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MediPrint Announces Positive Results for Glaucoma Lens
MediPrint Ophthalmics has revealed positive findings from its Phase 2b clinical trial for LL-BMT1, a 3D-printed, drug-eluting contact lens designed to treat mild to moderate glaucoma. These results, presented by Ian Ben Gaddie, OD, FAAO, at the American Academy of…
Atsena & Nippon Shinyaku Partner on ATSN-101
Atsena Therapeutics, Inc. and Nippon Shinyaku Co., Ltd. have entered an exclusive licensing agreement to advance and commercialize ATSN-101, an investigational gene therapy for Leber congenital amaurosis type 1 (LCA1), in both the United States and Japan. ATSN-101 is designed…
Formosa: Positive Phase 3 Results for APP13007 in China
Formosa Pharmaceuticals recently announced the completion of CPN-303, a Phase 3 clinical trial conducted in Chinese cataract surgery patients to evaluate APP13007 (GPN00833). This trial, managed by Formosa’s licensee Grand Pharma (0512.HK), demonstrated positive top-line results, showcasing APP13007’s effectiveness in…
GenSight: Lumevoq Most Effective for ND4-LHON
GenSight Biologics recently published a meta-analysis focused on assessing the efficacy of various treatments for Leber Hereditary Optic Neuropathy (LHON) due to the MT-ND4 mitochondrial gene mutation, known as ND4-LHON. The study, which appears in Survey of Ophthalmology, represents a…
FDA Fast Tracks FLQ-101 for Retinopathy of Prematurity
The U.S. FDA has granted fast track designation to FLQ-101, FELIQS’ oral and intravenous solution targeting retinopathy of prematurity (ROP). This designation will accelerate the regulatory review process for FLQ-101, a promising treatment for a condition currently lacking approved preventative…
Santen, Arctic Vision to Launch ARVN001 in China
Clearside Biomedical has announced that Arctic Vision, its Asia-Pacific partner, has signed a commercial collaboration agreement with Santen Pharmaceutical Co. for ARVN001 (known in the United States as XIPERE) to treat uveitic macular edema (UME) and additional ophthalmic indications in…
FDA Approves LumiThera’s Valeda for Dry AMD Treatment
The U.S. FDA has granted LumiThera authorization to market its Valeda Light Delivery System, the first FDA-authorized device designed to treat vision loss in patients with dry age-related macular degeneration (AMD). This significant approval, obtained through the De Novo authorization…
Genentech: Vabysmo Effective for Diverse DME Patients
Genentech recently announced encouraging one-year results from its phase 4 ELEVATUM study evaluating Vabysmo (faricimab-svoa) for diabetic macular edema (DME) in racially and ethnically underrepresented populations. The findings, presented at the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) 2024 annual meeting in…
FDA Clears HG202 CRISPR Therapy for Wet AMD Trials
The U.S. FDA has granted investigational drug clearance for HG202, a pioneering CRISPR/Cas13Y RNA-editing therapy developed by HuidaGene to treat neovascular (wet) age-related macular degeneration (AMD). This milestone makes HG202 the first CRISPR/Cas13Y RNA-targeting therapy in clinical development and the…
BlueRock Therapeutics’ OpCT-001 Receives FDA Clearance
BlueRock Therapeutics, a subsidiary of Bayer, announced that the FDA has cleared its investigational new drug (IND) application for OpCT-001, a stem cell therapy designed to treat primary photoreceptor diseases. The clearance allows BlueRock to initiate a phase 1/2a clinical…