Europe and japan allergy immunotherapy market

An allergy is a medical condition where the immune system reacts abnormally when exposed to certain foreign substances. These allergy-producing substances are known as allergens. Allergens can be dust particles, mites, molds, pollens, animal proteins, foods, and medications.

Allergies can be perennial or seasonal. Perennial allergies occur due to specific allergens that cause an allergic reaction throughout the year. Allergens responsible for perennial allergies include pet hair or dander, food, and medication. Seasonal allergies occur due to weather changes that allow growth of mold, insect or grass. Seasonal allergies are caused by airborne allergens such as pollens and ragweed. Symptoms of allergic reactions include itching, runny & blocked nose, watery eyes, wheezing, shortness of breath, swelling in lips, eyes or face, sneezing, and others.

Europe and Japan Allergy Immunotherapy Market - Impact of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic is expected to limit growth of the Europe and Japan allergy immunotherapy market, owing to disruption of transportation between the countries. For instance, according to the European Medicines Agency (EMA): 2020, the European medicines regulatory network established the steering group in March 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. It consists of representatives of EMA, the European Commission, Heads of Medicines Agencies (HMA), and coordination groups for mutual recognition and decentralized procedures for human and veterinary medicines (CMDh and CMDv), as well as risk communication specialists. The steering group does the work of developing methods for the collection and sharing of data on demand for medicines across European Union (EU) and improve the forecasting of demand for medicines.

Due to COVID-19 pandemic, there has been increase in social distancing, maintenance of hygiene, etc. Moreover, practical recommendations have been developed for the improvement of care for allergic patients in daily routine. Also, telemedicine has aroused as a very valuable tool for handling allergic patients.

During the pandemic, the European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (EAACI) proposed several research papers and clinical recommendations for daily clinical care of allergic patients. One of the most important therapies in allergic patients is allergen immunotherapy (AIT) as the only disease-modifying treatment option in IgE-mediated allergic diseases. According to the guidelines updated by EAACI and the journal ‘Allergy and Its Impact on Asthma’ (ARIA-)initiative outlined practical recommendations on AIT, if COVID-19 is suspected or confirmed, all kinds of AIT should be temporally interrupted as a general rule in infectious diseases. Moreover, if the patient is free of symptoms without evidence of the disease, then sublingual immunotherapy (SLIT) can be administered at home supported by telemedicine. This option can help in maintaining adherence to treatment as well as in follow-up of allergic disease evolution and confirmation of absence of COVID-19.

The Europe and Japan allergy immunotherapy market is estimated to be valued at US$ 1,228.37 Mn in 2022 and is expected to exhibit a CAGR of 8.1% over the forecast period (2022-2030).

Figure 1: Europe and Japan Allergy Immunotherapy Market Share, (%), Analysis, By Treatment Type, 2022

Market players are conducting clinical trials for development of treatment for allergy immunotherapy. This is expected to drive growth of the Europe and Japan allergy immunotherapy market over the forecast period.

Market players are conducting clinical trials for development of immunotherapy treatment for various allergies like allergic rhinitis, pet allergies, food allergies etc. for instance, the following table shows some of the clinical trials that are being conducted by the market players for allergy immunotherapy.

Key players are engaged in receiving approvals for their products from regulatory authorities and this is expected to drive growth of the Europe and Japan allergy immunotherapy market over the forecast period.

Increasing number of marketing authorizations by regulatory authorities, is expected to increase  growth of market, over the forecast period. For instance, in 2018, HAL Allergy B.V. received the registration of SUBLIVAC Birch 40.000 AUN/ml and SUBLIVAC Trees 40.000 AUN/ml in Germany. The marketing authorizations were granted by German Therapieallergene Verordnung (TAV), which is the German Federal Ministry of Health, which regulates the marketing authorization requirements for the frequent therapeutic allergens.

Europe and Japan Allergy Immunotherapy Market – Restraints

Side effects associated with allergy immunotherapy drugs is expected to hamper growth of the Europe and Japan allergy immunotherapy market, over the forecast period. Side effects associated with sublingual immunotherapy (SLIT) are expected to restrain growth of the Europe and Japan allergy immunotherapy market over the forecast period. The most common adverse effects of sublingual immunotherapy (SLIT) are oral pruritus, ear pruritus, throat irritation, and swelling of the lips, tongue, and pharynx. A smaller percentage of patients may also experience edema of the tongue, uvula, lips, or throat that may occasionally require epinephrine. Furthermore, according to an article published by National Center for Biotechnology Information: 2019, in the U.S., it was reported that 4 to 7% of patients dropped out of the clinical trial due to the adverse effects of immunotherapy for allergies

Europe and Japan Allergy Immunotherapy Market – Regional Analysis

Among regions, Europe allergy immunotherapy market is expected to hold a dominant position during the forecast period, owing to increasing marketing authorization by the regulatory authorities. For instance, in June 2019, ALK-Abelló A/S announced that it successfully completed the marketing authorization procedure for its tree sublingual allergy immunotherapy (SLIT) tablet in 17 European countries. ITULAZAX is expected to be the brand name of the tree SLIT-tablet.

Figure 2: Europe and Japan Allergy Immunotherapy Market (US$ Mn), by Region, 2022

Europe and Japan Allergy Immunotherapy Market – Competitive Landscape

Major players operating in the Europe and Japan allergy immunotherapy market include Novartis International AG, Merck & Co., Inc., Aimmune Therapeutics, Inc., Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc., HAL Allergy B.V., Stallergenes Greer, ALK-Abelló A/S, Allergy Therapeutics Plc, Torii Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., and DESENTUM OY.

Detailed Segmentation:

• Europe and Japan Allergy Immunotherapy Market, By Treatment:
  • Subcutaneous Immunotherapy (SCIT)
  • Sublingual Immunotherapy (SLIT)
• Europe and Japan Allergy Immunotherapy Market, By Allergy Type:
  • Allergy Rhinitis
  • Allergy Asthma
  • Pollen Allergies
    • Cedar
    • Birch
    • Oak
    • Others
  • Pet Allergy
    • Cats
    • Dogs
    • Other Pets
  • Birds Allergy
  • Others
• Europe and Japan Allergy Immunotherapy Market, By Distribution Channel:
  • Hospital Pharmacies
  • Retail Pharmacies
  • Online Pharmacies
• Europe and Japan Allergy Immunotherapy Market, By Region:
  • Europe
    • By Treatment:
      • Subcutaneous Immunotherapy (SCIT)
      • Sublingual Immunotherapy (SLIT)
    • By Allergy Type:
      • Allergy Rhinitis
      • Allergy Asthma
      • Pollen Allergies
        • Cedar
        • Birch
        • Oak
        • Others
      • Pet Allergy
        • Cats
        • Dogs
        • Other Pets
      • Birds Allergy
      • Others
    • By Distribution Channel:
      • Hospital Pharmacies
      • Retail Pharmacies
      • Online Pharmacies
    • By Country:
      • U.K.
      • Germany
      • Italy
      • France
      • Spain
      • Denmark
      • Sweden
      • Poland
      • Belgium
      • Netherlands
      • Russia
      • Rest of Europe
  • Japan
    • By Treatment:
      • Subcutaneous Immunotherapy (SCIT)
      • Sublingual Immunotherapy (SLIT)
    • By Allergy Type:
      • Allergy Rhinitis
      • Allergy Asthma
      • Pollen Allergies
        • Cedar
        • Birch
        • Oak
        • Others
      • Pet Allergy
        • Cats
        • Dogs
        • Other Pets
      • Birds Allergy
      • Others
    • By Distribution Channel:
      • Hospital Pharmacies
      • Retail Pharmacies
      • Online Pharmacies