Novel integrin peptide therapy yields visual acuity gains on par with Avastin for DME

BOSTON β€” Sequential therapy with 1 mg ALG-1001 yielded equivalent visual acuity gains as treatment with bevacizumab monotherapy in patients with diabetic macular edema, according to a study presented here.β€œThe safety profile was excellent. There was very little in the way of [serious adverse events] at all,” David Boyer, MD, said at the American Society of Retina Specialists meeting, where he delivered topline results for the phase 2 stage 2 DEL MAR study.

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