INCHEON, Korea – June 30, 2020 – Samsung Bioepis Co., Ltd. today announced the initiation of Phase 3 clinical trial for SB15, the company's proposed biosimilar referencing Eylea^®  (aflibercept). The Phase 3 clinical trial for SB15 (aflibercept) is a randomised, double-masked, parallel group, multicenter study to compare the efficacy, safety, pharmacokinetics, and immunogenicity between SB15 and Eylea^® in 446 patients with neovascular age-related macular degeneration. For more information, please visit clinicaltrials.gov (NCT #04450329).
 

Samsung Bioepis has two ophthalmology biosimilar candidates in clinical development, SB11 (ranibizumab) and SB15 (aflibercept). The company has recently announced 24-week interim results from a Phase 3 clinical trial for SB11.
 

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