Cambium Announces FDA Permission to Begin Two Phase III Studies On Elate Ocular® Biologic for Dry Eye

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Studies to Evaluate Standardized, Novel, Enriched Biologic for Ocular Graft-vs.-Host Disease and Moderate to Severe Dry Eye

ATLANTA, GA –July 6, 2021 – Cambium Medical Technologies (“Cambium”), a clinical stage company developing novel processed platelets for therapeutic applications, announced today notification from the FDA that the company can begin two Phase III studies on its Elate Ocular® biologic for dry eye.

As previously announced, Cambium completed a Phase I/II study in 2021 assessing safety and exploratory efficacy of its novel biologic for patients with dry eye secondary to ocular Graft vs Host Disease (oGvHD). Study results indicated Elate Ocular® biologic as safe, well tolerated and with positive symptoms efficacy. These results, lessons learned incorporated in upcoming study protocols, 30+ years of published outcomes involving autologous/PRP serum drops, and finally continued patient demand for more effective therapeutics for advanced dry eye—all support Cambium’s upcoming Phase III studies. These studies will begin following close of a Series B financing.

“We believe our Elate Ocular® biologic will become the first standardized, FDA approved, commercialized, allogeneic vs autologous, enriched and ultimately reimbursed serum drop for advanced dry eye,” said Terry Walts, Cambium’s President and CEO. “More importantly, Cambium believes symptoms from a complex, multi-factorial disease like dry eye may be better treated by a complex biologic with not one but multiple nutritive/regenerative components—components present and documented important in healthy tear film, corneal homeostasis.” said Walts.

About Cambium Medical Technologies:
Founded in 2013 by four distinguished physician/scientists at Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia (USA)— Cambium is focused on the development of regenerative therapies through novel processed human platelets. Cambium’s Mission: To improve patients’ quality of life—from within. The Company’s first FDA-approved therapy is targeted to be Elate Ocular®, a topical biologic eye drop for dry eye disease (keratoconjunctivis sicca or KCS). Elate Ocular® contains Aurarix®, Cambium’s novel processed, fibrinogen depleted platelet-rich-plasma (PRP) lysate. Cambium’s Aurarix® contains over 30 key nutritive/regenerative components documented important to corneal health, present in healthy tear film.

For more information about Cambium, contact David Doolittle at ddoolittle@cambiumbio.com, or go to www.cambiumbio.com.

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