Aerie Pharmaceuticals Announces First Participant Dosed in the COMET-3 Study of AR-15512 for the Treatment of Dry Eye Disease

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Aug 01, 2022

Aerie Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: AERI), a pharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development, and commercialization of first-in-class ophthalmic therapies, today announced that the first participant has been dosed in the Phase 3 registrational “COMET-3” study to evaluate AR-15512 ophthalmic solution as a treatment for the signs and symptoms of dry eye disease (DED). COMET-3 is the second of three trials in the Phase 3 registrational program for AR-15512. Aerie plans to initiate the last of the trials, the COMET-4 safety study, in the fourth quarter of 2022. Aerie intends to complete the AR-15512 registrational program in 2023 and, assuming clinical success, plans to file a New Drug Application (NDA) with the FDA in 2024.