Acucela Initiates Phase 2 Clinical Trial Addressing Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Acucela Inc. (Tokyo: 4589) (“Acucela”), a clinical-stage ophthalmology company that specializes in identifying and developing novel therapeutics to treat and slow the progression of sight-threatening ophthalmic diseases, announced today that the company initiated a phase 2 clinical trial (ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02753400) with the successful enrollment of the first patient, to assess the benefits of emixustat hydrochloride (emixustat) for the treatment of pro
