FDA grants fast track designation to Opthea’s OPT-302

Opthea announced the FDA has granted fast track designation for OPT-302 (VEGF-C/-D ‘trap’ inhibitor). OPT-302 (a soluble form of vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 3 (VEGFR-3)) is intended to treat neovascular (wet) age-related macular degeneration in combination with anti-VEGF-A therapy.