Geographic Atrophy

An understanding of GA growth kinetics is key to addressing the pathophysiology of age-related macular degeneration.

Fovea-sparing, multifocal, and bilateral lesions exhibited the fastest growth rates.

Kriya is developing gene therapies targeting chronic diseases such as geographic atrophy, trigeminal neuralgia, and type 1 diabetes.

A look at podium presentations on GA research at ASRS 2025.

Catch up on recent advancements in retina care, including new therapies for age-related macular degeneration and macular telangiectasia, enhancing patient outcomes.

Discover groundbreaking findings on oral gildeuretinol's impact on Stargardt disease at the ASRS 43rd Annual Meeting in Long Beach, California.

Vonaprument has received fast track designation from the US Food and Drug Administration.

The phase 3 ARCHER II trial completes enrollment for vonaprument, targeting vision preservation in dry AMD, with results expected in 2026.

Sanofi's SAR446597 receives FDA fast track designation, offering a promising one-time gene therapy for geographic atrophy and reducing treatment frequency.

Belite Bio completes enrollment in the pivotal PHOENIX trial, advancing tinlarebant's potential to treat geographic atrophy.

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The trial treated 9 patients in 3 sequential, ascending dose-level (DL) cohorts.

Two FDA-approved geographic atrophy treatments show significant patient dropout, with 45% discontinuation by 18 months, driven by baseline vision, CNV, and lack of immediate visual improvement.

New analysis reveals the ellipsoidal zone's role in predicting geographic atrophy progression, enabling timely interventions to protect photoreceptors.

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New research links diffuse-trickling patterns in fundus autofluorescence to increased ellipsoidal zone loss, highlighting potential biomarkers for rapid geographic atrophy progression.

The results of an investigation into iRORA identified a wide spectrum of fundus autofluorescence patterns that corresponded with iRORA lesions and that those patterns were associated with conversion to cRORA over time.

The designation is based off previously reported phase 3 data from the ongoing DRAGON trial.

Lineage Cell Therapeutics will be presenting data on the safety and tolerability of RG6501 (OpRegen) for the treatment of geographic atrophy, secondary to age-related macular degeneration during the upcoming Clinical Trials at the Summit 2025 meeting.

Kriya Therapeutics presented preclinical data on its gene therapy candidate for the treatment of geographic atrophy.

A recent analysis reveals a strong link between photoreceptor health and visual function in geographic atrophy, emphasizing the importance of EZ integrity.

A recent study reveals how geographic atrophy affects patients' vision and quality of life, highlighting their coping strategies and need for better resources.

Post hoc analysis of GATHER1 and GATHER2 showed that reduced EZ-RPE central subfield thickness is a strong predictor of greater future vision loss.

Boehringer Ingelheim announced that the phase 2 clinical studies will investigate a potential first-in-class oral compound and a highly specific antibody fragment for geographic atrophy.

Topline results from the Magnify phase 2 clinical trial of oral zervimesine show 28.6% slower geographic atrophy lesion growth compared with placebo.