Article: ISTA Receives FDA Go-Ahead To Submit NDA For Vitrase.

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In the wake of the disappointing news last month that Vitrase, a single injection for treating vitreous hemorrhage, did not meet its primary endpoint, ISTA Pharmaceuticals Inc. had good news to share Wednesday.

The Irvine, Calif.-based company reported that the FDA gave it the green light to proceed with the preparation and submission of clinical and other sections of its new drug application and will consider visual acuity as the primary endpoint.

ISTAEs stock (NASDAQ:ISTA) rose 52.4 percent Wednesday, or 44 cents, to close at $1.27.

oItEs fairly significant, obviously,o said ISTA CEO Vicente Anido, explaining that ISTA ...

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