High-Dose Eylea’s Improved Durability Could Protect Regeneron’s Market Share
As Roche’s Vabysmo Mounts Threat
• By Ayisha Sharma
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The US firm’s high-dose reformulation of Eylea reduced dosing burden for patients with DME and wet AMD in two pivotal studies and could match Roche’s rival drug.
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Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Bayer AG’s Eylea has shown improved durability at a higher dose in two pivotal ocular disease studies, helping retain its competitiveness against the likes of Roche Holding AG’s Vabysmo.
The Phase III PHOTON and PULSAR studies investigated aflibercept, the active ingredient in Eylea, at a high 8mg dose in...
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