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In the news release, Regeneron Announces FDA Approval of EYLEA(TM) (aflibercept) Injection for the Treatment of Wet Age-Related Macular Degeneration, issued 18-Nov-2011 by Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. over PR Newswire, the third paragraph, second sentence, should read "EYLEA offers the potential of achieving the efficacy we've come to expect from current anti-VEGF agents, but with less frequent injections and monitoring." The complete, corrected release follows: Regeneron Announces FDA...
TARRYTOWN, N.Y., Nov. 18, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: REGN) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved EYLEA( )(aflibercept) Injection, known in the scientific literature as VEGF Trap-Eye, for the treatment of patients with neovascular (wet) Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD) at a recommended dose of 2 milligrams (mg) every four weeks (monthly) for the first 12 weeks, followed by 2 mg every eight weeks...
Maintains clearness of vision in those with wet age-related macular degeneration SILVER SPRING, Md., Nov. 18, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Eylea (aflibercept) to treat patients with wet (neovascular) age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a leading cause of vision loss and blindness in Americans ages 60 and older. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20090824/FDALOGO) AMD gradually destroys a person's sharp, central vision. It...
TARRYTOWN, N.Y., Nov. 18, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: REGN) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved EYLEA( )(aflibercept) Injection, known in the scientific literature as VEGF Trap-Eye, for the treatment of patients with neovascular (wet) Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD) at a recommended dose of 2 milligrams (mg) every four weeks (monthly) for the first 12 weeks, followed by 2 mg every eight weeks (2...
NEW YORK, Oct. 19, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- It is well known that ophthalmologists around the world often prescribe Avastin (bevacizumab) off-label for wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD) over the approved treatment Lucentis (ranibizumabintravitreal) due to cost and the belief that the two have similar efficacy. AMD Alliance International (AMDAI) is calling for ophthalmologists to stop this practice in light of a concerning surge in eye infections over the past month in patients being...
Older people are at increased risk of several eye diseases, including age-related macular degeneration (AMD), cataracts, and glaucoma. AMD can cause profound loss of central vision due to the breakdown of the eye's light-sensing cells in the retina. Cataracts cloud vision through clumping of proteins in the eye's lens. Glaucoma damages the optic nerve often due to increased pressure in the eye. The increase in type 2 diabetes, which is more common in older Americans and especially minorities,...
INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev., Sept. 8, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- PDL BioPharma, Inc. (PDL) (NASDAQ: PDLI) today announced revenue guidance for the third quarter ending September 30, 2011, of approximately $83 million, as compared with actual results of $86 million for the third quarter of 2010, a three percent decrease. On a year-to-date basis, total anticipated revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2011, is $288 million as compared with actual results of $269 million for the nine months...
TARRYTOWN, N.Y., Aug. 17, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: REGN) today announced that clinical data from four separate clinical studies of EYLEA(TM) (aflibercept injection) will be presented at the upcoming American Society of Retina Specialists (ASRS) meeting on Sunday, August 21 and Monday, August 22, 2011 in Boston, Massachusetts. The presentations are: "Analysis of 2,457 Patients in the Phase 3 VIEW 1 and VIEW 2 Studies Comparing VEGF Trap-Eye and...
INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev., July 11, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- PDL BioPharma, Inc. (PDL) (NASDAQ: PDLI) announced a favorable ruling today, specifically, that on July 7, 2011, the Second Judicial District Court of Nevada ruled in favor of PDL on two motions to dismiss filed by Genentech and F. Hoffmann LaRoche, Ltd. (Roche) in PDL's lawsuit related to the 2003 settlement agreement with Genentech. The court denied Genentech and Roche's motion to dismiss four of PDL's five claims for relief and,...
TARRYTOWN, N.Y. and BERLIN, June 28, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: REGN) and Bayer HealthCare today announced that Bayer Yakuhin, Ltd., Osaka, Japan, has submitted an application to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) in Japan for marketing authorization for EYLEA(TM), also known as VEGF Trap-Eye, for the treatment of the neovascular form of age-related macular degeneration (wet AMD). Regeneron and Bayer HealthCare are collaborating on the...
