New eye drug could slash injection frequency for wet AMD patients
NCT ID NCT06683742
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Sep 04, 2026 · Updated 6 times
Summary
This phase 3 trial tests EYP-1901, a new eye injection that may last longer than current treatments for wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD). About 400 participants will receive either EYP-1901 or the standard drug aflibercept. The goal is to see if EYP-1901 can maintain or improve vision while reducing the number of injections needed.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- EYP-1901 (a tyrosine kinase inhibitor given as an eye injection)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could mean fewer eye injections for people with wet AMD, making treatment easier and less burdensome.
- What could go wrong
- This is still an experimental drug; it may not work as well as the current standard treatment, and there could be side effects from the injection or the drug itself.
Why investors are watching
EyePoint Pharmaceuticals is running a phase 3 trial of EYP-1901, an injected drug for wet age-related macular degeneration, against the standard treatment aflibercept. For a small company, this late-stage readout is the main event: a positive result could support a regulatory submission, while a negative one would leave the company without a clear path forward.
If it works: If EYP-1901 matches aflibercept in controlling the disease, EyePoint could offer patients a longer-lasting treatment option and move toward approval. That outcome would validate the company's lead product and give it a commercial asset.
If it fails: Phase 3 trials often fail, and EYP-1901 could prove less effective or less safe than aflibercept. A failure or delay would likely force EyePoint to rethink its pipeline and could erode investor confidence.
AI-written from the trial record. Speculative, and not investment advice.
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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 400 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Nov 2024
- Expected to finish
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Oct 2027
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: * Previously treated or treatment naïve patients with a documented diagnosis of wAMD in the study eye, with onset of disease that began at any time prior to the Screening Visit. * Best Corrected Visual Acuity (BCVA) by Early Treatment Diabetic Retinopathy Study (ETDRS) letter score between 78 to 35 letters (approximately 20/32 to 20/200 Snellen equivalent) in the study eye at the Screening Visit and on Baseline (Day 1). * For previously-treated subjects, must have been treated with at least 2 anti-VEGF IVT injections (i.e., aflibercept 2 mg, aflibercept 8 mg, bevacizumab, ranibizumab, or faricimab) in the previous 6 months for wAMD per standard of care in the study eye prior to the Screening Visit. Exclusion Criteria: * Subfoveal fibrosis, atrophy, or scarring in the center subfield. * BCVA using ETDRS charts \<20 letters (20/400 Snellen equivalent) in the fellow 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.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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3RP/ Windy City Retina
Plainfield, Illinois, 60586, United States
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AVRUC
Carmel, Indiana, 46032, United States
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Associated Retina Consultans
Gilbert, Arizona, 85297, United States
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Associated Retina Consultants - Phoenix
Phoenix, Arizona, 85020, United States
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Atlantis Eyecare
Huntington Beach, California, 92647, United States
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Austin Clinical Research LLC
Austin, Texas, 78750, United States
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Austin Research Center for Retina
Austin, Texas, 45674, United States
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Austin Retina Associates
Austin, Texas, 78705, United States
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Axon Clinical, s.r.o.
Prague, Czechia
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Bajcsy-Zsilinszky Korhaz es Rendelointezet
Budapest, Hungary
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Bay Area Retina Associates
Walnut Creek, California, 94598, United States
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Berkeley Eye Center
Houston, Texas, 77027, United States
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Black Hills Regional Eye Institute
Rapid City, South Dakota, 45526, United States
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Blue Ocean Clinical Research
Clearwater, Florida, 33761, United States
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Bnai Zion Medical Center
Haifa, Israel
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Budapest Retina Associates
Budapest, Hungary
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California Eye Specialists Medical Group, Inc.
Redlands, California, 92373, United States
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California Retina Consultants Oxnard Office
Oxnard, California, 93036, United States
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Carmel Medical Center
Haifa, Israel
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Cascade Medical Research lnstitute, LLC
Springfield, Oregon, 97477, United States
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Centro Brasileiro de Pesquisa Clinica - Blumenau
Blumenau, Brazil
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Centrum Diagnostyki i Mikrochirurgii Oka -LENS Sp. z o. o
Olsztyn, Poland
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Centrum Medyczne UNO-MED
Tarnów, Poland
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Clínica Oftalmológica São Lucas - Retina Clinic
São Paulo, Brazil
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Colorado Retina Associates
Lakewood, Colorado, 80228, United States
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Connecticut Eye Consultants, P.C.
Danbury, Connecticut, 06810, United States
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Cumberland Valley Retina Consultants
Hagerstown, Maryland, 21740, United States
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Debreceni Egyetem KK Szemklinika
Debrecen, Hungary
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Doctor Retina, PC
Beverly Hills, California, 90211, United States
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East Florida Eye Institute
Stuart, Florida, 34994, United States
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Envision Ocular, LLC
Bloomfield, New Jersey, 07003, United States
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Eye Center of Northern Colorado, PC
Fort Collins, Colorado, 80528, United States
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Fakultna nemocnica s poliklinikou F. D. Roosevelta Banska Bystrica
Banská Bystrica, Slovakia
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Fakultni nemocnice Kralovske Vinohrady
Prague, Czechia
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Fort Lauderdale Eye Institute
Plantation, Florida, 33324, United States
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Gailey Eye Clinic
Bloomington, Illinois, 60616, United States
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Ganglion Medical Center
Pécs, Hungary
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Global Research Management, Inc.
Glendale, California, 91204, United States
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Graystone Eye - Hickory Office
Hickory, North Carolina, 28602, United States
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Haik Humble Eye Center
West Monroe, Louisiana, 71291, United States
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Hospital Oftalmológico de Sorocaba (Centro de Estudos)
Sorocaba, Brazil
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Hospital de Olhos Oeste Paulista
São Paulo, Brazil
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Illinois Retina Associates, S.C.
Oak Park, Illinois, 60304, United States
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Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
London, United Kingdom
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K. B. Haji Bachooali Charitable Ophthalmic & E.N.T. Hospital
Mumbai, India
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Kaiser Permanente
Oakland, California, 94611, United States
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Kaplan Medical Center
Rehovot, Israel
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MedEye Associates
South Miami, Florida, 33143, United States
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Meir Medical Center Ophthalmology Department
Kfar Saba, Israel
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Mid Atlantic Retina
Cherry Hill, New Jersey, 08034, United States
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Mid Atlantic Retina Specialists
Hagerstown, Maryland, 21740, United States
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NC Retina Associates - Cary Research
Cary, North Carolina, 27511, United States
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NJ Retina
Edison, New Jersey, 08820, United States
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NYC Retina
New York, New York, 45604, United States
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Netralayam VIP
Kolkata, India
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Netrodaya - The Eye City
Varanasi, India
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North Carolina Retina Associates
Wake Forest, North Carolina, 27587, United States
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Northern California Retina Vitreous Associates Medical Group INC.
Mountain View, California, 94040, United States
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OFTALMIKA Sp. z o.o
Bydgoszcz, Poland
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Pacific Northwest Retina
Bellevue, Washington, 98004, United States
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Panhandle Eye Group, LLP. - Southwest Retina Specialists
Amarillo, Texas, 79106, United States
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Phoenix Retina Clinical Trials, LLC
Phoenix, Arizona, 85050, United States
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Piasta 47 Centrum Medyczne
Warsaw, Poland
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RCOC Clinical Research Institute Inc.
Fullerton, California, 92835, United States
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RSC Research, PLLC
Denver, Colorado, 80210, United States
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Rabin Medical Center
Petah Tikva, Israel
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Rand Eye Institute
Deerfield Beach, Florida, 33064, United States
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Retina Associates
Elmhurst, Illinois, 60126, United States
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Retina Associates New Orleans
Metairie, Louisiana, 70006, United States
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Retina Associates of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky, 40509, United States
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Retina Associates of Michigan
Grand Blanc, Michigan, 48439, United States
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Retina Associates of South Texas
San Antonio, Texas, 78240, United States
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Retina Associates of Western NY, PC
Rochester, New York, 14620, United States
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Retina Care Specialists
Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, 45674, United States
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Retina Consultants of Southern California
Redlands, California, 92374, United States
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Retina Consultants of Southern Colorado
Colorado Springs, Colorado, 80909, United States
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Retina Consultants of Texas
Katy, Texas, 77494, United States
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Retina Group of Florida
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 33308, United States
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Retina Macula Institute of Arizona
Scottsdale, Arizona, 85255, United States
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Retina Prime at Jardim Europa Medical Center
Aracaju, Brazil
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Retina Specialists of Tampa
Tampa, Florida, 33618, United States
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Retina Vitreous Associates of Florida - Saint Petersburg
St. Petersburg, Florida, 33711, United States
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Retina Vitreous Center, PLLC
Edmond, Oklahoma, 73013, United States
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Retina Vitreous Surgeons of CNY, PC
Liverpool, New York, 13088, United States
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Retinal Consultants Medical Group
Modesto, California, 95356, United States
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Rising Retina Clinic
Ahmedabad, India
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Samodzielny Publiczny Szpital Kliniczny nr 1 w Lublinie
Lublin, Poland
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Shamir Medical Center Ophthalmology Out Patient Clinic
Be’er Ya‘aqov, Israel
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Shanti Saroj Netralay
Miraj, India
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Shroff Eye Hospital
Mumbai, India
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SightSera Clinical Research LLC
Greenwich, Connecticut, 06830, United States
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South Coast Retina Center
Long Beach, California, 90807, United States
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St Elisabeth Krankenhaus
Cologne, Germany
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Star Vision Research
Burleson, Texas, 76028, United States
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Szpital sw. Rozy- obsolete; New Name: Szpital Św. Róży sp. z o.o.
Krakow, Poland
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TX RCTX Retina Consultants of Texas
San Antonio, Texas, 78154, United States
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Tennessee Retina
Nashville, Tennessee, 37203, United States
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Texas Retina Associates
Arlington, Texas, 76012, United States
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Texas Retina Associates
Plano, Texas, 75075, United States
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The Eye Care Institute
Louisville, Kentucky, 40206, United States
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The Eye Institute of West Florida
Largo, Florida, 33770, United States
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The Retina Partners
Encino, California, 91436, United States
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The Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Centre
Tel Aviv, Israel
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Tyler Retina Consultants
Tyler, Texas, 75703, United States
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VISUS, spol s.r.o.
Náchod, Czechia
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VRCNY/Long Island Vitreoretinal Consultants
Westbury, New York, 11590, United States
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VRMG Inc
Sacramento, California, 95825, United States
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Valley Retina Institute P.A.
McAllen, Texas, 78503, United States
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Virginia Retina Center
Warrenton, Virginia, 20186, United States
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Vitreo-Retinal Associates, PC
Worcester, Massachusetts, 01605, United States
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Warszawski Szpital Okulistyczny
Warsaw, Poland
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Wills Eye Physician Mid Atlantic Retina
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, 18017, United States
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Win Retina
Arcadia, California, 91006, United States
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