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Table 2 Neovascular age related macular degeneration therapies in the pipeline

From: Pipeline therapies for neovascular age related macular degeneration

Class

Brand name, manufacturer

Target/mechanism

Status

Biosimilars

Razumab (Intas Pharmaceuticals Ltd., Ahmedabad, India)

Ranibizumab biosimilar

Approved

FYB 201 (Formycon AG, Munich, Germany and Bioeq Gmbh Holzkirchen, Germany)

Ranibizumab biosimilar

Phase III trial completed

SB-11 (Samsung Bioepsis, Incheon, South Korea)

Ranibizumab biosimilar

Phase III trial completed

Xlucane (Xbrane Biopharma, Solna, Sweden)

Ranibizumab biosimilar

Phase III trial underway

PF582 (Pfnex, San Diego, California)

Ranibizumab biosimilar

Phase I/II trial completed

CHS3551 (Coherus BioSciences, Redwood City, California)

Ranibizumab biosimilar

Pre-clinical investigation

FYB203 (Formycon AG, Munich, Germany and Bioeq Gmbh Holzkirchen, Germany)

Aflibercept biosimilar

Pre-clinical investigation

ALT-L9 (Alteogen, Deajeon, South Korea)

Aflibercept biosimilar

Entering phase I trial

MYL1710 (Momenta Pharamaceuticals, Cambridge, MA, and Mylan Pharmacueticals, Canonsburg, PA)

Aflibercept biosimilar

Phase III trial underway

CHS-2020 (Coherus BioSciences, Redwood City, California)

Aflibercept biosimilar

Pre-clinical investigation

ONS-5010 (Lytenava, Outlook Therapeutics, Cranberry Township, New Jersey)

Bevacizumab biosimilar

Phase III trial completed

Anti-VEGF

Abicipar pegol (Abicipar; Allergan, Coolock, Dublin)

VEGF-A

Phase III trial completed

OPT-302 (Opthea; OPTHEA limited; Victoria, Melbourne)

VEGF-C and VEGF-D

Phase IIb trial completed

Conbercept (Lumitin; Chengdu Kanghong Pharmaceutical Group, Chengdu, Sichuan)

VEGF-A, VEGF-B, and PGF

Phase III trial underway

KSI-301 (Kodiak Sciences, Palo Alto, CA)

VEGF-A

Phase II trial underway

Anti- PDGF

CLS-AX (Ataxinib; Clearside Biomedical, Alpharetta, Georgia)

VEGF and PDGF

Pre-clinical investigation

DE-120 (Santen Pharmaceuticals, Kita-Ku, Osaka)

VEGF-A and PDGF

Pre-clinical investigation halted

Pegpleranib (Fovista; Ophthotech, Princeton, New Jersey)

PDGF-BB and PDGF-AB

Phase III trial completed

Rinucumab (Regeneron, Tarrytown, New York)

PDGF-B

Phase II trial completed

X-82 (Tyrogenex, Rockville, Maryland)

VEGF-A and PDGF

Phase II trial completed

Anti-tissue factor (TF)

ICON-1 (Iconic Therapeutics, San Francisco, California)

TF and natural killer cells

Phase II trial completed

Tie-2 receptor

Faricimab (Roche/Genentech, San Francisco, CA)

VEGF-A and Ang-2

Phase II trial completed

REGN910 (Nevascumab; Regeneron, Tarrytown, New York)

Ang-2

Phase II trial completed

ARP-1536 (Aerpio Therapeutics, Blue Ash, Ohio)

VE-PTP

Pre-clinical investigation

DE-122 (Carotuximab; Santen, Kita-Ku, Osaka, and TRACON Pharmaceuticals, San Diego, CA)

Endoglin

Phase II trial completed

AXT-107 (AsclepiX Therapeutics, Jersey City, New Jersey), inhibits both

VEGFR2

Pre-clinical investigation

Sustained treatments

Ranibizumab PDS (Genentech, San Francisco, CA)

VEGF-A

Phase III completed

GB-102 (Sunitinib maleate; GrayBug Vision, Redwood City, CA)

VEGF-A and PDGF

Phase II underway

OTX-TKI, a hydrogel depot of the tyrosine kinase inhibitor, sunitinib (Ocular Therapeutix; Bedford, Massachusetts)

VEGF and PDGF

Phase I underway

Durasert Bioerodible TKI (Durasert; EyePoint Pharmaceuticals, Watertown, Massachusetts)

VEGF and PDGF

Pre-clinical investigation

ENV1305 (Envisia Therapeutics, Morrisville, North Carolina)

VEGF-A

Pre-clinical investigation

NT-503 (Neurotech, Cumberland, Rhode Island)

VEGF-A

Pre-clinical investigation

Gene therapy

Adeno-associated virus type 2 (AAV2)-sFlt-1 (Genzyme, Cambridge, Massachusetts)

Produces sFlt-1, a soluble isoform of VEGFR-1, and an antagonist of VEGF

Phase I trial completed

rAAV.SFLT-1 (AVA-101; Avalanche Biotechnologies, Redwood City, California)

Produces sFlt-1, a soluble isoform of VEGFR-1, and an antagonist of VEGF

Phase II trial completed

ADVM-022 and ADVM-032 (Adverum Biotechnologies, Redwood City, California)

Produces aflibercept-like protein and ranibizumab-like protein

Phase I trial completed

RGX-314 (REGENXBIO, Rockville, Maryland)

Vector expressing a protein similar to ranibizumab

Phase I/II underway

Retinostat (Oxford Biomedica, Cowley, Oxford)

Codes for endostatin and angiostatin

Phase I completed

AAVCAGsCD59 (HMR59; Hemera Biosciences, Waltham, Massachusetts)

Produces CD59

Phase I underway

Oral treatments

AKST4290 (Alkahest, San Carlos, California)

Targets CCR3

Phase II completed

Topical treatments

PAN-90806 (PanOptica, Mount Arlington, New Jersey)

VEGF-A and PDGF

Phase II completed

Pazopanib (GlaxoSmithKline, Brentford, London)

VEGF-A and PDGF

Phase II completed

OHR-102 (Squalamine lactate, Ohr Pharmaceutical, New York, New York)

VEGF, PDGF, and b-FGF

Phase II completed

Regorafenib (Stivarga, Bayer Healthcare, Leverkusen, North-Rhine, Westphalia)

VEGF-A and PDGF

Phase II completed

LHA510 (Alcon, Geneva, Switzerland)

Tyrosine kinase

Phase II completed