Novartis announces positive results from phase III KESTREL study of brolucizumab in diabetic macular oedema

In the study, brolucizumab met primary endpoint of non-inferiority to aflibercept in change in best-corrected visual acuity at 1-year mark and demonstrated improvement at the 6mg does in change of central subfield thickness from baseline between weeks 40 and 52.

SPS commentary:

Brolucizumab, a single-chain antibody fragment, is currently licensed for the treatment of adults with neovascular (wet) age-related macular degeneration.

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Biospace Inc.