自の磁気細胞デリバリー(MCD)ナノ粒子プラットフォームによって開発された、疾患を修飾することができる、ファースト・イン・クラスの非外科的磁気細胞ベースの治療法です。MCDプラットフォームは、磁性ナノ粒子を活用し、細胞療法を適切な標的組織に効果的に局在させ、統合することで、細胞療法の送達、保持、統合を容易にします。
2024年4月、Emmecellは角膜浮腫に対するEO2002の安全性と有効性を評価する米国無作為化二重マスク多施設共同第I相試験において、最後の患者への最終投与投与を完了しました。トップライン結果は2024年後半に、第III相ピボタル試験は2025年第1四半期に予定されています。
現在の水疱性角膜症治療市場には、薬理療法と外科療法の両方が存在します。細胞療法、高張食塩水の点眼や軟膏(塩化ナトリウム5%)、抗生物質、抗炎症薬、抗緑内障薬、潤滑点眼薬などの薬物療法が症状緩和のために使用されます。しかし、内科的治療が良好なのは病気の初期段階だけであり、失敗した場合には手術が考慮されます。
角膜移植は依然として水疱性角膜症の治療のゴールドスタンダードであり、内皮細胞の正常な構造と機能を回復させるために、損傷した内皮をドナーからの健康な内皮と置き換える必要がある;しかし、視力回復には時間がかかります。移植片の大きさは、乱視や続発性緑内障など、移植片の大小による合併症を避けるため、通常7~7.5mmです。
親水性コンタクトレンズは、上皮水疱に伴う痛みを軽減するために広く使用されているが、浮腫の量を減らすことはできないです。コンタクトレンズは5%高張食塩水と併用することで、上皮および間質の浮腫を減少させ、視力を改善することができます。通常、PBKに伴う痛みは、角膜神経終末の露出を伴う水疱の破裂、または神経終末の伸張につながる上皮の腫脹に起因しており、レンズが効果的な角膜前保護層として機能することにより、レンズが所定の位置にある限り、痛みは緩和されます。
世界初の同種細胞治療が承認されたことは、角膜内皮疾患の治療に大きな進歩をもたらしました。2023年3月、PMDAはVYZNOVAを角膜水疱性角膜症の治療薬として承認しました。この治療法は、非外科的介入の必要性に対処し、1人のドナーから完全に分化したCECで100眼以上を治療することにより、ドナー角膜不足を克服します。ドナー角膜から採取された健康な細胞は、新規の、多段階の、独自の、特許取得済みのプロセスで培養され、既製品の同種完全分化CECが作製されます。さらに、内皮細胞は角膜内に投与され、そこで健康な単層への細胞の再増殖が起こる。角膜から体液を除去することで、角膜浮腫の軽減につながります。
2015年の研究では、L-システインを全身投与した場合、仮性角膜浮腫患者の角膜上皮において、いくつかの炎症性メディエーターの発現がタンパク質レベルで増加することが示されました。
現在の水疱性角膜症の治療法には限界があります。対症療法は初期の段階でのみ有効であり、根本的な原因に対処するものではなく、長期的な解決策を提供するものでもありません。角膜移植は標準的ではありますが、感染症、ドナー角膜の拒絶反応、長期の免疫抑制剤の必要性などのリスクを伴います。さらに、移植需要の増加は、世界のドナー組織不足を悪化させています。研究を進め、角膜内皮再生技術を洗練させ、新しい治療法を開発することは、これらの課題を克服し、疾患管理を強化するために不可欠です。
当レポートでは、主要7ヶ国における水疱性角膜症市場について調査し、市場の概要とともに、疫学、患者動向、新たな治療法、2034年までの市場規模予測、および医療のアンメットニーズなどを提供しています。
DelveInsight's "Bullous Keratopathy Market Insights, Epidemiology, and Market Forecast - 2034" report delivers an in-depth understanding of bullous keratopathy, historical and forecasted epidemiology, as well as the bullous keratopathy market trends in the United States, EU4 (Germany, France, Italy, and Spain) and the United Kingdom, and Japan.
The Bullous Keratopathy Treatment Market Report provides current treatment practices, emerging drugs, market share of individual therapies, and current and forecasted 7MM bullous keratopathy market size from 2020 to 2034. The report also covers bullous keratopathy treatment market practices/algorithms and unmet medical needs to curate the best opportunities and assess the market's potential.
Bullous Keratopathy Treatment Market: Understanding and Algorithm
The term keratopathy comes from the root words Kera, meaning cornea, and pathy, meaning disease; therefore, keratopathy is the disease of the cornea with a vast array of underlying causes and mechanisms. Keratopathy can occur due to an eye condition or systemic conditions. There are several types of keratopathy, including bullous keratopathy. Bullous keratopathy is a pathological condition in which small vesicles, or bullae, formation occurs in the cornea due to endothelial dysfunction. Initially, there is endothelial trauma, followed by progressive stromal and epithelial edema. The epithelial edema results in the formation of bullae, hence the name bullous keratopathy.
Bullous keratopathy is also called pseudophakic bullous keratopathy (PBK) or pseudophakic corneal edema (PCE) in certain cases because it specifically occurs in individuals who have undergone cataract surgery and have had an IOL implanted in their eye. The main characterization is the formation of fluid-filled blisters or bullae on the cornea, which can cause pain, blurred vision, and other visual disturbances. This condition typically occurs due to damage to the corneal endothelium, the innermost layer of cells that maintains the cornea's clarity and controls fluid balance.
Bullous keratopathy diagnosis
Diagnosis of bullous keratopathy typically involves a comprehensive eye examination, including visual acuity testing, slit-lamp examination, and evaluation of corneal thickness and clarity. In some cases, additional tests such as corneal topography or specular microscopy are required to assess the severity and extent of corneal damage.
Bullous keratopathy Treatment
The treatment options for bullous keratopathy depend on the underlying cause and the severity of the condition. In the early stages, conservative measures to manage symptoms, such as lubricating eye drops, hyperosmotic agents, anti-glaucoma medications, steroids, ointments, or bandage contact lenses, are used to relieve pain and protect the cornea. The approval of allogeneic cell therapy in Japan may prove to be effective. However, if the condition progresses and significantly affects vision and quality of life, surgical intervention may be necessary.
Corneal transplantation, specifically endothelial keratoplasty (EK) procedures like Descemet's stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty (DSAEK) or Descemet's membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK), is a common surgical option for bullous keratopathy. These procedures involve replacing the damaged corneal endothelium with healthy donor tissue to restore corneal clarity and improve visual function.
As the market is derived using a patient-based model, the bullous keratopathy epidemiology chapter in the report provides historical as well as forecasted epidemiology segmented by total cases of major etiologies of bullous keratopathy, total cases of bullous keratopathy in major etiologies, total diagnosed prevalent cases of bullous keratopathy , gender-specific diagnosed prevalent cases of bullous keratopathy, total cases of bullous keratopathy in corneal transplant/keratoplasty in the 7MM covering the United States, EU4 countries (Germany, France, Italy, and Spain) and the United Kingdom, and Japan from 2020 to 2034.
The drug chapter segment of the Bullous Keratopathy therapeutics market report encloses a detailed analysis of bullous keratopathy-marketed drugs and mid to late-stage (Phase III and Phase II) Bullous Keratopathy pipeline drugs analysis. It also helps understand the bullous keratopathy clinical trials details, expressive pharmacological action, agreements and collaborations, approval and patent details, advantages and disadvantages of each included drug, and the latest Bullous Keratopathy news and press releases.
Bullous Keratopathy Marketed Drugs
VYZNOVA, developed by Aurion Biotechnologies, is a cell therapy indicated for treating bullous keratopathy of the cornea in Japan. VYZNOVA consists of allogeneic human corneal endothelial cells, referred to as "neltependocel", and Y-27632, a small molecule drug that inhibits Rho-associated, coiled-coil containing protein kinase. This combination facilitates the regeneration of fully differentiated corneal endothelial cells (CECs) outside the body. Donor corneal cells undergo a proprietary, multi-step process to create off-the-shelf allogeneic CECs. These cells are injected into the eye, where they form a healthy mono-layer and reduce corneal edema by removing excess fluid.
In March 2023, Japan's Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency (PMDA) approved VYZNOVA to treat bullous keratopathy of the cornea.
Bullous Keratopathy Emerging Drugs
TTHX1114 (NM141) is an engineered form of fibroblast growth factor-1 protein (FGF-1). The native FGF-1 is a potent stimulator of cell proliferation and migration and has cell-protective properties. The compound uniquely activates all seven forms of the FGF receptor, contributing to its potency; however, the naturally occurring FGF-1 molecule has an extremely short half-life. The engineered FGF-1, TTHX1114, is designed to increase the half-life of the FGF-1 molecule and stimulate the proliferation and migration of corneal endothelial cells.
TTHX1114 is intended to restore vision in patients with corneal endothelial diseases, including pseudophakic bullous keratopathy. It is being developed as an intracameral injection, which involves injecting a small amount of TTHX1114 into the anterior chamber of the eye (directly behind the cornea) using a very small needle.
In April 2023, Trefoil Therapeutics presented Phase II results for TTHX1114 in patients with Fuchs endothelial corneal dystrophy (FECD) undergoing Descemet's Stripping Only (DSO) in combination with cataract surgery at the Annual Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) Meeting.
EO2002 is a first-in-class, non-surgical, magnetic cell-based therapy that can modify disease, developed through an exclusive magnetic cell delivery (MCD) nanoparticle platform. The MCD platform facilitates the delivery, retention, and integration of cell therapies by leveraging magnetic nanoparticles to effectively localize and integrate cell therapies to the appropriate target tissue.
In April 2024, Emmecell completed the final dose administration for the last patient in the US randomized, double-masked, multi-center Phase I trial assessing the safety and efficacy of EO2002 for treating corneal edema. Topline results are expected in the second half of 2024, with a Phase III pivotal study planned for the first quarter of 2025.
Bullous Keratopathy Drugs Market Insights
The current Bullous Keratopathy treatment market landscape involves both pharmacological and surgical therapies. Medicinal interventions such as cell therapy, hypertonic saline drops and ointment (sodium chloride 5%), antibiotics, anti-inflammatories, antiglaucoma, lubricating drops, and other medications are used for symptomatic relief. However, medical management is only favorable in the early stages of the disease, and when it fails, surgery is considered.
Cornea transplant remains the gold standard of treatment for bullous keratopathy, which requires the replacement of damaged endothelium with a healthy endothelium from a donor to restore the normal structure and function of endothelial cells; however, visual recovery takes some time. The graft size is usually 7-7.5 mm to avoid complications of small and large grafts, such as astigmatism and secondary glaucoma.
Hydrophilic contact lenses are widely used to decrease pain associated with epithelial bullae; however, they do not reduce the amount of edema. The contact lenses can be used with 5% hypertonic saline to improve visual acuity by decreasing epithelial and stromal edema. Usually, the pain associated with PBK arises from the rupture of bullae with exposure of corneal nerves endings or swelling of epithelium leading to stretching of nerve endings, and the lenses alleviate pain as long as the lens remains in place by acting as an effective precorneal protective layer.
The approval of the first allogenic cell therapy globally marked a significant advancement in the treatment of corneal endothelial disease. In March 2023, PMDA approved VYZNOVA for treating bullous keratopathy of the cornea. The therapy addresses the need for non-surgical intervention and overcomes the donor cornea shortage by treating more than 100 eyes with fully differentiated CECs from a single donor. Healthy cells from a donor cornea are cultured in a novel, multi-step, proprietary, and patented process that produces off-the-shelf, allogeneic, fully differentiated CEC. Further, the endothelial cells are administrated intracamerally, where a repopulation of cells into a healthy monolayer occurs. Removing fluid from the cornea starts leading to the reduction of corneal edema.
A 2015 study demonstrated an increased expression of several pro-inflammatory mediators at the protein level in the corneal epithelium in patients with pseudophakic corneal edema when treated with systemic L-cysteine.
Current Bullous Keratopathy treatment options have limitations. Symptomatic treatments are effective only in the early stages and do not address the root cause or offer a long-term solution. Corneal transplantation, while standard, carries risks like infection, donor cornea rejection, and the need for long-term immunosuppressants. Additionally, increased transplant demand worsens the global donor tissue shortage. Advancing research, refining corneal endothelial regeneration techniques, and developing new therapies are essential to overcoming these challenges and enhancing disease management.
This section focuses on the uptake rate of potential Bullous Keratopathy drugs expected to be launched in the market during 2020-2034.
Bullous Keratopathy Pipeline Development Activities
The Bullous Keratopathy therapeutics market report provides insights into different therapeutic candidates in Phase III, Phase II, and Phase I. It also analyzes key players involved in developing targeted therapeutics.
Pipeline Development Activities
The Bullous Keratopathy therapeutics market report covers information on collaborations, acquisitions and mergers, licensing, and patent details for emerging therapies for bullous keratopathy.
KOL Views
To keep up with current market trends, we take KOLs and SMEs' opinions working in the domain through primary research to fill the data gaps and validate our secondary research. Industry Experts contacted for insights on bullous keratopathy evolving treatment landscape, patient reliance on conventional therapies, patient therapy switching acceptability, and drug uptake, along with challenges related to accessibility, including Medical/scientific writers, Medical Professionals, Professors, Directors, and Others.
DelveInsight's analysts connected with 50+ KOLs to gather insights; however, interviews were conducted with 15+ KOLs in the 7MM. Centers like the University of Texas Health Science Center, Illinois College of Optometry and Salus University in the US, Eberhard-Karls-University Tubingen in Germany, University of Manchester and the Manchester Royal Eye Hospital in the UK, and Juntendo University Shizuoka Hospital in Japan, were contacted. Their opinion helps understand and validate current and emerging therapy treatment patterns or bullous keratopathy market trends. This will support the clients in potential upcoming novel treatments by identifying the overall scenario of the market and the unmet needs.
Physician's View
As per the KOLs from the US, standardized guidelines are urgently required as there are no guidelines for an accurate diagnosis and management of bullous keratopathy. An understanding of the precipitating causes and the Etiopathogenesis will further help in framing a curative treatment regimen. As per the KOLs from the UK, despite significant advancements in treating corneal endothelial disease, including improvements from traditional endothelial keratoplasty to DSEK, DMEK grafts, and injectable endothelial treatments, corneal disease remains a major global cause of blindness.
As per the KOLs from Japan, bullous keratopathy most commonly develops following glaucoma surgery, although it can also occur after complicated cataract surgery and laser iridotomy. Additionally, old age is a significant risk factor, as endothelial cell count decreases with advancing age.
Qualitative Analysis
We perform Qualitative and market Intelligence analysis using various approaches, such as SWOT and Conjoint Analysis. In the SWOT analysis, strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats in terms of disease diagnosis, patient awareness, patient burden, competitive landscape, cost-effectiveness, and geographical accessibility of therapies are provided. These pointers are based on the Analyst's discretion and assessment of the patient burden, cost analysis, and existing and evolving treatment landscape.
Conjoint Analysis analyzes multiple emerging therapies based on relevant attributes such as safety, efficacy, frequency of administration, route of administration, and order of entry. Scoring is given based on these parameters to analyze the effectiveness of therapy. To analyze the effectiveness of these therapies, have calculated their attributed analysis by giving them scores based on their ability to improve atrial and ventricular dimension/function and ability to regulate heart rate.
Further, the therapies' safety is evaluated wherein the adverse events are majorly observed, and it sets a clear understanding of the side effects posed by the drug in the trials, which directly affects the safety of the molecule in the upcoming trials. It sets a clear understanding of the side effects posed by the drug in the trials. In addition, the scoring is also based on the route of administration, order of entry and designation, probability of success, and the addressable patient pool for each therapy. According to these parameters, the final weightage score and the ranking of the emerging therapies are decided.
Bullous Keratopathy Therapeutics Market Access and Reimbursement
Although VYZNOVA is approved in Japan for treating bullous keratopathy, the US and EU markets crave licensed therapies. The current treatment relies on symptomatic management and surgical interventions. However, the costs associated with corneal transplantation, including pre-operative evaluations, surgical fees, postoperative care, and long-term medication use, pose financial burdens for patients. Hence, limiting access to treatment for individuals with limited financial resources or inadequate insurance coverage. Therefore, access to affordable treatments and interventions is a significant concern for individuals with bullous keratopathy. Developing cost-effective therapies and ensuring their availability to a broader population can reduce the burden on patients and healthcare systems.
Corneal transplant coverage
A corneal transplant is usually covered by private medical insurance and Medicare when deemed medically necessary. Out-of-pocket costs may include a specialty copay, a hospital copay, and coinsurance of 10-50% for the procedure up to the yearly out-of-pocket maximum allowance. Capital BlueCross considers corneal transplantation medically necessary for patients with bullous keratopathy. Similarly, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts considers DSEK, DSAEK, DMEK, or DMAEK medically necessary to treat endothelial dysfunction, including bullous keratopathy.
PacificSource provides coverage for AMT, but prior authorization is required. PacificSource considers AMT or limbal stem cell transplantation for ocular surface reconstruction medically necessary when ALL following criteria are met:
A. Reconstruction of the corneal surface, as indicated for one of the following conditions:
B. Reconstruction of the surface of the conjunctiva, as indicated for one of the following conditions:
The Bullous Keratopathy therapeutics market report provides detailed insights on the country-wise accessibility and reimbursement scenarios, cost-effectiveness scenarios, programs making accessibility easier and out-of-pocket costs more affordable, insights on patients insured under federal or state government prescription drug programs, etc.
Bullous Keratopathy Therapeutics Market Report Scope
Bullous Keratopathy Therapeutics Market Insights
Bullous Keratopathy Epidemiology Insights
Current Bullous Keratopathy Treatment Market Scenario, Marketed Drugs, and Emerging Therapies