EyeGate Pharmaceuticals - OBG pivotal study recruitment on schedule
EyeGate’s Ocular Bandage Gel (OBG) is progressing in its ongoing pivotal study in corneal wound healing following photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) surgery. The firm recently met its 75% recruitment target (planned n=260 patients) and data are expected by YE19. If positive, it should lead to a market approval filing in H120. EyeGate will shortly begin a follow-on pilot study in punctate epitheliopathies (PE), a much larger indication that is related to dry eye disease (DED). Prior OBG PRK studies showed improved wound healing and a prior PE pilot trial showed improvement in patient symptoms,...