Roche's Dry AMD Drug Lampalizumab Delivers Disappointment In Phase III
Executive Summary
Analysts had already been doubtful about the prospects for success in the Spectri study. A second Phase III trial is ongoing, but the candidate is already being removed from revenue models.
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