Apellis Pharmaceuticals (APLS) Announces Results of Phase 3 DERBY and OAKS Studies in Geographic Atrophy, Plans NDA

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Apellis Announces Top-Line Results from Phase 3 DERBY and OAKS Studies in Geographic Atrophy (GA) and Plans to Submit NDA to FDA in the First Half of 2022

September 9, 2021 4:05 PM EDT

OAKS met the primary endpoint for both monthly and every-other-month treatment with pegcetacoplan, demonstrating a significant reduction in GA lesion growth of 22% (p=0.0003) and 16% (p=0.0052), respectively, compared to pooled sham at 12 monthsDERBY did not meet the primary endpoint of GA lesion growth, showing a reduction... More