Geographic Atrophy

At ARVO 2023, 24-month data suggests the change from baseline in GA lesion growth consistently favored pegcetacoplan vs. sham across subgroups in DERBY and OAKS trials.

In an interview at ARVO 2023, Danzig discusses the post-hoc analysis from the GATHER trials, showing that a reduced rate of vision loss in patients receiving avacincaptad pegol was correlated with reduced GA growth.

At ARVO 2023, Caroline Baumal, MD, chief medical officer of Apellis Pharmaceuticals, discussed new phase 3 functional analyses of pegcetacoplan injection, the future of the GA treatment landscape, and the next unmet need in ophthalmology.

Eyes treated with pegcetacoplan showed a significantly slower GA lesion progression rate compared with sham, and slower growth rate toward the fovea.