New eye drug goes Head-to-Head with standard care for wet AMD
NCT ID NCT07816315
First seen Sep 11, 2026 · Last updated Sep 11, 2026
Summary
Researchers are testing an experimental drug called OLN324 against the standard treatment, aflibercept, in adults with wet age-related macular degeneration. About 500 people aged 50 and older who have not yet received treatment for this condition will take part. Both drugs are given as injections into the eye, and the trial will compare how well they preserve vision over 48 weeks.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- OLN324, an experimental drug given as an injection into the eye
- What this could lead to
- If OLN324 works as well as or better than aflibercept, it could offer another treatment option for wet age-related macular degeneration, possibly with fewer injections.
- What could go wrong
- The trial may show OLN324 is no better than the current standard, aflibercept. Eye injections carry risks of infection, bleeding, and increased eye pressure, and the drug may not work for everyone.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 3
Large-scale testing in a bigger group. Usually the last step before a treatment can be approved.
- Participants
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About 500 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Oct 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2029
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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50 years and older
- 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: * Capable of giving signed informed consent * Be ≥50 years of age * Treatment-naive nAMD in the study eye with active subfoveal choroidal neovascularization (CNV) * Have a decrease in vision in the study eye due to nAMD, with best corrected visual acuity of 78 to 24 letters * Additional inclusion criteria apply Exclusion Criteria: * Be pregnant or breastfeeding * History of cataract surgery in the study eye within 90 days of Screening * Has uncontrolled glaucoma in the study eye * Has uncontrolled hypertension * Has had a stroke or myocardial infarction within 180 days * Additional exclusion criteria apply
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Conditions
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