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    The first in 5 years!

    • Last Update: 2021-11-01
    • Source: Internet
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    On the 23rd, Roche announced that the US FDA has approved Susvimo ​​for the treatment of patients with wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD)


    Wet AMD is the main cause of vision loss in people over 60 years old, and there are approximately 20 million patients worldwide


    The current standard treatment is to inject anti-VEGF antibody drugs into the eye.


    Susvimo ​​implants a transplant that can be regularly refilled with medication in the patient's eye.


    ▲Introduction to Susvimo ​​(picture source: Roche official website)

    This approval is based on the positive results of a pivotal, randomized, double-blind, multi-center, open-label Phase 3 clinical trial


    Reference materials:

    [1] FDA approves Roche's Susvimo, a first-of-its-kind therapeutic approach for neovascular or “wet” age-related macular degeneration (nAMD).


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