Malignant Melanoma – Epidemiology – Mature Markets

DRG Epidemiology’s coverage of malignant melanoma comprises epidemiological estimates of key patient populations across 45 countries worldwide. We report both the incidence and prevalence of malignant melanoma for each country as well as annualized case counts projected to the national population.

Most patient populations are forecast over a period of 20 years for the major mature pharmaceutical markets and 10 years for the other countries covered in this report. In addition to forecasting incident and prevalent patient populations, the number of drug-treatment opportunities at specific lines of therapy are forecast across the major mature pharmaceutical markets.

DRG Epidemiology’s malignant melanoma forecast will answer the following questions:

  • How will improvements in survival change the number of people diagnosed with malignant melanoma per year?
  • How will decreasing recurrence risk change the number of people living with malignant melanoma?
  • Of all people diagnosed with malignant melanoma, how many in each country across the major mature pharmaceutical markets are drug-treated?
  • How will demographic trends, such as population aging and improving life expectancy, affect the epidemiology of malignant melanoma over the forecast period?

All forecast data are available on the DRG Insights Platform in tabular format, with options to download to MS Excel. All populations are accompanied by a comprehensive description of the methods and data sources used, with hyperlinks to external sources. A summary evidence table generated as part of our systematic review of the epidemiological literature is also provided for full transparency into research and methods. In addition, we provide a graphical depiction of the patient flow between or within different disease states for the countries considered in this report. These patient flow diagrams are provided at the regional level but may be requested for any specific country or forecast year.

DRG Epidemiology provides at least ten years of forecast data for the following malignant melanoma patient populations:

  • Diagnosed incident cases by stage.
  • Diagnosed prevalent cases by resectability status.
  • First recurrence by site.
  • First regional recurrence by resectability status.
  • Second recurrence by site.
  • Second regional recurrence by resectability status.
  • First-line unresectable BRAF+ve and BRAF-ve DTP subpopulation(s).
  • Adjuvant drug-treatable population.
  • Other lines of treatment.

… and many more (details available on request).

Note: Coverage may vary by country and region.