Uncategorized
Acucela Initiates Phase 3 Study of Emixustat Addressing Patients with Stargardt Disease
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Acucela Inc. (“Acucela”), a clinical-stage ophthalmology company and wholly-owned subsidiary of Kubota Pharmaceutical Holdings Co., Ltd. (Tokyo 4596), announced today that on November 7, 2018, the first patient has enrolled (FPFV; first patient first visit) in a study to evaluate Acucela’s leading drug candidate, emixustat hydrochloride (“emixustat”), in subjects with macular atrophy secondary to Stargardt disease. The study is a multi-center, randomized, double-masked