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Charles Wykoff, M.D., Ph.D. joins Carl Regillo, M.D., FACS as co-chair of Scientific Advisory Board Usha Chakravarthy, M.B.B.S, PhD., Allen Ho, M.D. FACS FASRS and Frank Holz, M.D., F.E.B.O, F.A.R.V.O join in advance of global Phase 3 clinical trials for EYP-1901(DURAVYU) in wet AMD Company on track to initiate the first Phase 3 pivotal trial (LUGANO) for DURYVU in wet AMD in 2H 2024 WATERTOWN, Mass., April 02, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- EyePoint Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: EYPT), a company committed to developing and commercializing therapeutics to improve the lives of patients with serious retinal diseases, today announced the appointment of leading global ophthalmologists to its Scientific Advisory Board (SAB), co-chaired by Carl Regillo M.D., FACS, Chief of the Retina Service at Wills Eye Hospital and Charles Wykoff, M.D., Ph.D., Director of Research of Retina Consultants of Texas. The SAB additions include Usha Chakravarthy, M.B.B.S., Ph.D.; Allen Ho, M.D. FACS FASRS, and Frank Holz, M.D., F.E.B.O., F.A.R.V.O. These three world-renowned retinal specialists will support advancement of the Company’s global clinical strategy ahead of the anticipated initiation of its Phase 3 pivotal trials in wet age-related macular degeneration (wet AMD) in the second half of this year. Additionally, the Company announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has conditionally accepted the trade name, DURAVYUTM (vorolanib intravitreal insert) for the Company’s lead product candidate, EYP-1901. “We are honored to add these prominent leaders of the retina community to our SAB as we approach the topline data readout of the Phase 2 PAVIA trial for non-proliferative diabetic retinopathy later this quarter, and as we prepare for the initiation of our global Phase 3 program in the second half of 2024,” said Ramiro Ribeiro, M.D., Ph.D., Chief Medical Officer of EyePoint. “The SAB’s strategic counsel, global expertise, and scientific knowledge will be incredibly valuable during this critical time in EyePoint’s growth and expansion. The caliber of our expanded SAB speaks to the quality and potential of our programs, and I look forward to this collaboration to further expand our product candidates and to bring novel treatment options to patients globally.” “We are delighted to announce that ‘DURAVYU’ has been conditionally accepted as a proprietary name by the FDA for our lead product candidate, EYP-1901,” said Jay S. Duker, M.D., President and Chief Executive Officer of EyePoint. “This represents another step forward as we continue to advance DURAVYU through clinical development across three significant sight-threatening indications in our efforts to bring a safe and effective therapy with the potential to improve the treatment paradigm for patients.” “Following EyePoint’s strong and convincing Phase 2 DAVIO 2 data for DURAVYU in wet AMD, I am delighted to have these distinguished leaders on the cutting edge of ophthalmic research join the SAB,” said Carl Regillo, M.D., FACS, Co-Chair of EyePoint’s SAB. “I look forward to collaborating with Dr. Wykoff in his expanded role, as well as the renowned members of the SAB and EyePoint management team, as we work to improve the lives of patients with serious retinal diseases.” Usha Chakravarthy, M.B.B.S., Ph.D. Usha Chakravarthy, M.B.B.S., Ph.D. is an Honorary and Emerita Professor of Ophthalmology and Vision Sciences at the Queen’s University of Belfast. She is recognized internationally for her work on age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and diabetic retinopathy. Dr. Chakravarthy has authored or co-authored over 400 publications, and she is invited to lecture in the UK and abroad. She has been involved in many of the major international retina clinical trials as well as co-authored Cochrane Review articles and guidelines for the Royal College of Ophthalmologists on the treatment of AMD. Dr. Chakravarthy has been the recipient of many prestigious awards including the title of Commander in the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire for clinical services to ophthalmology and research. She holds a Ph.D. from Queen’s University of Belfast and an M.B.B.S. from the University of Madras. Allen Ho, M.D.,FACS FASRS Allen Ho, M.D. FACS FASRS is Attending Surgeon, Director of Retina Research and Co-Director of the Retina Service of Wills Eye Hospital and Professor of Ophthalmology at Thomas Jefferson University. He has deep experience in translational clinical research and maintains special interests in macular diseases, diabetic retinopathy, surgical retinal diseases and clinical trials, investigating new treatments for vitreoretinal diseases. Dr. Ho has authored over 300 peer reviewed publications and several textbooks. He has been a principal investigator on numerous major clinical trials developing new medical and surgical treatments for retinal disorders. Dr. Ho is the recipient of numerous awards including from the American Academy of Ophthalmology, multiple retina societies and the American Diabetes Association, and he is a perennial awardee of national Castle Connolly awards. He was also named in the Ophthalmologist Power List of the top 100 most influential ophthalmologists in the world. Dr. Ho holds an M.D. from Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons and a B.A. from Cornell University. Frank Holz, M.D., F.E.B.O., F.A.R.V.O. Frank Holz, M.D., F.E.B.O., F.A.R.V.O. is a professor and chairman of the Department of Ophthalmology at the University of Bonn in Germany. He founded the Medical Imaging Center Bonn (MIB), the GRADE Reading Center Bonn and was a co-founder of the Priority Program AMD of the German Research Council. He has published over 600 articles in peer-reviewed journals and has authored or co-authored more than 20 book chapters on age-related macular degeneration, medical retina and retinal imaging. Dr. Holz is the recipient of multiple local, national and international awards including the Pro Retina Macular Degeneration Research Award, the Leonhard-Klein Award for Ocular Surgery, the Alcon Research Institute (ARI) Award, the Senior Achievement Award of the AAO and the Jules Gonin Award. He is a Board Member of the German Ophthalmological Society, and of the Club Jules Gonin and is past president of EURETINA. Dr. Holz trained at the University of Heidelberg, the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine and completed a fellowship at Moorfields Eye Hospital, London. DURAVYU™ has been conditionally accepted by the FDA as the proprietary name for EYP-1901. DURAVYU is an investigational product; it has not been approved by the FDA. FDA approval and the timeline for potential approval is uncertain. About EyePoint Pharmaceuticals EyePoint Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq: EYPT) is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company committed to developing and commercializing therapeutics to help improve the lives of patients with serious retinal diseases. The Company's pipeline leverages its proprietary bioerodible Durasert E™ technology for sustained intraocular drug delivery. The Company’s lead product candidate, EYP-1901 (DURYVU™), is an investigational sustained delivery treatment for VEGF-mediated retinal diseases combining vorolanib, a selective and patent-protected tyrosine kinase inhibitor with Durasert E™. Pipeline programs include EYP-2301, a promising TIE-2 agonist, razuprotafib, f/k/a AKB-9778, formulated in Durasert E™ to potentially improve outcomes in serious retinal diseases. The proven Durasert® drug delivery technology has been safely administered to thousands of patient eyes across four U.S. FDA approved products. EyePoint Pharmaceuticals is headquartered in Watertown, Massachusetts. Vorolanib is licensed to EyePoint exclusively by Equinox Sciences, a Betta Pharmaceuticals affiliate, for the localized treatment of all ophthalmic diseases outside of China, Macao, Hong Kong and Taiwan. Forward Looking Statements EYEPOINT PHARMACEUTICALS SAFE HARBOR STATEMENTS UNDER THE PRIVATE SECURITIES LITIGATION ACT OF 1995: To the extent any statements made in this press release deal with information that is not historical, these are forward-looking statements under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding the use of proceeds for the offering and other statements identified by words such as “will,” “potential,” “could,” “can,” “believe,” “intends,” “continue,” “plans,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “estimates,” “may,” other words of similar meaning or the use of future dates. Forward-looking statements by their nature address matters that are, to different degrees, uncertain. Uncertainties and risks may cause EyePoint’s actual results to be materially different than those expressed in or implied by EyePoint’s forward-looking statements. For EyePoint, this includes statements about the sufficiency of our existing cash resources through topline data for Phase 3 clinical trials for EYP-1901 (DURAVYU™) in wet AMD; our expectations regarding the timing and clinical development of our product candidates, including DURAVYU and EYP-2301; the potential for DURAVYU as a novel sustained delivery treatment for serious eye diseases, including wet age-related macular degeneration (wet AMD) and non-proliferative diabetic retinopathy (NPDR) and diabetic macular edema (DME); the effectiveness and timeliness of clinical trials, and the usefulness of the data; the timeliness of regulatory approvals including potential U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulatory approval of DURAVYU and EYP-2301; the success of current and future license agreements; our dependence on contract research organizations, co-promotion partners, and other outside vendors and service providers; the success of Durasert® as a drug delivery platform in FDA approved products; product liability; industry consolidation; compliance with environmental laws; risks and costs of international business operations; volatility of stock price; possible dilution; absence of dividends; the impact of general business and economic conditions; protection of our intellectual property and avoiding intellectual property infringement; retention of key personnel; manufacturing risks; and other factors described in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. We cannot guarantee that the results and other expectations expressed, anticipated or implied in any forward-looking statement will be realized. A variety of factors, including these risks, could cause our actual results and other expectations to differ materially from the anticipated results or other expectations expressed, anticipated or implied in our forward-looking statements. Should known or unknown risks materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove inaccurate, actual results could differ materially from past results and those anticipated, estimated or projected in the forward-looking statements. You should bear this in mind as you consider any forward-looking statements. Our forward-looking statements speak only as of the dates on which they are made. EyePoint undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise. 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点击上方的 行舟Drug ▲ 添加关注前言迄今为止，与传统的抗癌治疗策略相比，免疫治疗被认为是最有前景的全身性肿瘤治疗方法，其中，单克隆抗体因其特异性靶向分子的能力，已成为癌症治疗中一种关键而有效的治疗方式。然而，由于肿瘤复杂的疾病发病机制，针对单一靶点的单克隆抗体往往不足以表现出足够的治疗效果。因此，针对多个靶点的双特异性抗体（bsAbs）应运而生，它的发展改变了肿瘤免疫治疗的领域。目前，人们正在研究越来越多的针对癌症治疗的不同类型的bsAbs。这些类型包括双靶向抑制剂，其作用于不同水平的肿瘤增殖、血管形成和转移；以及双特异性抗体偶联药物、T细胞结合器、双特异性自然杀伤细胞接合器（NKCE）和先天免疫细胞接合器。其他类型还包括双特异性免疫检查点抑制剂（CPI）、共刺激bsAbs和融合蛋白、具有联合检查点抑制和共刺激特征的bsAbs、在肿瘤微环境（TME）中特异性激活的bsAb，以及将过继T细胞治疗和治疗性抗体相结合的新方法。目前，有300多项临床试验涉及200多种不同的双特异性抗体分子，其中约75%用于治疗实体瘤，25%用于治疗血液系统恶性肿瘤。有10种bsAb药物已被批准用于癌症治疗，其中9种在美国和/或欧洲获得批准，cadonilimab在中国获得批准。到目前为止，临床中开发的很大一部分bsAbs已经处于后期阶段（II期和III期）。另外，可以发现，治疗实体瘤的bsAbs主要由免疫调节剂主导，包括双CPI（约45%）和TCE（约33%），其次是靶向双途径、ICEs和ADC的bsAb。bsAb的发展史BsAbs最初的概念是由AlfredNisonof在20世纪60年代首次提出的。他将两个不同的抗原结合位点结合在一个分子中，并从抗牛γ球蛋白和抗卵清蛋白单价片段的混合物中获得了一个具有双重特异性的F(ab’)2分子。1975年，Köhler和Milstein发明了杂交瘤技术，最终解决了生产单克隆抗体的问题，开启了单克隆抗体治疗的新时代。1983年，Milstein和Cuello开创了quadroma技术，该技术基于分泌Abs混合物的两种不同杂交瘤细胞系的体细胞融合，包括具有双重特异性的鼠IgG形式的bsAb。然而，bsAb的低产率以及难以从密切相关的错配副产物中纯化所需的Ab是一个重大问题。1988年，James Huston和他的同事发明了单链抗体片段（scFv），它最大限度地减少了复性问题，例如不正确的结构域配对或聚集。1996年，Genentech的科学家们利用重组DNA技术发明了knob-into-hole技术，克服了Quadrome技术的局限性。通过在人类IgG的CH3结构域之间的界面突变选定的氨基酸，可以减少IgG重链的错配。这种技术利用更有利的蛋白质相互作用，最终可以形成高达90%的正确双特异性重链配对。随后，随着抗体工程和生物学的进展，bsAb的不同概念和结构正在不断演变。靶向双受体抑制的bsAb许多参与细胞信号传导的细胞表面蛋白，如RTK和相关受体，是基于抗体治疗的有效靶点。尽管靶向一个确定的信号受体的抗体治疗是非常有效的，但疾病相关表型通常由不止一种途径触发。这种冗余允许细胞通过使用其他补偿信号通路，从而耐受药物的生长抑制或细胞毒性诱导。同时调节不同疾病相关信号受体或通路的bsAbs可以减少或克服这一限制。Amivantamab（JNJ-61186372）靶向EGFR和肝细胞生长因子受体（MET），两种受体都能触发非小细胞肺癌（NSCLC）的增殖。因此，阻断两种受体比仅阻断一种途径能够更有效地抑制NSCLC的生长。Amivantamab已被FDA批准用于治疗携带EGFR外显子20插入突变的NSCLC亚型。一项随机III期研究的数据显示，在这部分患者中，与单独化疗相比，Amivantamab联合化疗具有显著优越性。另外一些针对肿瘤不同第二靶点的EGFR的bsAbs也正在临床开发中。例如，petosemtamab（MCLA-158）靶向EGFR和LGR5，LGR5是一种癌症干细胞相关的细胞表面受体。Petosemtamab目前正在包括晚期头颈部鳞状细胞癌在内的实体瘤患者的I/II期试验中进行评估（NCT03526835）。靶向配体受体抑制的bsAbbsAbs可以同时阻断两种不同的配体，或者是配体和受体的组合。VEGF和血管生成素2（ANG2）的双重靶向作用分别阻断VEGFR和血管生成因子1受体（TIE2）的激活，这两种途径涉及血管生成。vanucizumab，一种靶向VEGFA和ANG2的bsAb，在临床前模型中与化疗联合显示出抗肿瘤、抗血管生成和抗转移作用。BI836880是一种三特异性纳米抗体融合蛋白，由三个靶向VEGFA、ANG2和HSA的纳米抗体组成，后者可延长其血清半衰期。目前正在头颈部鳞状细胞癌、NSCLC和其他实体瘤患者的I期研究中进行评估。此外，靶向VEGF可以进一步设计成联合靶向肿瘤细胞上的PD-L1或T细胞上的PD-1，从而将抗血管生成与肿瘤免疫学方法联系起来。例如靶向PD1和VEGF的ivonescimab（AK112），其目前已在中国获批用于。其他bsAbs靶向PDL1和VEGF，包括PM8002，该药物正在NSCLC患者的II/III期研究（NCT05756972）中进行评估。靶向受体激活的bsAb许多抗肿瘤反应是通过激活细胞表面受体介导的，包括通过诱导细胞凋亡的免疫反应或细胞死亡。其中一种方法是靶向递送受体激活配体，如生长因子、细胞因子和（共）免疫刺激配体，将其融合到抗体或抗体片段中，以诱导局部或组织特异性激动活性，从而诱导细胞反应。越来越多的这种抗体-配体融合蛋白正在进入临床试验。受体激活也可以使用激动性抗体来实现。针对靶抗原和肿瘤坏死因子超家族（TNFRSF）成员的bsAbs已被证明是具有强大活性和肿瘤选择性的激动分子。RG7386（RO6874813）是一种四价bsAb，靶向癌症相关成纤维细胞上的FAPα和DR5，在具有FAPα间质表达的小鼠模型中具有效和选择性的肿瘤细胞杀伤，并已进入临床测试。此外，BI905711，一种靶向DR5和CDH17的四价双特异性IgG-scFv融合蛋白，目前处于I期临床研究中。靶向递送有效载荷的bsAb存在两种概念上不同的方法来利用bsAbs靶向递送有效载荷，如细胞毒性药物或放射性药物。第一种方法，预靶向治疗，使用bsAb的一个臂特异性靶向肿瘤细胞，另一个臂随后捕获有效载荷到肿瘤细胞。GD2 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DOTA是一种识别GD2的bsAb，并捕获放射性有效载荷177Lu-DOTA，其在TME中组装。在没有四聚化的情况下，由于半衰期，它会被迅速从外围清除。然而，到目前为止，临床试验中很少有bsAbs利用这种MoA，这可能是因为放射性预靶向涉及复杂的导流，限制了其普遍适用性。第二种方法通过递送偶联到双特异性抗体上的细胞毒性有效载荷，实现肿瘤细胞的特异性靶向。目前，bsADC已成为肿瘤药物开发的热点，已有多款bsADC进入临床开发，如ZW49、REGN5093、BL-B01D1等。靶向癌症免疫治疗的bsAb癌症免疫疗法中使用的大多数bsAbs通过T细胞驱动的天然或内源性免疫发挥作用，包括免疫检查点抑制（CPIs）效应细胞接合器（包括TCE和ICEs）以及共刺激性bsAb。双免疫检查点抑制许多抑制免疫检查点的单特异性抗体，如CTLA4或PD-1/PDL-1，已被批准用于癌症免疫疗法。将检查点抑制性抗体疗法扩展到bsAbs可以减少不期望的副作用，并增强疗效。大多数双免疫检查点抑制剂靶向PD-1/PD-L1轴和其他免疫抑制分子，如CTLA-4、TIM-3、LAG-3或TIGIT。MEDI5752（PD-1×CTLA-4）抑制PD-1+激活的T细胞中CTLA-4的功能，诱导PD-1的快速内化和降解。与PD-1和CTLA-4单抗联合治疗相比，MEDI5752的活性显著增强。针对其他检查点分子的双功能性抑制剂，包括LAG-3和TIGIT，也正在开发中。效应细胞接合器细胞接合器连接两种不同类型的细胞，主要是肿瘤细胞和T/NK细胞，以诱导肿瘤细胞溶解。细胞接合器由TAA靶向部分和效应细胞识别部分组成，并进一步分为T细胞接受器和NK细胞接受器。T细胞接合器利用TAA和TCR成分（主要是CD3），它们连接肿瘤细胞和T细胞，绕过TCR-MHC-I相互作用。因此，无论抗原特异性如何，T细胞结合器都会触发T细胞活化，产生包括穿孔素和颗粒酶在内的细胞毒性分子，以杀伤肿瘤细胞。BiTE是T细胞结合器的一种形式，通过靶向TAA和CD3的单链抗体将肿瘤细胞和T细胞结合，用于T细胞介导的肿瘤细胞杀伤。靶向CD19和CD3的blinatumomab是临床上典型的BiTE，2014年，blinatumomab成为第一个被FDA批准的BsAb，用于治疗ALL患者，在随后的几年里，blinatumomab的治疗范围进一步拓宽，2018年，FDA批准其用于首次或第二次完全缓解后MRD≥0.1%的pre-B ALL患者群体的治疗。目前，超过60例BiTE形式的双抗正在进行I/II期临床试验。NK细胞接合器将CD16A+NK细胞重定向至肿瘤细胞，诱导NK细胞活化。与BiTE相比，NK细胞接受者表现出较少的不良反应，如细胞因子释放综合征（CRS）和神经毒性。多种细胞毒性受体可激活NK细胞：CD16（FcγRIII）、天然细胞毒性受体（NCR；NKp30、NKp44、NKp46）、C型凝集素样受体NKG2D（CD314）和CD94/NKG2C。最近，抗CD30×CD16A的NK细胞接合器（AFM13）在AACR 2022的报告中展示了不俗的抗肿瘤效果。共刺激bsAbs高效、持久和局部受限的抗肿瘤免疫反应需要共刺激和共抑制信号来严格调节细胞毒性T细胞、自然杀伤细胞和巨噬细胞的激活、分化和维持。TNFRSF家族的成员（如4-1BB、CD40、OX40、GITR、CD27或CD30）以及CD28免疫球蛋白超家族（如CD28、CTLA4、PD-1、ICOS、BTLA)及其相应的配体在介导免疫调节信号中发挥着重要作用。靶向这些免疫调节途径可以增强免疫治疗。PRS-343（cinrebafusp），是一种针对HER2和4-1BB的四价bsAb，在IND研究中其耐受性良好，没有明显和相关的药物相关毒性；在接受有效剂量治疗的患者中（n=33），12%的患者达到ORR，包括1个CR，疾病控制率（DCR）为52%。bsAbs中通过4-1BB进行肿瘤选择性共刺激的其他靶点还包括EGFR、PSMA、CLDN18.2、B7H4、CEACAM5、HER2、PD-L1和FAP。此外，十多种针对PD-L1和4-1BB的不同bsAbs处于I期或II期试验中。bsAb的新概念bsAbs的领域仍在进一步探索和扩展技术和应用，可能提供目前正在开发的bsAb尚未解决的治疗概念。三特异性TCE共刺激信号可以与双特异性TCE组合以促进更加有效的T细胞活化。这样的三特异性TCE目前正在针对TAA和CD3的临床试验中，并且进一步包含抗CD28结合位点。SAR443216是一种针对HER2×CD3×CD28的三特异性抗体，能够强力激活CD4+和CD8+T细胞，诱导T细胞增殖、细胞因子和颗粒酶B的释放，以及T细胞介导的对表达HER2的肿瘤细胞的杀伤，其目前处于I期临床研究中。在类似的方法中，SAR442257是另一种CD38×CD3×CD28的三特异性抗体。前药方法一种新兴的方法是在肿瘤处选择性激活的前药，产生具有高度肿瘤特异性功能的bsAbs。前药转化为功能性bsAbs可以通过环境触发因素如肿瘤相关蛋白酶来实现。双重肿瘤靶向的另一种前药方法依赖于来自两个具有分裂CD3ε结合部分的肿瘤特异性组装。这些分子需要被设计为非活性的独立实体并在循环中，使得它们仅在肿瘤抗原结合和随后的原位组装时被激活。PROTAC bsAbs另一个新兴概念和新的MoA利用bsAbs通过靶向降解来抑制增殖相关过程。类似于双特异性或多特异性小分子蛋白水解靶向嵌合体（PROTACs），bsAbs可被设计为触发参与癌症发展或进展的表面蛋白的内化和随后的降解。这样的bsAbs同时与靶向降解的蛋白质和降解的因子结合，并触发内化，如膜上的E3泛素连接酶或转铁蛋白受体。目前，抗体-PROTAC概念仍处于早期开发阶段，迄今为止还没有进入临床研究。bsAb递送bsAb开发中另一个重要的新兴概念是bsAb的局部产生和随后的局部递送，如通过脂质纳米颗粒介导的mRNA递送的CLDN6 TCE、溶瘤病毒或包括CAR-T细胞在内的基因治疗方法。细胞因子模拟抗体最后，bsAbs也可以作为细胞因子模拟物或所谓的合成细胞因子激动剂。scFvs或基于单域抗体VHH的方法可以通过模拟IL-2或IL-15、IL-18、I型干扰素和IL-10来有效地触发细胞因子信号传导。这种基于抗体的细胞因子模拟物可能在癌症免疫疗法中具有各种应用。小结bsAbs领域最近取得了实质性进展，到2023年底，已有十几种bsAbs获得批准，许多不同的方法正在临床上进行测试。尽管如此，由于癌症的异质性和适应性，这些方法中的任何一种都不太可能成为普遍的癌症免疫疗法。相反，抗体需要针对某些应用量身定制，并将依赖于与其他方法的结合，以最大限度地提高其疗效和安全性。在不久的将来，多特异性抗体疗法的发展可能会在以下四个领域出现增长：针对具有明确依赖性的肿瘤相关RTK的bsAbs；用于以增加的选择性靶向肿瘤的bsADC；用于靶向降解适用于各种途径的细胞表面蛋白的双特异性PROTAC；以及用于癌症免疫疗法的多特异性抗体。与其他治疗癌症的药物一样，通过改进的诊断方法和新的开发模式，将bsAbs和多特异性抗体疗法应用于早期患者，对于实现治愈癌症患者的目标至关重要。参考文献：1. The present and future of bispecific antibodies for cancer therapy. 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WATERTOWN, Mass., March 18, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- EyePoint Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: EYPT), a company committed to developing and commercializing therapeutics to help improve the lives of patients with serious retinal diseases, today announced that the Company granted non-statutory stock options to new employees as inducement awards outside the Company’s 2023 Long-Term Incentive Plan in accordance with NASDAQ Listing Rule 5635(c)(4). The Company granted stock options to purchase up to an aggregate of 77,000 shares of EyePoint Pharmaceuticals common stock to six new employees. The stock options were granted on March 15, 2024. The grants were approved by the Compensation Committee and made as an inducement material to each employee entering into employment with EyePoint Pharmaceuticals in accordance with NASDAQ Listing Rule 5635(c)(4). The option awards have an exercise price of $21.48 per share, the closing price of EyePoint Pharmaceuticals’ common stock on March 15, 2024. The options have a ten-year term and vest over four years, with 25% of the original number of shares vesting on the first anniversary of the applicable employee’s date of grant and the remainder vesting in equal monthly installments over the following three years. Vesting of the options is subject to the employee’s continued service with EyePoint Pharmaceuticals through the applicable vesting dates. About EyePoint Pharmaceuticals EyePoint Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq: EYPT) is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company committed to developing and commercializing therapeutics to help improve the lives of patients with serious retinal diseases. The Company's pipeline leverages its proprietary bioerodible Durasert E™ technology for sustained intraocular drug delivery. The Company’s lead product candidate, EYP-1901, is an investigational sustained delivery treatment for VEGF-mediated retinal diseases combining vorolanib, a selective and patent-protected tyrosine kinase inhibitor with Durasert E™. Pipeline programs include EYP-2301, a promising TIE-2 agonist, razuprotafib, f/k/a AKB-9778, formulated in Durasert E™ to potentially improve outcomes in serious retinal diseases. The proven Durasert® drug delivery technology has been safely administered to thousands of patient eyes across four U.S. FDA approved products. EyePoint Pharmaceuticals is headquartered in Watertown, Massachusetts. Vorolanib is licensed to EyePoint exclusively by Equinox Sciences, a Betta Pharmaceuticals affiliate, for the localized treatment of all ophthalmic diseases outside of China, Macao, Hong Kong and Taiwan. For EyePoint Pharmaceuticals: Investors:Christina TartagliaStern IRDirect: 212-698-8700christina.tartaglia@sternir.com Media Contact:Amy PhillipsGreen Room CommunicationsDirect: 412-327-9499aphillips@greenroompr.com