Hemoglobinopathies Treatment Market Trends

Market Trends of Hemoglobinopathies Treatment Industry

Sickle Cell Anemia Anticipated to Grow at Significant Rate

• Sickle cell anemia refers to the group of blood disorders that cause misshape of red blood cells. This makes difficult for RBC to carry oxygen to different organs and tissues. Poor oxygen in the blood may lead to severe pain syndromes, necrosis and bacterial infections.
• The growing number of cases with sickle cell anaemia globally, coupled with the presence of a robust pipeline of drugs for the treatment of disease is anticipated to boost the segment growth over the forecast period.
• Drugs used for symptoms of hemoglobinopathies treatment include antibiotics, analgesics, ACE inhibitors. Further, Blood transfusion or stem cell therapy is one of the preferred treatments for hemoglobinopathies. Moreover, increasing research on the treatment of hemoglobinopathies such as gene therapies advancing the market growth.
• The World Health Organization has estimated that each year about 300000 babies are born with a severe form of inherited blood disorders, and 5% of the world population carries trait genes for haemoglobin disorders, mainly, sickle cell anaemia and thalassemia. Thus the growing incidence of hemoglobinopathies coupled with the rise in R&D investment for the development of treatment options expected to boost the market over the forecast period.

Europe is Anticipated to Have Significant Growth

Among the regional segments, Europe is anticipated to have significant market growth over the forecast period. The growth is attributed to a high number of hemoglobinopathies cases especially in Mediterranean countries, new product launches and growing awareness regarding the disorder. North America is anticipated to have notable market growth owing to well-established healthcare infrastructure for early diagnosis and treatment of hemoglobinopathies and initiatives by the government and non-government organizations to increase the awareness.