Astellas Pharma said on August 18 that European regulatory authorities have accepted for review a marketing authorization application for avacincaptad pegol for the treatment of geographic atrophy (GA) secondary to age-related macular degeneration (AMD).Avacincaptad pegol is a complement C5 inhibitor…
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