97% reduction in treatment burden at nine months after treatment with ABBV-RGX-314 Data consistent with that from multiple previous studies demonstrating favorable safety and efficacy profile Well tolerated with zero cases of intraocular inflammation in a setting of no prophylactic steroids Data highlight the potential of ABBV-RGX-314 to treat both eyes in wet AMD ROCKVILLE, Md. , Oct. 21, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- REGENXBIO Inc.
(Nasdaq: RGNX ) today announced positive data from the Phase II fellow eye sub-study evaluating the subretinal delivery of ABBV-RGX-314 in patients with bilateral wet age-related macular degeneration (wet AMD). The new data were presented at the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) meeting by Arshad Khanani , M.D.
, M.A., FASRS, Director of Clinical Research at Sierra Eye Associates, Reno, NV.
"The results presented at AAO from the Phase II sub-study, the first to evaluate a gene therapy in fellow eyes for wet AMD, demonstrate that ABBV-RGX-314 could be a treatment for patients with bilateral disease and add to the already-robust data demonstrating ABBV-RGX-314's potential to impact the treatment paradigm for patients with wet AMD," said Curran Simpson , President and Chief Executive Officer of REGENXBIO. "With more treated patients and the longest-term data of any gene therapy program for wet AMD, REGENXBIO, with our partner AbbVie, are well-positioned to bring the first gene therapy to market with the hope of preserving long-term vision for millions o.
