Novartis Back In AMD Game With ‘Potential Blockbuster’ Brolucizumab
Executive Summary
Novartis says nAMD eye treatment brolucizumab showed further advantages over Eylea in two Phase III studies, reinforcing plans to file in late 2018 for a commercial launch in 2019.
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