Unity’s UBX1325 Faces Uncertain Path Forward In AMD, But DME Still Looks Promising
Executive Summary
The company said the Phase II ENVISION study of the drug in wet age-related macular degeneration did not show non-inferiority to Eylea, leaving it with an uncertain path forward in that indication.
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