Therapeutics is a branch of medicine that is concerned specifically with the treatment of disease. The therapeutic dose of a drug is the amount needed to treat a disease.

Therapy is generally decided only after the patient is diagnosed with a specific medical condition or disease. More specific measures that are employed to treat specific symptoms include the use of drugs to relieve pain or treat infection, surgery to remove diseased tissue or replace poorly functioning or non-functioning organs with fully operating ones, and counselling or psychotherapy to relieve emotional distress. There are therapies which may also use as a preventive measure. Exercise, diet, and mental factors are therefore integral to the prevention and management of disease processes. Preventive therapies are used to safeguard people against disease; for example, vaccinations are used to prevent infections such as polio, smallpox, HIV and measles.

Industry Overview

The global therapy industry, there are treatments given to protect from, cure or manage specific illnesses, such as cardiology, neurology, diabetes, psychotherapy, cancer, dermatology and urology etc.

Let us consider cancer therapeutics. Cancer is affecting about more than 10 million people every year globally and this number might increase by 2.4% by the year 2020 and reach to 14 million. Biotherapy is one of the new approaches used in treatment of cancer as it enhances the natural tendency of body to defend itself against malignant tumours without damaging healthy tissues. Some of the common types of cancers include breast, lung, stomach, liver, prostate, cervical, oesophageal, bladder, and colon.

Chemotherapy market is a well established market that has maintained steady growth over the past decade with hundreds of chemotherapy products approved for cancer treatment. It is the largest segment in terms of available products in cancer therapeutics market. The side effects of traditional chemotherapy products pose serious challenge to the use of these treatment methods.

Therapeutic Industry Current Trends

Dermatology is the specialized branch of medicine focusing on the skin and treatment of skin related diseases and conditions. This includes a variety of conditions, both pathological and cosmetic. As per the reports, dermatology therapeutics market industry is in the top 7 markets and was valued at $15.8 billion in 2011 by a CAGR of 4.7% during 2004-2011. The market is expected to witness a moderate growth of 2.7% during the period 2011-2018 is forecast to reach $19.1 billion.

Major Therapeutic Industry Players

Some of the major Bladder Cancer Therapeutic Industry players in US are Affitech A/S, Allergan, Inc., Allos Therapeutics, Inc., Astellas Pharma, Inc., Astrazeneca Plc, AVI BioPharma, Inc., BioCancell Therapeutics, Inc., Bioniche Life Sciences, Inc., Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, and Celldex Therapeutics, Inc etc.