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Alkahest Phase 2a Study AKST4290-202 in Refractory Wet AMD Meets Primary and Secondary Endpoints

Alkahest announced that its phase 2a trial of AKST4290, an orally-administered small molecule CCR3 inhibitor, met the primary endpoint of achieving an increase in best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) in patients with refractory wet or neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD). AKST4290 was also found to be safe and well-tolerated, meeting the secondary endpoint of the trial.