Roche Pharma India forays into Ophthalmology space with launch of Vabysmo
As the world's first bispecific antibody, Vabysmo is a single molecule designed to target and inhibit the effects of two targets, providing the benefits of two medicines in one.;
Written By : Ruchika Sharma
Medically Reviewed By : Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli
Published On 2024-03-06 10:40 GMT | Update On 2024-03-20 10:38 GMT
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Bengaluru: Roche Pharma India has forayed into the Ophthalmology space by launching Vabysmo (faricimab) for the treatment of eye diseases.
Neovascular or wet age-related macular degeneration (nAMD) and diabetic macular edema (DME), are two leading causes of vision loss worldwide.
Vabysmo is the first and only dual-pathway-inhibitor that uniquely targets and inhibits two disease pathways linked to a number of vision threatening retinal conditions.
It neutralises both angiopoietin-2 (Ang-2) and vascular endothelial growth factor-A (VEGF-A) which are key proteins involved in the development and progression of retinal conditions, contributing to vision loss by destabilising blood vessels in the eye.
As the world’s first bispecific antibody, Vabysmo is a single molecule designed to target and inhibit the effects of two targets, providing the benefits of two medicines in one.
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Original news source: https://www.uniindia.com/roche-pharma-launches-vabysmo-to-treat-eye-diseases/business-economy/news/3155717.html
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