Pegcetacoplan: Beginning a New Era in Treatment for GA, by Caroline Baumal, M.D.

Published Date: 04 May 2023

The chief medical officer of Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Caroline Baumal, MD, spoke at ARVO 2023 about the next unmet need in ophthalmology, new phase 3 functional analyses of pegcetacoplan injection, and the future of the GA treatment landscape.

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