Market Trends of Asia-Pacific Cancer Vaccines Industry
Preventive Vaccines is Expected to Show Better Growth Over the Forecast Period.
Preventive vaccines or prophylactic vaccines are vaccines intended to prevent cancer in healthy people. These vaccines work by preventing infectious agents that cause or contribute to the development of cancer. These vaccines are similar to traditional vaccines that help prevent infectious diseases, such as polio and measles, by protecting the body against infections. Most preventive vaccines stimulate the production of antibodies, which bind to specifically targeted microbes and block their ability to cause infection.
Also, the initiative to control cancer cases by providing early diagnosis is driving the growth of this segment. For instance, in January 2022, the Healthy China Action Plan updated its norms for further specified objectives and strategies for gradually improving screening coverage of cervical cancer, promoting Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination, and improving the accessibility of HPV vaccines by 2030 in China.
Hence, owing to these factors, along with the rising burden of cancer, the market is expected to witness significant growth over the forecast period.
Japan is Expected to Witness High Growth Over the Forecast Period.
Japan is expected to witness high growth over the forecast period owing to the high number of cancer cases, clinical trials for cancer vaccines launched, and emphasis on early cancer diagnosis. The growing number of cancer cases is expected to drive the growth of the studied market in Japan. For instance, Globocan reported that 1.078 million cancer cases were recorded in Japan in the year 2025, and this number is expected to increase to 1.110 million by 2030 and by 1.128 million by 2040. thus, rising cancer cases are expected to drive the growth of the studied market in the country.
Further, clinical trials and novel vaccine development are expected to drive the growth of the studied market in the country. For instance, research published by the National Centre for Biotechnology Information in April 2021 reported that TAS0313, a novel cancer vaccine cocktail, was developed to overcome the disadvantages of previously developed short and long-peptide vaccines; it comprises several long peptides targeting multiple cancer antigens. We evaluated TAS0313 monotherapy in Japanese patients with advanced solid tumors for which no other therapies were available. Thus, such studies are leading to novel drug development that is contributing to the studied market growth in Japan.
