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Using QLT091001 to Treat Retinitis Pigmentosa

Posted By Patient Letter to the Editor On March 1, 2011 @ 2:44 am In Patient Questions,Retina | Comments Disabled

I’m in search of news regarding traditional medicine to be used as a treatment to RP. In that connection I read a couple of articles about QLT091001, but have a couple of other questions in that connection which I hope you could answer:

1) Will this medicine have potential to treat all kind of retinitis pigmentosa or is it limited to certain genes?
2) In what phase of trials is this medicine, and when (best guess) will it come to the market?
3) What kind of effect will QLT091001 have on RP patients. Ex will it slow/stop/or improve the process of the disease?
4) If it has good effect, does the person with RP have to use it continuously or will it be a cure for a certain period of time?

Hope you can answer my questions, and I’m looking forward to your reply.


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