New eye injection shows promise for rare eye cancer
NCT ID NCT07402876
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests an eye injection of ADX-2191 (a form of methotrexate) in 20 adults with primary vitreoretinal lymphoma, a rare eye cancer. The goal is to see if it safely clears cancer cells from the eye. Participants receive injections at different frequencies over 8 weeks.
Why investors are watching
Aldeyra Therapeutics is running a Phase 3 trial of ADX-2191, an injected form of methotrexate, in 20 patients with primary vitreoretinal lymphoma, a rare eye cancer. For a micro-cap company, this small, late-stage readout could determine whether the drug reaches the market and becomes a major revenue source.
If it works: If the trial shows the drug is safe and controls the disease, Aldeyra could gain approval for a treatment with little competition. That result could transform the company's prospects.
If it fails: The trial has only 20 participants, so a negative or unclear result would likely end the program and hurt the company badly. Clinical trials often fail, and this one carries that risk.
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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 20 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Feb 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
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.
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21 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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Inclusion Criteria: 1. 21 years old or older; of any gender 2. Biopsy proven primary vitreoretinal lymphoma 3. Presence of lymphomatous vitreous cells at the Screening Visit and/or any eye that has been vitrectomized to confirm the diagnosis of primary vitreoretinal lymphoma 4. Willingness to participate in the clinical trial as evidenced by signing of an informed consent Exclusion Criteria: 1. Known allergy or hypersensitivity to methotrexate 2. Planned eye surgery during the clinical trial 3. Women of childbearing potential who are pregnant or lactating 4. Pre-existing ocular or non-ocular conditions or diseases that, in the opinion of the investigator, could interfere with the conduct or interpretation of the clinical trial 5. Use of systemic methotrexate within one week prior to treatment
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Bascom Palmer Eye Institute
RECRUITINGMiami, Florida, 33101, United States
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