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5 Jul 2011

Lucentis Proven Effective for Diabetic Macular Oedema

Genentech has announced successful clinical results from the two Phase III trials of Lucentis against diabetic macular oedema.

Genentech has received possitive clinical results from the two Phase III trials of Lucentis (ranibizumab injection) in people with diabetic macular oedema.

 

The 36-month multicentre, randomised, double-masked and sham injection-controlled RISE and RIDE studies evaluated the efficacy and safety of Lucentis in patients with this condition.

 

The studies also demonstrated that Lucentis showed rapid and sustained improvement in vision compared to placebo injections.

 

The drug-related side effects include infections inside the eye, detached retinas, cataracts, nose and throat infections, headache and respiratory infections.

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