Can a pill save your sight? new trial targets blinding eye disease
NCT ID NCT05949593
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This Phase 3 trial tests whether a daily pill called tinlarebant can slow the growth of geographic atrophy, an advanced form of age-related macular degeneration that causes blind spots. About 429 adults with the condition will receive either the drug or a placebo for up to 2 years. The main goal is to see if the drug reduces the rate of vision loss.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Tinlarebant (a tablet taken daily)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could slow vision loss from geographic atrophy, a leading cause of blindness in older adults.
- What could go wrong
- This is a late-stage trial, but the drug may not slow vision loss enough to matter. Side effects from daily medication are possible.
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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 429 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jul 2023
- Expected to finish
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Aug 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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60 to 85 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: * Subjects must have a confirmed diagnosis of GA with atrophic lesions in 1 or both eyes. * Minimum BCVA is required in the study eye Exclusion Criteria: * The presence of diabetic macular edema or macular disease in either eye. * Diabetic retinopathy more advanced than mild nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy, or any other retinal vascular disease in either eye. * Uncontrolled diagnosed glaucoma in the study 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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Belite Study Site
Phoenix, Arizona, 85020, United States
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Arcadia, California, 91007, United States
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Beverly Hills, California, 90211, United States
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Huntington Beach, California, 92467, United States
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Los Angeles, California, 90033, United States
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Palo Alto, California, 94303, United States
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San Diego, California, 92093, United States
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Lakeland, Florida, 33805, United States
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Hagerstown, Maryland, 21740, United States
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Saint Louis Park, Minnesota, 55416, United States
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Westbury, New York, 11590, United States
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Cary, North Carolina, 27511, United States
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Durham, North Carolina, 27710, United States
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Wake Forest, North Carolina, 27587, United States
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Portland, Oregon, 97239, United States
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19107, United States
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Sewickley, Pennsylvania, 15143, United States
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Germantown, Tennessee, 38138, United States
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Abilene, Texas, 79606, United States
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Dallas, Texas, 75231, United States
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San Antonio, Texas, 78240, United States
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Warrenton, Virginia, 20186, United States
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Chatswood, New South Wales, 2067, Australia
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Strathfield, New South Wales, 2135, Australia
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Brisbane, Queensland, 4101, Australia
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Adelaide, South Australia, 5000, Australia
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East Melbourne, Victoria, 3002, Australia
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Crawley, Western Australia, 6009, Australia
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Beijing, Beijing Municipality, 100044, China
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Chengdu, Sichuan, 610093, China
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Beijing, 10005, China
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Beijing, 100730, China
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Guandong, 510060, China
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Zhejiang, 325027, China
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Ostrava, 70852, Czechia
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Prague, 14000, Czechia
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Prague, 14059, Czechia
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Dijon, 21000, France
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Écully, 69130, France
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Lyon, 69317, France
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Marseille, 130008, France
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Basel, 4031, Switzerland
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Lausanne, 1001, Switzerland
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Taichung, 40447, Taiwan
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Taipei, 100, Taiwan
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Taoyuan, 33305, Taiwan
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Great Yarmouth, NR31 6LA, United Kingdom
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Harrow, HA1 3UJ, United Kingdom
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London, EC1V 2PD, United Kingdom
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