AMD

Researchers assessed the costs to patients and caregivers in Germany, Bulgaria and the US

This large study sought to determine if daily supplementation with cocoa extract, a source of flavanols, reduces the occurrence or progression of AMD.

The decision to discontinue the trials comes shortly after the announcement that COAST missed its primary endpoint.

The trial evaluated sozinibercept (2 mg) every 4 or 8 weeks in combination with aflibercept (2 mg), as per label, every 8 weeks after a loading phase for the treatment of wet AMD.

The investigators retrospectively evaluated 126 consecutive treatment-naïve nAMD patients (126 eyes) who received a loading dose of a minimum of three monthly intravitreal aflibercept injections that was followed by a TAE.

Among the promising areas of retinal disease research are innovative approaches targeting pan-vascular endothelial growth factor inhibition.

4D-150 is a potential backbone therapy that is designed to provide multi-year sustained delivery of anti-VEGF (aflibercept and anti-VEGF-C) from the retina with a single, safe, intravitreal injection.

The findings were from 6 patients in the first low-dose cohort of the ongoing first-in-human trial (NCT04627428).

Retina Resource was developed by retina specialists for retina specialists.

ABI-201 aims to prevent dry AMD and other retinal disorders in patients.

The data was included in the paper, titled “Sozinibercept Combination Therapy for Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration: Phase 2b Study Subgroup Analysis by Lesion Type.”

Ixo-vec utilizes a proprietary vector capsid, AAV.7m8, carrying an aflibercept coding sequence under the control of a proprietary expression cassette and is designed to be administered as a one-time intravitreal injection.

If approved, the drug will be branded as LYTENAVA.

RPESC-RPE-4W is a cell product derived from adult retinal pigment epithelial stem cells.

AVT06 is Alvotech’s proposed biosimilar to Eylea (aflibercept) 2mg.

The topline results from the COAST trial is anticipated in early Q2 of 2025.

PST-611, a first in class non-viral vectorized therapy expressing human transferrin, a highly potent iron regulator.

How modern tools may lead to customized AMD treatment plans

Researchers screened for outcomes such as the presence of retinal diseases including age-related macular degeneration and retinal vein occlusion

David S. Boyer, MD will present data from the sozinibercept Phase 2b wet AMD trial.

The 36-week trial was a randomized, double-masked, parallel-group, active-controlled, multicenter evaluating CLS-AX (axitinib injectable suspension) in participants with neovascular age-related macular degeneration.

PRISM evaluates 4D-150, a potential backbone therapy designed to provide multi-year sustained delivery of anti-VEGF (aflibercept and anti-VEGF-C) from the retina with a single, safe, intravitreal injection.

Results were published from the phase 3 QUASAR trial and the extension study of the phase 3 PULSAR trial.

The implant was tested in eyes of patients with bilateral age-related macular degeneration who underwent cataract surgery

The data will be presented virtually at Angiogenesis, Exudation, and Degeneration 2025 on February 8 and February 10, 2025.

Results from the study assisted Notal Vision in receiving De Novo authorization from the US FDA for the SCANLY Home OCT in 2024.

The company offers year-round educational services on the conditions, using this month in particular to guide patients to needed resources.

The scientific outputs from MACUSTAR’s study could impact more than 200 million patients with AMD globally