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Kodiak Sciences: BEACON Phase 3 tarcocimab meets primary endpoint in retinal vein occlusion
Kodiak Sciences Inc.
- BEACON Phase 3 randomized 568 RVO patients to tarcocimab 5 mg q8w after 2 monthly loads vs aflibercept 2 mg q4w.
- Primary endpoint of non-inferior BCVA change at week 24 met in BRVO (p=0.0004) and overall RVO (p=0.0243).
- Tarcocimab dosed 4 times vs aflibercept 6 times in first 24 weeks, showing extended durability.
- Safety favorable: low intraocular inflammation (1.4% vs 0.4%); no vasculitis or retinal artery occlusion.
- Full primary results to be presented at ophthalmology congresses in September 2022.