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Eyestem files for IND approval for its product to treat geographic atrophy, the largest cause of incurable blindness in the world for people over 50
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], June 6: Dry age-related macular degeneration (dry AMD) is the largest cause of incurable blindness in the world for patients over 50 years. 170 million people suffer from this disease around the world, 25 million of which are in India. These numbers will, unfortunately, increase in the coming decades as our population ages. […]
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], June 6: Dry age-related macular degeneration (dry AMD) is the largest cause of incurable blindness in the world for patients over 50 years. 170 million people suffer from this disease around the world, 25 million of which are in India. These numbers will, unfortunately, increase in the coming decades as our population ages. The more severe version of dry AMD is geographic atrophy, and no therapy is available to arrest or reverse this loss of vision.
Eyestem Research today announced the submission of an Investigational New Drug (IND) application to the Central Drugs Standards Control Organization, India (CDSCO) to begin first-in-human trials of Eyecyte-RPE
for subjects with medium- and late-stage geographic atrophy, secondary to dry AMD.
Dr. Rajani Battu, Chief Medical Officer of Eyestem Research, said, “We are excited to start human trials for Eyecyte-RPE. Dry AMD is a huge disease burden, and this therapy has the potential to make a meaningful difference in our patient’s lives.”
