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|Articles|October 15, 2002

Head-to-head trial: Phase III study tests options for wet AMD

Fort Worth, TX-Alcon Research Ltd. is enrolling about 500 patients in a phase III study to compare the effects of anecortave acetate versus verteporfin (Visudyne, Novartis) photodynamic therapy for the treatment of wet age-related macular degeneration.

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