Ocrevus generated roughly $935m in 2017 after launching in April, exceeding recent drug launches and putting the multiple sclerosis therapy in company with early successes like Opdivo, Ibrance, Tecfidera and Eylea.
Roche's multiple sclerosis drug Ocrevus (ocrelizumab) appears to have set a new bar for commercial drug launch success among recent launches (excluding drugs for hepatitis C). Ocrevus generated $935m (CHF869m) in sales in 2017 in just nine months after launching in the US in April, nearly reaching blockbuster status in under a year on the market.
Drugs that reach $1bn in sales that fast don't come around every year. Ocrevus has outpaced other notable launches in...
The world’s biggest pharmaceutical companies mostly saw growth in 2024 but 2025 promises to be more of a mixed bag with headwinds including losses of exclusivity, Medicare Part D redesign and challenges in the Chinese market.
The nod will help unlock a national market for the partners’ Dupert (fulzerasib) in which roughly 50,000 people are expected to be newly diagnosed with lung cancer harboring the KRAS G12C mutation in 2025. Meanwhile, two other homegrown rivals are also closing in on marketing clearances in China.
2030 sales forecasts for Novo’s obesity hope are an order of magnitude larger than its closest rival among 2025’s expected debutantes.
Tarsus Pharmaceuticals is putting more sales and marketing heft behind its novel eyelid disease therapy, Xdemvy, to capitalize on a solid start in a previously untapped market.
Lilly's first Phase III triplet win opens the door to a label expansion in BTK-pretreated CLL, with analysts suggesting Jaypica could attain blockbuster status. However, the window to capitalize may be brief as next-generation BTK degraders close in with head-to-head trials.
Lilly's first Phase III triplet win opens the door to a label expansion in BTK-pretreated CLL, with analysts suggesting Jaypica could attain blockbuster status. However, the window to capitalize may be brief as next-generation BTK degraders close in with head-to-head trials.
