As previously disclosed, the contract manufacturing organization (CMO) for XIPERE has been completing certain requalification activities within its facility. While these manufacturing activities are not specifically related to XIPERE, the CMO has advised Clearside that they continue to impact the timing of its production. Although extensive progress has been made, the CMO needs to resolve a final step affecting the proper functioning of its filling line equipment in order to produce the required stability batches to generate the data necessary for the XIPERE NDA resubmission. As a result, and due in part to COVID-19 related challenges that have impacted work schedules, the CMO has informed Clearside that there will be a delay in completing the necessary corrective action. Based on this current information, Clearside now expects to resubmit the XIPERE NDA in the fourth quarter of 2020.
In conjunction with this update,
“We remain firmly committed to receiving approval from the
“Our other pipeline programs and external collaborations are not impacted by this timing, as there are separate CMOs for the SCS Microinjector®, CLS-AX (axitinib injectable suspension), and other compounds to be used in various clinical trials by our partners. We remain on track to submit an Investigational New Drug (IND) application in mid-2020 for CLS-AX in wet age-related macular degeneration, which would potentially enable us to initiate a Phase 1/2a clinical trial before the end of this year. We also expect a number of IND submissions in 2020 from our clinical development partners in gene therapy and ocular cancer utilizing our SCS Microinjector,” concluded Dr. Lasezkay.
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About XIPERE™ (triamcinolone acetonide suprachoroidal injectable suspension)
XIPERETM (triamcinolone acetonide suprachoroidal injectable suspension), formerly known as CLS-TA, is a proprietary suspension of the corticosteroid triamcinolone acetonide formulated for administration to the back of the eye for the treatment of macular edema associated with uveitis. Clearside’s patented technology is designed to deliver drug to the suprachoroidal space located between the choroid and the outer protective layer of the eye, known as the sclera. Suprachoroidal injection enables the rapid and adequate dispersion of medicine to the back of the eye, offering the potential for the medicine to act longer and minimize harm to the surrounding healthy parts of the eye. Bausch + Lomb, a leading global eye health business of Bausch Health Companies Inc., has the exclusive license for the commercialization and development of XIPERE in
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