Iveric's Zimura Succeeds In Dry AMD Study

Stock Sees Three-Day Gain Of 283%

The New York-headquartered  firm, which recently decided to focus on gene therapy, has to decide whether to partner Zimura or go it alone.

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Shares in Iveric Bio are continuing to soar after the small US biotech said its lead asset Zimura slowed eyesight deterioration in patients with dry age-related macular degeneration (AMD).

Top-line data from a Phase IIb trial of Zimura (avacincaptad pegol) showed that the complement C5 inhibitor reduced the rate...

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