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New EU indication for Novartis's Lucentis

 
• By Alexandra Shimmings

Novartis's Lucentis (ranibizumab) has now received EU approval for a fourth indication: choroidal neovascularization (CNV) secondary to pathologic myopia (myopic CNV).

Novartis's Lucentis (ranibizumab) has now received EU approval for a fourth indication: choroidal neovascularization (CNV) secondary to pathologic myopia (myopic CNV).

The anti-VEGF product is the first licensed therapy to improve vision in patients with visual impairment due to choroidal neovascularization...

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