MAPLE trial shows less intraocular inflammation after abicipar use

There was a decrease in the incidence of intraocular inflammation in the 28-week MAPLE study of abicipar pegol, Allergan and Molecular Partners announced in a press release.
The open-label study evaluated the safety of abicipar that was produced with a modified manufacturing process and used in 123 patients with neovascular age-related macular degeneration.
The incidence of intraocular inflammation was 8.9%, which was lower than the incidence observed in both the CEDAR and SEQUOIA phase 3 trials.
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