Aerie Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Announces Acceleration Of Expected Timeline For Reporting Efficacy Results From Phase 3 Registration Trial (“Rocket 1”) Of Rhopressa™

BEDMINSTER, N.J. & RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. & NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aerie Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:AERI), a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of first-in-class therapies for the treatment of patients with glaucoma and other diseases of the eye, announced today the acceleration of the expected timeline for reporting efficacy results from the Company’s 400-patient Phase 3 registration trial (“Rocket 1”) of RhopressaTM, a novel once-daily, triple-action eye drop being tested for its ability to lower intraocular pressure (IOP) in patients with glaucoma or ocular hypertension. Rocket 1 and a second Phase 3 registration trial (“Rocket 2”) will measure efficacy over three months. The primary efficacy endpoint of the trials is to demonstrate non-inferiority of RhopressaTM compared to timolol for the lowering of IOP. Timolol is the most widely used comparator in registration trials for lowering of IOP. In addition, there is a 12 month safety component to Rocket 2 and the Company is conducting a safety-only study in Canada, named “Rocket 3.”

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