New shot could tame thyroid eye disease
NCT ID NCT06812325
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This phase 3 trial tests an investigational drug called VRDN-003, given as an injection under the skin, for people with thyroid eye disease. The study involves 320 participants and aims to check the drug's safety and tolerability. Researchers will also measure if it reduces eye bulging. The trial is active but not currently recruiting.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- VRDN-003 (a monoclonal antibody injection)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to a new treatment option for thyroid eye disease that may reduce eye bulging and improve symptoms.
- What could go wrong
- This is still an early-stage trial focused on safety, so it is not yet proven to work. The drug may cause side effects or fail to show benefit.
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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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320 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Feb 2025
- Expected to finish
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Oct 2026
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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18 to 75 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.
Key Inclusion Criteria: * Have a clinical diagnosis of TED with or without proptosis and with any CAS (0-7) and in the opinion of the Investigator may benefit from VRDN-003 * Not require immediate ophthalmological or orbital surgery in the study eye for any reason. * Must agree to use highly effective contraception as specified in the protocol * Female TED participants must have a negative serum pregnancy test at screening Key Exclusion Criteria: * Must not have received prior treatment with another anti-IGF-1R therapy * Must not have received systemic corticosteroids or steroid eye drops for any condition, including TED, or selenium within 2 weeks prior to first dose. * Must not have received other immunosuppressive drugs for any condition, including TED, or any other therapy for TED within 12 weeks prior to first dose * Must not have received an investigational agent for any condition, including TED, within 8 weeks or longer duration (depending on the type of investigational agent) prior to first dose * Must not have received radioactive iodine (RAI) treatment within 8 weeks prior to first dose * Must not have had previous orbital irradiation or decompression surgery for TED to the study eye's orbit * Must not have a pre-existing ophthalmic condition in the study eye which in the study doctor's opinion, would interfere with interpretation of study results * Must not have abnormal hearing test before first dose. Must also not have a history of ear conditions considered significant by study doctor * Must not have a history of inflammatory bowel disease * Female TED participants must not be pregnant or breastfeeding
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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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Abeillon du Payrat
Bron, 69500, France
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Addenbrookes Hospital
Cambridge, United Kingdom
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Advanced Quality Medical Research
Orland Park, Illinois, 60462, United States
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Akdeniz Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Göz Hastalıkları Anabilim Dalı
Antalya, 07059, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Alfa Medical Research
Davie, Florida, 33024, United States
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C A Clinical Trial Corp.
Cape Coral, Florida, 33990, United States
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California Eye Specialists Medical Group INC
Pasadena, California, 91107, United States
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Catalina Eye Care
Tuscon, Arizona, 85712, United States
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Centrum Medyczne Pratia Gdynia
Gdynia, 81-338, Poland
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Centrum Medyczne Pulawska Sp. z o.o.
Piaseczno, 05-500, Poland
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Charite Universitatsmeizin Berlin KoR Campus Virchow Klinikum
Berlin, Germany
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Clinica Universidad de Navarre
Navarrés, Spain
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Continental Clinical Research
Miami, Florida, 33144, United States
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D H Doral Research Center
Doral, Florida, 33132, United States
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DFW Clinical Trials
Carrollton, Texas, 75010, United States
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ETG Lublin
Lublin, 20-412, Poland
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East Coast Institute for Research, LLC
Jacksonville, Florida, 32216, United States
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Edward Jenner Research Group LLC
Plantation, Florida, 33317, United States
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Elevate Clinical Research
Seabrook, Texas, 77586, United States
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Eye Centers of Florida
Fort Myers, Florida, 33901, United States
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Eyeplastx
San Antonio, Texas, 78258, United States
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FOMAT Medical Research
Pismo Beach, California, 93030, United States
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Fraser Eye Care Center
Fraser, Michigan, 48026, United States
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Gazi University Medical Faculty Hospital
Ankara, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
London, SE1 7EH, United Kingdom
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Hacettepe Univeristy Medical Fculty Hospital
Ankara, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Herco Medical and Research Center
Coral Gables, Florida, 33134, United States
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Hospital La Arruzafa
Córdoba, 14012, Spain
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Hospital Provincial de Conxo
A Coruña, 15706, Spain
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Hospital Universitario Miguel Servet Consultas de Oftalmologia
Zaragoza, Spain
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Hospital Universitario Ramon y Cajal
Madrid, 28034, Spain
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Hospital Universitario Virgen Macarena
Seville, 41009, Spain
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Hôpital La Pitiélsalpêtrière
Paris, France
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Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
London, NW1 5QH, United Kingdom
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Institut Català de Retina
Barcelona, 08017, Spain
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Jackson Clinic
Jackson, Tennessee, 38305, United States
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Johannes Gutenberg University Medical Center Department of Medicine 1
Mainz, Germany
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Marmara Üniversitesi Pendik Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi Göz Hastalıkları Kliniği
Istanbul, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Mayo Clinic Rochester
Rochester, Minnesota, 55905, United States
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Moorefields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
London, United Kingdom
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Neuro Eye Clinical Trials
Houston, Texas, 77074, United States
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Ophthalmic Consultants of Boston
East Weymouth, Massachusetts, 02189, United States
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Optimum Profesorskie Centrum Okulistyki Sp. z o. o.
Gdansk, 80-180, Poland
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Orbital Plastics
Newport Beach, California, 92660, United States
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Pacific Neuroscience Institute
Santa Monica, California, 90404, United States
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Pacific Neuroscience Institute at Saint John's Physician Partners
Torrance, California, 90503, United States
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Pioneer Research Solutions Inc.
Houston, Texas, 77099, United States
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Polimedica PTG
Warsaw, 02-777, Poland
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Retreat Medical Research
Miami, Florida, 33135, United States
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Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
Newark, New Jersey, 07103, United States
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San Antonio Clinical Trials
San Antonio, Texas, 78240, United States
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Santa Familia PTG Lodz
Lodz, 90-302, Poland
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Sarasota Retina Institute
Sarasota, Florida, 34239, United States
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Servicde d'Endocrinologie, Diabetologieet Nutrition Centre Hospitalier Universitaire d'Angers
Angers, France
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Sina Medical Center
Homestead, Florida, 33034, United States
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Southern Clinical Research LLC
Miami, Florida, 33125, United States
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The Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Newcastle, United Kingdom
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United Medical Research Institute
Inglewood, California, 90301, United States
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Universitaetsmedizin Goettingen
Göttingen, 37075, Germany
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Universitatsklinikum Essen
Essen, Germany
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University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust Clinical Research Unit
Bristol, United Kingdom
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University of Missouri Kansas City
Kansas City, Missouri, 64108, United States
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Uniwersytecki Szpital Kliniczny w Białymstoku, Klinika Okulistyki, Centrum Badań Klinicznych
Bialystok, 15-276, Poland
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Warszawski Szpital Okulistyczny
Warsaw, 01-258, Poland
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