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Oculis’s OCS-01 Sparkles Treating Front-Of-Eye Inflammation

Swiss Biotech To Now Talk With FDA On Two Phase III Designs

 
• By Sten Stovall

Oculis’s eyedrop OCS-01 showed high efficacy treating post-cataract inflammation in front of the eye, adding to its effective use in back-of-the-eye conditions.

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Positive Phase II front-of-the-eye data builds on good back-of-eye disease results. • Source: Shutterstock

With two successful Phase II programs in hand for its lead ocular therapy, Swiss biotech Oculis will now engage with the US Food and Drug Administration to agree a path forward and the design of pivotal studies assessing its daily OCS-01 eyedrop as a treatment for both inflammation and pain following cataract surgery as well as for diabetic macular edema (DME).

OCS-01 is a proprietary nanoparticle formulation of the steroid dexamethasone, that has been designed as a topical treatment for ocular...

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