Opop schreef op 14 februari 2018 10:58:
Worry that its best-selling drug would soon face competition because of expiring patents may have caused you to remove AbbVie from your radar. However, the likelihood of competition to Humira has fallen considerably, and that suggests income investors ought to be looking at it again.
Humira is a widely used autoimmune disease drug. In 2017, its sales of more than $18 billion accounted for about 65% of AbbVie's revenue. Patents protecting Humira have already begun to expire, but a favorable patent decision last fall prompted competitor Amgen (NASDAQ: AMGN) to ink a nonexclusive deal with AbbVie that should keep Humira copycats at bay in the U.S. until 2023.
The extra time is great news because AbbVie has a lot of late-stage drugs that could reach the market before Humira's sales begin to drop. Over the next year, it plans FDA filings for Rova-T, a solid-tumor cancer drug; upadacitinib, a rheumatoid arthritis drug; and risankizumab, a psoriasis drug. All three of those drugs target multibillion-dollar indications and thus could be blockbusters.
www.foxbusiness.com/markets/2018/02/1...In 2017 omzet van Humira meer dan 18 miljard dollar! (65% van de opbrengst voor AbbVie).
Patent verloopt, maar AbbVie heeft nog wat tijd.
Upadacitinib moet nog maar het veiligheidsprofiel bewijzen, het zou toch wat zijn als Filgotinib het bewijs van superioriteit hierin gaat leveren in fase 3.
Dan ligt er een megamarkt voor Galapagos en Gilead open.