ALIM - Alimera's partner Ocumension gets China regulator nod to start diabetic macular edema study
Alimera Sciences (NASDAQ:ALIM) its partner Ocumension Therapeutics received approval from China's National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) for an application seeking to begin a phase 3 trial of fluocinolone acetonide intravitreal implant to treat diabetic macular edema (DME). DME is a complication of diabetes which can lead to vision loss. The company said the investigational new drug (IND) application is for the phase 3 trial, which is aimed at supporting a potential future new drug filing to get approval of the implant in mainland China.
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Alimera's partner Ocumension gets China regulator nod to start diabetic macular edema study