Can a stronger eylea dose cut eye injections in half?
NCT ID NCT07390253
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether switching wet AMD patients who don't respond well to the standard 2mg dose of aflibercept (Eylea) to a higher 8mg dose can extend the time between injections while keeping vision stable. Fifty adults who have already had at least four 2mg injections will receive the higher dose and be followed for 12 months. The goal is to see if fewer injections are needed without losing vision benefits.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- aflibercept (8 mg injection)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could allow wet AMD patients to go longer between eye injections while keeping their vision stable.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-phase study with only 50 participants. The higher dose may not work better or could cause more side effects like eye inflammation or vision changes.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 50 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Sep 2024
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Patients with neovascular AMD, which are suboptimal responders to the current standard of care
- Ages
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21 to 105 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: * Patients, who received prior intravitreal anti-VEGF-treatment for nAMD with Aflibercept 2mg. A minimum of four injections of Aflibercept 2mg is required. Therefore 16-24 weeks prior treatment with anti-VEGF is required in line with an interval of 4-8 weeks. * Short treatment intervals of 4 or 8 weeks * nAMD * Age 21 or older * Written informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Chronic treatment with Bevacizumab or Faricimab * Extensive macular fibrosis * Diabetic retinopathy * Other retinal pathologies (e.g. retinal vein occlusion) * Dense media opacities (cataract, corneal scars) * Vitreous hemorrhage * Ocular or periocular infections * Active intraocular inflammation * Hypersensitivity to the active substance or to any of the excipients * Prior Aflibercept 8mg treatment * Pregnancy (for women in reproductive age a pregnancy test will be performed)
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Vienna Institute for Research in Ocular Surgery
Vienna, 1140, Austria
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