Article: Eyetech, Pfizer Go Before FDA Panel With Macugen.

Washington Editor

Eyetech Pharmaceuticals Inc. and partner Pfizer Inc. today are scheduled to present data supporting use of the potential blockbuster Macugen as a treatment for neovascular or wet age-related macular degeneration.

The partners will go before the Dermatologic and Ophthalmic Drugs Advisory Committee, which has been asked to decide, among other things, whether the trial data are sufficient and if the benefits of using Macugen outweigh the risks. The FDA is not bound by the panel's recommendations.

Already the agency awarded the New York-based firms priority-review status on the rolling new drug application filed June 17 under ...

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