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Ophthotech Announces Results from Pivotal Phase 3 Trials of Fovista® in Wet Age-Related Macular Degeneration

December 12, 2016 1:00 AM EST

No benefit observed upon addition of Fovista® to monthly Lucentis® regimen for the treatment of wet age-related macular degeneration - Conference Call and Webcast Today, December 12, 2016 at 8:30 a.m. ET -

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Ophthotech Corporation (Nasdaq: OPHT) today announced that the pre-specified primary endpoint of mean change in visual acuity at 12 months was not achieved in its two pivotal Phase 3 clinical trials investigating the superiority of Fovista® (pegpleranib) anti-PDGF therapy in combination with Lucentis® (ranibizumab) anti-VEGF therapy... More