Retinal vein occlusion (RVO) is a minor indication for Roche Holding AG’s Vabysmo (faricimab), which has just been approved for this use in Europe. But the angiopoietin-2 and VEGF bispecific has one thing its RVO rivals do not: sales that are forecast to rise.
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Sales of the Swiss group’s bispecific in retinal vein occlusion are forecast to increase out to 2030 as sales of Eylea and Lucentis fall.

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