The current treatment approach for high-grade Osteosarcoma is conventional surgical resection of the primary tumor, along with systemic chemotherapies and radiation therapies in case of metastases and recurrence. Despite the rarity of Osteosarcoma, cancer poses a major global health burden with a global incidence rate of 5.6 cases per 1 million people (0-15 years of age).
Thus, any novel treatment under development in the Osteosarcoma market is eligible to earn Orphan drug status. The rare or orphan status of Osteosarcoma, however, has impacted the Osteosarcoma market in a somewhat negative way, as the revenue contribution from the Osteosarcoma pharmaceutical...
