Gene therapy shot could end monthly eye injections for wet AMD
NCT ID NCT07317934
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Aug 07, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This Phase 3 trial tests a single injection of LX102 gene therapy under the retina for people with wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a leading cause of vision loss. About 332 participants will receive either LX102 or standard aflibercept injections. The goal is to see if LX102 can maintain or improve vision while reducing the need for repeated treatments.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- LX102 (a gene therapy given as a single injection under the retina)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could offer a one-time treatment for wet AMD, potentially reducing the need for frequent eye injections.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early Phase 3 trial, so results are not yet proven. Gene therapy carries risks like inflammation or retinal damage, and it 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 388 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2026
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2032
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 to 80 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: 1. Willing and able to provide written, signed informed consent for this study; 2. Age ≥50 and ≤80 years old; 3. Active CNV secondary to nAMD in the study eye confirmed by FFA or OCT; 4. The BCVA between 24 and 78 letters (inclusive) in the study eye at Screening; 5. Demonstrated clinical response to aflibercept treatments in the study eye confirmed by the Reading Center; 6. No anti-VEGF therapy in study eye within 28 days before screening; 7. Must be pseudophakic in the study eye. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Any condition in the investigator's opinion that could limit VA improvement in the study eye. 2. CNV or macular edema in the study eye secondary to any causes other than AMD 3. Subfoveal atrophy in the study eye, as determined by CRC; 4. History of retinal detachment in the study eye at any time; 5. History of idiopathic or autoimmune uveitis in either eye; 6. Advanced glaucoma in the study eye; 7. History of vitrectomy surgery in the study eye; 8. History of intraocular surgery within 1 month before screening in the study eye; 9. History of ocular or systemic gene therapy; 10. Recent myocardial infarction, cerebrovascular accident, or transient ischemic attack within the past 6 months.
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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
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The places running it
36 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.
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A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Aier Eye Hospital Group Co., LTD. Changsha Aier Eye Hospital
RECRUITINGChangsha, Hunan, 410015, China
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Beijing Aier-Intech Eye Hospital
RECRUITINGBeijing, Beijing Municipality, 100000, China
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Beijing Hospital
RECRUITINGBeijing, Beijing Municipality, 100730, China
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Central Theater Command General Hospital of PLA
RECRUITINGWuhan, Hubei, 430060, China
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Eye & ENT Hospital of Fudan University
RECRUITINGShanghai, Shanghai Municipality, 200031, China
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Hebei Eye Hospital
RECRUITINGXingtai, Hebei, 054000, China
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Joint Shantou International Eye Center, Shantou University and the Chinese University of Hong Kong
RECRUITINGShantou, Guangdong, 515041, China
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Peking Union Medical College Hospital
RECRUITINGBeijing, Beijing Municipality, 100730, China
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Qilu Hospital of Shandong University
RECRUITINGJinan, Shandong, 250012, China
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Qingdao Eye Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University
RECRUITINGQingdao, Shandong, 266071, China
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Ruijin Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine
RECRUITINGShanghai, Shanghai Municipality, 201801, China
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Shandong Eye Hospital
RECRUITINGJinan, Shandong, 250021, China
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Shanghai General Hospital
RECRUITINGShanghai, Shanghai Municipality, 200080, China
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Shanxi Bethune Hospital
RECRUITINGTaiyuan, Shanxi, 030032, China
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Shanxi Eye Hospital
RECRUITINGTaiyuan, Shanxi, 030002, China
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Shenyang Fourth People's Hospital
RECRUITINGShenyang, Liaoning, 110000, China
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Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital
RECRUITINGChengdu, Sichuan, 646100, China
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Southwest Hospital
RECRUITINGChongqing, Chongqing Municipality, 400038, China
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The Affiliated Eye Hospital of Nanjing Medical University
RECRUITINGNanjing, Jiangsu, 210029, China
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The Eye Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University
RECRUITINGWenzhou, Zhejiang, 325027, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Air Force Medical University
RECRUITINGXi’an, Shanxi, 710032, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University
RECRUITINGGuangzhou, Guangdong, 510632, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital of University of Science and Technology of China
RECRUITINGHefei, Anhui, 230601, China
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The Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University
RECRUITINGChongqing, Chongqing Municipality, 400010, China
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The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University
RECRUITINGHarbin, Heilongjiang, 150001, China
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The Second Hospital of Jilin University
RECRUITINGChangchun, Jilin, 130022, China
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The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University
RECRUITINGChangsha, Hunan, 410011, China
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Tianjin Eye Hospital
RECRUITINGTianjin, Tianjin Municipality, 300020, China
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Tianjin Medical University Eye Hospital
RECRUITINGTianjin, Tianjin Municipality, 300384, China
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Tongji Hospital Tongji Medical College of HUST
RECRUITINGWuhan, Hubei, 430030, China
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West China Hospital, Sichuan University
RECRUITINGChengdu, Sichuan, 610041, China
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Xi 'an People's Hospital (Xi 'an No.4 Hospital)
RECRUITINGXi’an, Shanxi, 710004, China
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Xinhua Hospital affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine
RECRUITINGShanghai, Shanghai Municipality, 200092, China
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Xuzhou First People's Hospital
RECRUITINGXuzhou, Jiangsu, 221002, China
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Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital
RECRUITINGHangzhou, Zhejiang, 310014, China
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Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-sen University
RECRUITINGZhongshan, Guangdong, 510623, China
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