New combo shot aims to save sight in diabetics
NCT ID NCT05151744
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This Phase II trial tested whether adding vamikibart to the standard treatment ranibizumab improves vision more than ranibizumab alone in people with diabetic macular edema. 187 participants received injections into the eye over 76 weeks. The study is complete, and results will show if the combination is safe and effective.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Vamikibart (also called RO7200220) combined with ranibizumab (Lucentis)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this combination could offer better vision improvement for people with diabetic macular edema than current standard treatment alone.
- What could go wrong
- This is a Phase II trial, so results are still early. The combination may not prove more effective or could have additional side effects compared to ranibizumab alone.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- Participants
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187 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Dec 2021
- Finished
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Oct 2024
- 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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18 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: * Diagnosis of diabetes mellitus (Type 1 or Type 2) * Macular thickening secondary to diabetic macular edema (DME) involving the center of the macula * Decreased visual acuity attributable primarily to DME * Ability and willingness to provide written informed consent and to comply with the study protocol * Willingness to allow Aqueous Humor collection * For women of childbearing potential: agreement to remain abstinent or use at least one highly effective contraceptive method that results in a failure rate of \<1% per year during the treatment period and for at least 12 weeks after the final dose of study treatment Exclusion Criteria: * Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) of greater than (\>) 12% * Uncontrolled blood pressure, defined as a systolic value greater than (\>)180 millimeters of mercury (mmHg) and/or a diastolic value \>100 mmHg while a patient is at rest * Currently pregnant or breastfeeding, or intend to become pregnant during the study * Prior treatment with panretinal photocoagulation or macular laser to the study eye * Any intraocular or periocular corticosteroid treatment within the past 16 weeks prior to Day 1 to the study eye * Prior Iluvien or Retisert implants within 3 years prior to Day 1 to the study eye * Prior or concomitant treatment with anti-VEGF therapy within 8 weeks prior to Day 1 to the study eye; Vabysmo\^TM within 16 weeks prior to Day 1, prior Beovu® is not permitted * Prior administration of IVT brolucizumab (Beovu®): ever; vamikibart: \</=24 weeks prior to Day 1) in either eye * Any proliferative diabetic retinopathy * Active intraocular or periocular infection or active intraocular inflammation in the study eye * Any current or history of ocular disease other than DME that may confound assessment of the macula or affect central vision in the study eye * Any current ocular condition which, in the opinion of the investigator, is currently causing or could be expected to contribute to irreversible vision loss due to a cause other than DME in the study eye * Other protocol-specified inclusion/exclusion criteria may apply
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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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Asan Medical Center
Seoul, 05505, South Korea
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Bay Area Retina Associates
Walnut Creek, California, 94598, United States
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Buenos Aires Mácula
Ciudad Autonoma Buenos Aires, C1061AAE, Argentina
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Caminomed
Tarnowskie Góry, 42-600, Poland
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Centro Oftalmológico Dr. Charles S.A.
Capital Federal, C1116, Argentina
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Centrum Diagnostyki i Mikrochirurgii Oka LENS
Olsztyn, 10-424, Poland
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Centrum Medyczne UNO-MED
Krakow, 31-070, Poland
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Clinica Universitaria de Navarra
Pamplona, Navarre, 31008, Spain
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Clinica Universitaria de Navarra
Madrid, 28027, Spain
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Cumberland Valley Retina Consultants
Hagerstown, Maryland, 21740, United States
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Deep Blue Retina PLLC
Southaven, Mississippi, 38671, United States
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Emanuelli Research and Development Center LLC
Arecibo, 00613, Puerto Rico
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Florida Eye Associates
Melbourne, Florida, 30394-7344, United States
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Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Gloucestershire, GL1 3NN, United Kingdom
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Grupo Laser Vision
Rosario, S2000DLA, Argentina
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Hadassah MC
Jerusalem, 9112001, Israel
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Institut De L'Oeil Des Laurentides
Boisbriand, Quebec, J7H 0E8, Canada
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Kaplan Medical Center
Rehovot, 7660101, Israel
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Kim's Eye Hospital
Seoul, 07301, South Korea
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Kings College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
London, SE5 9RS, United Kingdom
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Lundquist Institute for Biomedical Innovation at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
Torrance, California, 90502, United States
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Niepubliczny Zak?ad Opieki Zdrowotnej PRYZMAT-OKULISTYKA
Gliwice, 44-100, Poland
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Oftalmos
Capital Federal, C1120AAN, Argentina
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Organizacion Medica de Investigacion
Buenos Aires, C1015ABO, Argentina
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Pusan National University Hospital
Busan, 49241, South Korea
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Rabin MC
Petah Tikva, 4941492, Israel
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Rambam Medical Center
Haifa, 3109601, Israel
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Retina Consultants of Texas
Bellaire, Texas, 77401, United States
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Retina Institute of Ottawa
Ottawa, Ontario, K2B 7E9, Canada
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Retina Vitreous Associates of Florida
Tampa, Florida, 33617, United States
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Royal Surrey County Hospital
Guildford, GU2 7XX, United Kingdom
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Samsung Medical Center
Seoul, 06351, South Korea
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Tel Aviv Sourasky MC
Tel Aviv, 6423906, Israel
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Texas Retina Associates
Arlington, Texas, 76012, United States
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Toronto Retina Institute
Toronto, Ontario, M3C 0G9, Canada
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Verum Research LLC
Eugene, Oregon, 97401, United States
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Win Retina
Arcadia, California, 91006, United States
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Yeungnam University Medical Center
Daegu, 42415, South Korea
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