October 19th 2024
The study is now expected to be fully enrolled with all 300 patients randomized by the end of 2024.
Study zeroes in on new target for treatment of one type of macular degeneration
July 10th 2024A team of researchers at the Ohio State University found that in mice an enzyme related to cell growth and division is a culprit in the blood vessel invasion in the back of the eye that causes blurred central vision in wet AMD.
UC Davis researchers administer Phase 3 ABBV-RGX-314, a gene therapy treatment for wet AMD
September 5th 2023The experimental gene therapy was administered as a treatment in part of a randomized, partially masked, controlled, phase 3 clinical study evaluating the efficacy and safety of an experimental therapy, ABBV-RGX-314, for wet AMD.
FDA approves Regeneron’s aflibercept injection 8mg for treatment of DME, DR, wet AMD
August 19th 2023According to Regeneron, the approval was based on data in the PULSAR and PHOTON trials, in which the drug demonstrated clinically equivalent vision gains to aflibercept Injection 2 mg that were maintained with fewer injections.
ASRS 2023: Clearside Biomedical’s suprachoroidal injection platform taking stage in Seattle
July 30th 2023According to Clearside Biomedical, a pair of presentations at the ASRS annual meeting in Seattle highlight CLS-AX as a potential treatment option for wet AMD treatment with a new mechanism of action and the possibility for longer duration of effect than current therapies.