Roche’s Vabysmo Sees The Only Growth In RVO

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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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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