Global Antisense Oligonucleotides Market - 2025-2033

The global antisense oligonucleotides market reached US$ 2,985.97 million in 2024 and is expected to reach US$ 5,286.96 million by 2033, growing at a CAGR of 6.5% during the forecast period 2025-2033.

Executive Summary

Antisense oligonucleotides (ASOs) are synthetic RNA molecules that bind to complementary nucleic acid sequences, affecting their functions. They are an emerging class of drugs that directly regulate disease-causing genes and their variants, offering an alternative to traditional protein-specific therapies.

Market Dynamics: Drivers & Restraints

Rising Prevalence of Genetic Disorders

The exponential rise in genetic disorders, particularly DMD and SMA, is a crucial factor influencing the development of the worldwide ASO market. For instance, rare diseases affect a small number of individuals, but with over 7000 types, the global burden is significant. 300 million people live with rare diseases, especially in low-income countries. Genetic causes account for 80%, and 70% in childhood, and diagnosis takes 4-8 years.

The high prevalence of genetic rare diseases, affecting 300 million people globally, necessitates the use of targeted therapies like antisense oligonucleotides (ASOs). With 80% of rare diseases being genetic and diagnosis time-consuming, ASOs offer a promising treatment option.

High Development Costs and Regulatory Hurdles

In spite of having considerable potential, ASO development incurs huge costs and follows high and mighty stringent regulations, both of which cause serious impediments. Clinical trials involve a pretty large budget, and the pathways for approval are complicated because they concentrate on safety issues. This ultimately limits entry for smaller biotech companies and decelerates overall growth. For instance, the spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) treatment involves an ASO with a cost of $125,000 per injection, followed by a $750,000 initial cost and an annual cost of $375,000 thereafter.

Segment Analysis

The global antisense oligonucleotides market is segmented based on drug type, indication and region.

Drug Type:

Eteplirsen segment is expected to dominate the antisense oligonucleotides with the highest market share

Eteplirsen injection is utilized to treat Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) in patients with a confirmed dystrophin gene mutation, which results in exon 51 skipping, a rare, inherited muscle disease caused by the absence of dystrophin protein.

These are the first antisense oligonucleotide therapy products marketed as (Exondys 51) Eteplirsen by Sarepta Therapeutics for the treatment of Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). The approval of the above product by the U.S. FDA in September 2016 has been heralded as a great leap forward in the medical management of DMD.

This product (Exondys 51) has a revenue of 540.57 million which is qute dominating segment than other drugs involved in this market and indeed expected to dominate during the forecast period.

Geographical Analysis

North America is expected to hold a significant position in the antisense oligonucleotides market share

North America holds a substantial position in the antisense oligonucleotides market and is expected to hold most of the market share owing to highest revenue by the drugs manufactured by different companies. For instance, OXLUMO (Lumasiran) has total revenue of 1,09,839 out of which 38,159 are generated from United States whereas Givosiran (GIVLAARI) has total revenue of 2,19,251 out of which 1,41,954 has been generated from United States.

Hence, this implies United States are expected to dominate due to significant investments, rise in research and developments, collaborations and partnerships and others factors help the overall country and region to dominate during the forecast period.

Also, other factors include, strong investments in R&D, well-established biotechnology infrastructure, and increasing incidences of genetic disorders like Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) and spinal muscular atrophy (SMA).

Competitive Landscape

The major global players in the Antisense Oligonucleotides market include Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Sarepta Therapeutics, Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Percheron Therapeutics, Isarna Therapeutics GmbH, Novartis AG, Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Akcea Pharma, Genzyme and Biogen among others.

Key Developments
• In January 2024, Vanda Pharmaceuticals has received approval from the FDA for an Investigational New Drug application to evaluate VCA-894A (Antisense Oligonucleotide) for treating Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, axonal, type 2S (CMT2S), caused by cryptic splice site variants in the IGHMBP2 gene.

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