Nov 9 (Reuters) - UNITY Biotechnology Inc UBX.O :
* UNITY BIOTECHNOLOGY ANNOUNCES IMPROVEMENT IN VISUAL ACUITY
SUSTAINED THROUGH 24 WEEKS FOLLOWING SINGLE DOSE OF UBX1325 IN
PHASE 1 STUDY OF PATIENTS WITH ADVANCED VASCULAR EYE DISEASE
* UNITY BIOTECHNOLOGY INC - MAJORITY OF PATIENTS WITH DME
ACROSS
ALL DOSES HAD RAPID IMPROVEMENTS IN VISION
* UNITY BIOTECHNOLOGY - PATIENTS IN HIGHER DOSE COHORTS
SHOWED
MEAN GAIN OF 9.5 ETDRS LETTERS IN BCVA AT 24 WEEKS AFTER SINGLE
INJECTION OF UBX1325
* UNITY BIOTECHNOLOGY INC - MAJORITY OF WET AMD PATIENTS
TREATED
WITH UBX1325 SHOWED RAPID GAINS IN VISUAL ACUITY
* UNITY BIOTECHNOLOGY INC - PHASE 2 STUDY IN WET AMD IS
PLANNED
FOR FIRST HALF OF 2022, WITH 12-WEEK DATA EXPECTED IN SECOND
HALF OF YEAR
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