Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Market Size

Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Market Analysis

The Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) Market is expected to register a CAGR of 6.01% over the forecast period.

The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly impacted the chronic lymphocytic leukemia market. Cancer treatments such as chemotherapy and immune suppressants damage the patient's immune system. This weakened immune system of the target population is expected to create a risk of COVID-19 infection. Various research has been conducted to find the impact of COVID-19 on CLL patients. According to the research article published by Nature in September 2021, due to immunodeficiency brought on by the illness and its treatment, patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) are more vulnerable to severe infections. And COVID-19 remained to have a high admission rate even among consecutive and young early-stage CLL patients. This is expected to have created a demand for the availability of treatment for CLL drugs and therapies, which is further expected to bolster the studied market growth in the initial phase of the pandemic. However, as the pandemic has subsided currently, the market is expected to have stable growth during the forecast period of the study.

Factors such as the rise in the global prevalence of chronic lymphocytic leukemia coupled with the increasing geriatric population and huge product pipeline, along with growing research activities, are fuelling market growth.

The world is aging with the increasing geriatric population across the countries and creating various disease burdens, including chronic lymphocytic leukemia. The data updated by World Health Organization (WHO) in October 2021 shows that 1 in 6 individuals will be 60 or older by 2030 globally. The number of persons in the globe who are 60 years or older will double by 2050. (2.1 billion). In addition, according to the article published by the American Journal of Hematology in October 2021, the age-adjusted incidence of chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) is 4.9 per 100,000 inhabitants per year, making CLL one of the most common types of leukemia. As per the source above, the median age at diagnosis is 70 years, and only 9.1% of patients with CLL are younger than 45 years. Thus, the increasing geriatric population coupled with the burden of CLL among the target population is expected to create opportunities for CLL treatment. Thereby driving the market growth over the analysis period.

Furthermore, the recent development in CLL treatment has been increasing recently. For instance, in November 2021, as per TG Therapeutics, Inc.'s press release, Food and Drug Administration (FDA) planned to host a meeting of the Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee (ODAC) in connection with its review of the pending Biologics License Application (BLA)/supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA) for the combination of ublituximab and UKONIQ (umbralisib) (combination referred to as U2) for the treatment of adult patients with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) and Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma (SLL). And in December 2021, the TG Therapeutics presented favorable outcomes for patients treated with U2 with co-morbidities or concomitant medications and a retrospective analysis of the Unity-CLL Phase 3 Trial at the American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting. Thus, such advances in the market are anticipated to boost the demand for the availability of the CLL treatment, further driving the market growth.

Thus, the studied market is expanding, with the increase in research activities, and is anticipated to witness growth over the forecast period. However, the higher cost of the patented drugs and therapy is expected to restrain the growth of the market growth over the forecast period.