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Regeneron Announces Clinical Presentations at ASRS 2011 Annual Meeting
The presentations are:
- "Analysis of 2,457 Patients in the Phase 3 VIEW 1 and VIEW 2 Studies Comparing VEGF Trap-Eye and Ranibizumab in Neovascular AMD" will be presented by
Jeffrey S. Heier , M.D. onSunday, August 21 at8:21 a.m.
- "One-year Results of the DA VINCI Study of VEGF Trap-Eye in DME" will be presented by
Diana V. Do , M.D. onSunday, August 21 at2:48 p.m.
- "The 6-Month (Primary Endpoint) Results of the Phase 3 GALILEO Study: VEGF Trap-Eye in CRVO" will be presented by Jean-Francois Korobelnik, M.D. on
Monday, August 22 at8:20 a.m.
- "Trap-Eye in CRVO: 1-year Results of the Phase 3 COPERNICUS Study" will be presented by
W. Lloyd Clark , M.D. onMonday, August 22 at8:28 a.m.
About EYLEA™ (aflibercept injection)
Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF) is a naturally occurring protein in the body. Its normal role in a healthy organism is to trigger formation of new blood vessels (angiogenesis) supporting the growth of the body's tissues and organs. However, in certain diseases, such as age-related macular degeneration, it is also associated with the growth of abnormal new blood vessels in the eye, which exhibit vascular permeability and lead to edema.
EYLEA, also known as VEGF Trap-Eye, is a fully human fusion protein, consisting of portions of VEGF receptors 1 and 2, that binds all forms of VEGF-A along with the related Placental Growth Factor (PlGF). EYLEA is a specific and highly potent blocker of these growth factors. EYLEA is specially purified and contains iso-osmotic buffer concentrations, allowing for injection into the eye.
About
Regeneron is a fully integrated biopharmaceutical company that discovers, develops, and commercializes medicines for the treatment of serious medical conditions. In addition to ARCALYST® (rilonacept) Injection for Subcutaneous Use, its first commercialized product, Regeneron has therapeutic candidates in Phase 3 clinical trials for the potential treatment of gout, diseases of the eye (wet age-related macular degeneration, central retinal vein occlusion, and diabetic macular edema), and certain cancers. Additional therapeutic candidates developed from proprietary Regeneron technologies for creating fully human monoclonal antibodies are in earlier stage development programs in rheumatoid arthritis and other inflammatory conditions, pain, cholesterol reduction, allergic and immune conditions, and cancer. Additional information about Regeneron and recent news releases are available on Regeneron's web site at www.regeneron.com.
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