The metastatic melanoma therapeutics market has seen considerable growth due to a variety of factors.
•The market size for therapeutic treatments for metastatic melanoma has expanded swiftly over the recent years. The market, which is currently valued at $8.28 billion in 2024, is projected to increase to $9.31 billion in 2025, thereby growing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 12.5%.
The substantial growth witnessed in the historical phase can be credited to the authorization of groundbreaking immunotherapy treatments, advancements in targeted therapy, successful clinical trials, the launch of combined therapies, and improvements in diagnostic technologies.
The metastatic melanoma therapeutics market is expected to maintain its strong growth trajectory in upcoming years.
• The market for metastatic melanoma therapeutics is anticipated to witness a rapid expansion in the coming years, reaching a size of $14.71 billion by 2029, with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 12.1%.
The surge in the forecasted period could be tied to the growing number of patients, research and developmental efforts, the identification of biomarkers, expedited regulatory authorizations, and the market's growth in emerging economies. The forecast period will be shaped by several major trends such as the advancement of precision medicine, immunotherapy combinations, the emergence of targeted therapies, post-surgery adjuvant treatments, and the creation of bi-specific antibodies.
The metastatic melanoma therapeutics market's growth is projected to be fueled by an increasing number of melanoma incidences. Melanoma is a form of skin cancer cultivated in cells known as melanocytes, which are tasked with managing the pigment in the skin. This type of cancer has the potential to appear anywhere on the skin. Treatments for metastatic melanoma include a variety of methods aimed at stopping mutant chemicals and restricting the growth of melanoma cells, without damaging healthy skin tissue. For example, the American Cancer Society, a voluntary US health organization focused on eradicating cancer, predicts that there will be 58,120 new male melanoma cases, 39,490 female cases, and approximately 7,990 melanoma deaths in the US in 2023. Thus, the growing number of melanoma cases is contributing to the growth of the metastatic melanoma therapeutics market.
The metastatic melanoma therapeutics market covered in this report is segmented –
1) By Therapy: Chemotherapy, Immunotherapy, Targeted Therapy, Radiation Therapy, Surgery
2) By Stages: Stage 0, Stage I, Stage II, Stage III, Stage IV
3) By End User: Hospitals, Specialty Clinics, Home Healthcare, Other End-Users
Subsegments:
1) By Chemotherapy: Dacarbazine, Temozolomide, Carboplatin And Cisplatin Combinations
2) By Immunotherapy: Checkpoint Inhibitors, Interleukin-2 (IL-
2), Oncolytic Virus Therapies
3) By Targeted Therapy: BRAF Inhibitors, MEK Inhibitors, KIT Inhibitors
4) By Radiation Therapy: Stereotactic Radiosurgery, Palliative Radiation Therapy
5) By Surgery: Tumor Resection, Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy, Debulking Surgery
Product innovation is emerging as a pivotal trend in the metastatic melanoma therapeutics market. Businesses operating within this space are capitalizing on the latest technologies to remain competitive. For example, Immunocore, a biotech firm from the UK, gained FDA (Foods and Drugs Association) approval in January 2022 for KIMMTRAK (tebentafusp-tebn), designed to treat unresectable or metastatic uveal melanoma. KIMMTRAK is the inaugural T cell receptor (TCR) therapy to receive FDA approval. Developed using the ImmTAC technology platform by Immunocore, it's purposed to redirect and stimulate T lymphocytes to detect and obliterate tumor cells. It demonstrated a statistically and clinically significant overall survival (OS) advantage, sporting a hazard ratio of 0.51 and a median overall survival (OS) of nearly 22 months.
Major companies operating in the metastatic melanoma therapeutics market include:
• Pfizer Inc.
• F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG
• Merck & Co. Inc.
• AbbVie Inc.
• Novartis AG
• Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
• AstraZeneca PLC
• GlaxoSmithKline PLC
• Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited
• Eli Lilly and Company
• Amgen Inc.
• Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc.
• Daiichi Sankyo Company Ltd.
• Eisai Co. Ltd.
• Incyte Corporation
• Exelixis Inc.
• BeiGene Ltd
• Immunocore Holdings plc
• Genentech Inc.
• Iovance Biotherapeutics Inc.
• Nektar Therapeutics
• Adaptimmune Therapeutics plc
• AIVITA Biomedical Inc.
• Idera Pharmaceuticals Inc.
• Evaxion Biotech A/S
• AB Science
• AgonOX Inc.
• InxMed Co. Ltd.
• NewLink Genetics Corporation
• Vical Inc.
North America was the largest region in the metastatic melanoma therapeutics market in 2024. The regions covered in the metastatic melanoma therapeutics market report are Asia-Pacific, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East, Africa.