One eye injection, four targets: GenSci148 tested against retinal swelling
NCT ID NCT07817615
First seen Sep 14, 2026 · Last updated Sep 15, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
Researchers are testing an experimental eye injection called GenSci148 in people with neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD), diabetic macular edema (DME), and retinal vein occlusion (RVO). GenSci148 is a fusion protein designed to block four proteins involved in blood vessel growth and leakage. The Phase 1 study gives single or multiple injections into the eye to check safety, tolerability, and how the body processes the drug. About 60 participants will take part.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- an experimental eye injection called GenSci148, a fusion protein that targets VEGF-A, VEGF-C, VEGF-D, and Ang-2
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could lead to an eye injection that blocks several drivers of retinal swelling at once, possibly with fewer injections for people with nAMD, DME, or RVO.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small Phase 1 study focused on safety, so it cannot show whether the drug works. The injection may cause eye or systemic side effects, and most drugs at this stage do not advance.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 1
The first testing in people. Mainly checks safety and dose, usually in a small group.
- Participants
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About 60 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Sep 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Oct 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 to 85 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Able to understand the study and provide written informed consent prior to any study-related procedures. * Willing and able to comply with scheduled visits, treatment plan, and study procedures. * Best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) of 24 to 78 letters (inclusive) in the study eye, and BCVA ≥ 24 letters in the fellow eye. Exclusion Criteria: * Prior or current contraindicated ophthalmic treatments in study or fellow eye per protocol. * Refractive error \> ±8.0 diopters in the study eye. * Anterior segment neovascularization or vitreous hemorrhage in the study eye.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Shanghai General Hospital
Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, 200080, China
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