Genentech touts data for refillable eye implant in wet-AMD trial

Roche‘s (OTC:RHHBY) Genentech touted additional positive data last week from a Phase II study of its Port Delivery System, a refillable eye implant designed to deliver ranibizumab to treat wet age-related macular degeneration. The company first reported top-line results from the Phase II Ladder study in July. The implant is intended to allow wet-AMD patients to go for months without needing to see an ophthalmologist for treatment; the current standard of care for wet-AMD patients involves monthly injections of therapy. Get the full story at our sister site, Drug Delivery Business News. The post Genentech touts data for refillable eye implant in wet-AMD trial appeared first on MassDevice.
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