Vabysmo shows sustained two-year results in difficult-to-treat eye disease subtype

28 August 2026

Swiss pharma major Roche (ROG:SIX) announced new two-year data from the Phase IIIb/IV SALWEEN study of Vabysmo (faricimab), presented at the 19th Asia-Pacific Vitreo-retina Society Congress in Australia on Friday.

The results showed sustained improvements in vision and retinal health in patients with polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy (PCV), an aggressive subtype of neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD) that accounts for up to 60% of nAMD cases in Asian populations.

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