There was disappointment for German drug major Bayer (BAYN: DE), when the German Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care (IQWiG) gave its opinion that its wet age-related macular degeneration treatment Eylea (aflibercept) offers no added benefit over the current standard therapy.
Such an added benefit cannot be derived from the dossier, however, as the manufacturer did not submit any suitable data for this comparison, the IQWiG said following its assessment under the Act on the Reform of the Market for Medicinal Products (AMNOG). The drug has been approved in Germany for this indication since November 2012.
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