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Positive Results of Clinical Trial Comparing Coherus’ Ranibizumab Biosimilar Candidate CHS-201 to Reference Product Lucentis® (Ranibizumab) in the Treatment of Neovascular (Wet) Age-Related Macular Degeneration (nAMD) Presented at Retina Society Annual Scientific Meeting
“Neovascular age-related macular degeneration destroys the sharp, central vision needed to see clearly and can affect daily activities like reading, driving, and watching television. It is responsible for more than 90 percent of AMD-related severe visual loss which has a significant deleterious impact on a patient’s quality of life,” said
“CHS-201 is another example of our commitment to bring patients and providers choice without compromise, and, if approved, will enable retinal specialists to make a proven, safe, and essential therapy accessible to more patients with retinal vascular disorders,” said
CHS-201 (also known as FYB201) is being developed as a proposed biosimilar to the reference product, Lucentis® (ranibizumab). In 2019,
About the COLUMBUS-AMD Study
A total of 477 patients with newly diagnosed subfoveal nAMD were randomized 1:1 to receive CHS-201 or reference Lucentis every four weeks for up to 48 weeks. The primary endpoint of the study was change from baseline in best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) measured by Early Treatment Diabetic Retinopathy Study (ETDRS) letters after 8 weeks. Secondary endpoints included change from baseline in BCVA at 48 weeks, change from baseline in FCB retinal thickness at 48 weeks, safety and immunogenicity.
The study results demonstrated a mean BCVA improvement from baseline at eight weeks with an equal median change of 5.0 ETDRS letters for both CHS-201 and Lucentis® treatment groups. The mean change (SD) was 5.1 (7.52) ETDRS letters for CHS-201 and 5.6 (8.63) for Lucentis in the full analysis set population. Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA) least squares mean difference for the change from baseline in BCVA at week eight between CHS-201 and Lucentis was -0.4 ETDRS letters, with a 90 percent confidence interval of -1.6 to 0.9, well within the predefined equivalence margin of -3.5 to 3.5. Patients in both treatment groups experienced similar reductions in foveal center point (FCP) and foveal central subfield (FCS) retinal thickness, as well as total lesion area. Reduction in the proportion of patients with active CNV leakage and increase in the proportion of patients with a fluid-free macula were similar in both treatment groups. Overall, the frequency and type of ocular adverse events (AEs), including rates of intraocular inflammation, were comparable between the treatment groups. Most AEs were of mild or moderate intensity, and no clinically meaningful differences were identified. CHS-201 and Lucentis had comparable immunogenicity profiles.
Results of the study were published online in
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