New cheaper eye drug shows promise against leading cause of blindness

NCT ID NCT04522167

Summary

This completed Phase 3 study tested whether a new, potentially more affordable biosimilar version of the drug aflibercept (FYB203) works as well and is as safe as the established drug Eylea for treating wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD). The study involved 434 patients with newly diagnosed wet AMD, who received injections of either the biosimilar or Eylea. Researchers measured changes in vision, eye health, and safety over 56 weeks to see if the two treatments were comparable.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

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    Sofia, Bulgaria

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    Stara Zagora, Bulgaria

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    Hradec Králové, Czechia

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    Ostrava, Czechia

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    Pardubice, Czechia

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    Prague, Czechia

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    Sokolov, Czechia

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    Budapest, Hungary

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    Debrecen, Hungary

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    Pécs, Hungary

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    Szeged, Hungary

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    Székesfehérvár, Hungary

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    Tatabánya, Hungary

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    Zalaegerszeg, Hungary

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    Haifa, Israel

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    Jerusalem, Israel

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    Kfar Saba, Israel

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    Petah Tikva, Israel

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    Rehovot, Israel

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    Rishon LeZiyyon, Israel

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    Tel Aviv, Israel

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    Bologna, Italy

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    Florence, Italy

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    Milan, Italy

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    Roma, Italy

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    Rozzano, Italy

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    Udine, Italy

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    Akita, Japan

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    Amagasaki, Japan

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    Asahikawa, Japan

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    Chiyoda City, Japan

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    Chūō, Japan

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    Fukuoka, Japan

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    Fukushima, Japan

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    Hamamatsu, Japan

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    Himeji, Japan

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    Hirakata, Japan

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    Kita-ku, Japan

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    Kurume, Japan

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    Meguro City, Japan

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    Nagasaki, Japan

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    Nagoya, Japan

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    Sapporo, Japan

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    Shinjuku-Ku, Japan

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    Suita, Japan

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    Toride, Japan

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    Yokosuka, Japan

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    Bielsko-Biala, Poland

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    Bydgoszcz, Poland

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    Krakow, Poland

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    Lodz, Poland

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    Olsztyn, Poland

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    Tarnów, Poland

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    Warsaw, Poland

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    Chelyabinsk, Russia

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    Kazan', Russia

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    Moscow, Russia

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    Novosibirsk, Russia

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    Saint Petersburg, Russia

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    Kharkiv, Ukraine

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    Kherson, Ukraine

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    Kropyvnytskyi, Ukraine

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    Lutsk, Ukraine

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    Odesa, Ukraine

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    Poltava, Ukraine

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    Zaporizhzhya, Ukraine

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