EyeGate Pharmaceuticals Completes Enrollment in Both PRK and PE Pilot Studies

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WALTHAM, Mass., Sept. 24, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- EyeGate Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: EYEG) a clinical-stage, specialty pharmaceutical company with two proprietary platform technologies for treating diseases and disorders of the eye, announced today that patient enrollment is complete in the next two pilot studies using the Hyaluronic Acid (HA) polymer for both photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) and punctate epitheliopathies (PE). The Company is also on track to report top-line data from both studies in the fourth quarter of 2018, which evaluate the efficacy of EyeGate’s Ocular Bandage Gel (OBG) HA in wound healing.

Barbara Wirostko M.D., Chief Medical Officer of EyeGate, said, “We are pleased to announce that pilot studies for PRK and PE are both now fully enrolled.” Dr. Wirostko continued, “We have achieved yet another significant milestone toward commercialization of our proprietary and novel crosslinked HA eye drop and we look forward to building on the existing data.”

The PRK study has 45 enrolled subjects undergoing a bilateral procedure in a reading center masked trial evaluating the ability of EyeGate’s OBG to manage the re-epithelialization of large corneal epithelial defects in patients having undergone PRK surgery. The PE study, with 30 enrolled subjects, assesses the ability of OBG to reduce corneal staining, a sign of corneal damage, in patients with PE due to pathologies such as dry eye.

About EyeGate
EyeGate is a clinical-stage specialty pharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing products using its two proprietary platform technologies for treating diseases and disorders of the eye.

EyeGate’s OBG platform is based on a cross-linked thiolated carboxymethyl hyaluronic acid (CMHA-S), a modified form of the natural polymer hyaluronic acid, which is a gel that possesses unique physical and chemical properties such as hydrating and healing when applied to the ocular surface. The ability of CMHA-S to adhere longer to the ocular surface, resist degradation and protect the ocular surface makes it well-suited for treating various ocular surface injuries including surgical trauma.

EGP-437, EyeGate’s other product in clinical trials, incorporates a reformulated topically active corticosteroid, Dexamethasone Phosphate that is delivered into the ocular tissues through EyeGate’s proprietary innovative drug delivery system, the EyeGate II Delivery System. For more information, please visit www.EyeGatePharma.com.

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Forward-Looking Statements
Some of the statements in this press release are “forward-looking” and are made pursuant to the safe harbor provision of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These “forward-looking” statements include statements relating to, among other things, the commercialization efforts and other regulatory or marketing approval efforts pertaining to EyeGate’s products, including EyeGate’s EGP-437 combination product and the EyeGate OBG product, as well as the success thereof, with such approvals or success may not be obtained or achieved on a timely basis or at all. These statements involve risks and uncertainties that may cause results to differ materially from the statements set forth in this press release, including, among other things, certain risk factors described under the heading “Risk Factors” contained in EyeGate’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 2, 2018 or described in EyeGate’s other public filings. EyeGate’s results may also be affected by factors of which EyeGate is not currently aware. The forward-looking statements in this press release speak only as of the date of this press release. EyeGate expressly disclaims any obligation or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to such statements to reflect any change in its expectations with regard thereto or any changes in the events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statement is based.

Contact
Joseph Green / Andrew Gibson
Edison Advisors for EyeGate Pharmaceuticals
646-653-7030 / 7719
jgreen@edisongroup.com / agibson@edisongroup.com 

Source: EyeGate Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Released September 24, 2018