Novartis' Brolucizumab Shows Dose Advantage Over Eylea In nAMD Trials

Prospects for Novartis' nAMD eye treatment brolucizumab rose on news the novel anti VEGF treatment met primary and key secondary endpoints in two Phase III studies compared to Eylea, using less dosing.

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Novartis' Brolucizumab Met Primary Endpoints In nAMD patients In Ph III Studies Versus Aflibercept • Source: Shutterstock

Novartis AG's novel RTH258 (brolucizumab) has displayed an important differentiator and potential competitive advantage in twin Phase III studies for treating neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD) by showing top-line non-inferiority to Eylea (aflibercept), with more half of the patients dosed every 12 weeks, versus every eight weeks for the comparator.

In the HARRIER trial, 52% of patients were maintained exclusively on every 12-week dosing, while that rose to 57% in the parallel HAWK evaluation

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