Clinical trial • Phase III • Ophthalmology
vorolanib for Diabetic macular edema
Phase III trial of vorolanib for Diabetic macular edema.
Overview
- Trial Therapeutic Area
- Ophthalmology
- Trial Disease
- Diabetic macular edema
- Trial Stage
- Phase III
- Drug Modality
- Small molecule|Peptide/protein/enzyme
Key dates
- Initial CTIS Submission Date
- 09-12-2025
- First CTIS Authorization Date
- 30-03-2026
Trial design
Randomised, eylea (aflibercept) 40 mg/ml solution for injection in pre-filled syringe; comparator dose 2 mg intravitreal (2 mg specified); schedule not specified in provided data.-controlled Phase III trial across 15 sites in Germany, Czechia, Hungary.
- Randomised
- Yes
- Comparator
- Eylea (aflibercept) 40 mg/mL solution for injection in pre-filled syringe; comparator dose 2 mg intravitreal (2 mg specified); schedule not specified in provided data.
- Target Sample Size
- 180
- Trial Duration For Participant
- 616
Eligibility
Recruits 180 Vulnerable population is selected. Participants must be able to understand and be willing to sign the informed consent; for US participants HIPAA authorization to provide access to personal health information is required. No paediatric assent/consent procedures are described in the provided data..
- Vulnerable Population
- Vulnerable population is selected. Participants must be able to understand and be willing to sign the informed consent; for US participants HIPAA authorization to provide access to personal health information is required. No paediatric assent/consent procedures are described in the provided data.
Inclusion criteria
- {"criterion_text":"- Participants will be considered eligible for participation in the study if all of the following inclusion criteria are satisfied: 1. Male or female participants, ≥18 years of age.\n- 2. Participants with a diagnosis of diabetes mellitus (DM; Type 1 or Type 2), as defined by the World Health Organization (WHO) and/or American Diabetes Association. Must have stable DM for a minimum of 3 months prior to the Screening Visit, currently managed with use of oral antihyperglycemic agents, insulin, or other injectable drugs.\n- 3. Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) <10% at the Screening Visit.\n- 4. Able to understand, and willingness to sign, the informed consent. For US participants only: must be willing to provide access to personal health information via Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) authorization.\n- 5. Willingness and ability to comply with all scheduled visits, restrictions, and assessments.\n- 6. For women of childbearing potential, or men with female partners of childbearing potential, agreement to the use of an appropriate form of contraception at the Screening Visit and for the duration of the study.\n- Ocular Inclusion Criteria for Study Eye: 7. Previously diagnosed with macular edema associated with diabetic retinopathy (DR) at any time For the full list of the inclusion criteria please refer to Protocol section 4.1."}
Exclusion criteria
- {"criterion_text":"- Participants who meet any of the following exclusion criteria will be excluded from the study. 1. Ocular Exclusion Criteria for the Study Eye Only 2. Ocular Exclusion Criteria for Either Eye 3. General Exclusion Criteria For the full list of the exclusion criteria please refer to Protocol section 4.2."}
Endpoints
Primary endpoints
- {"endpoint_text":"- The primary endpoint (or outcome) of this study is to find out whether EYP-1901 can produce the same vision benefits as aflibercept over 56 weeks.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Efficacy measured as change in best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) over 56 weeks comparing EYP-1901 2686 μg intravitreal (IVT) inserts to aflibercept."}
Secondary endpoints
- {"endpoint_text":"- The secondary endpoints (or outcomes) of the study are to find out: • How often injections are needed over the 56 weeks of treatment\n- • Changes in the thickness of the retina (light-sensitive membrane at the back of the eye) from the first treatment over time\n- • The percentage of participants who maintain, gain, or lose a certain number of letters on an eye chart over time\n- • The percentage of participants who need additional aflibercept injections up to 88 weeks\n- • The total number of additional aflibercept injections needed by Week 88\n- • The percentage of participants whose DME improves over time and also how quickly DME improves over time","definition_or_measurement_approach":"• Injection burden measured as frequency/number of injections over 56 weeks.\n• Retinal thickness measured over time (relative to first treatment) using retinal imaging.\n• Proportion of participants maintaining/gaining/losing specified number of letters on an eye chart (BCVA letters) over time.\n• Proportion of participants requiring additional aflibercept injections up to Week 88.\n• Count of additional aflibercept injections required by Week 88.\n• Proportion and time course of DME improvement over time."}
Recruitment
- Registry Or Advocacy Recruitment
- True, Patient Advocacy Groups (PAG) referenced in recruitment materials (PAG to Patient Email Blast, PAG Clinical Trial Listing) — specific PAG organisations not named in provided data
- Digital Remote Recruitment
- True, includes email blasts to patients via PAG/advocacy channels, electronic email communications and online clinical trial listing materials
- Planned Sample Size
- 180
- Recruitment Window Months
- 23
- Consent Approach
- Informed consent must be provided by participants who are able to understand and willing to sign the informed consent form. For US participants, HIPAA authorization is additionally required to provide access to personal health information. Participant information and consent documents are provided in multiple languages (English, German, Hungarian, Czech) as evidenced by language-specific patient-facing and ICF documents. No paediatric assent procedures are described.
Methods
- Patient brochure (country-specific versions: CZE, HUN, Treatment_NAIVE, EU) — target audience: patients
- Advocacy/PAG communications (PAG to Patient Email Blast; PAG to Patient FAQ Sheet) — target audience: patient advocacy groups and patients
- Patient email blasts (Advocacy PAG to Patient Email Blast) — digital outreach to patients
- Site awareness posters (Site Awareness Poster; Site Awareness Poster_TREATMENT NAIVE) — target audience: site visitors and patients
- HCP study flyers / HCP Study Flyer (country-specific) — target audience: healthcare professionals (referring clinicians)
- Dr-to-Dr letters (Dr to Dr Letter) — target audience: referring physicians/HCPs
- Clinical trial listing materials (Clinical Trial Listing; PAG Clinical Trial Listing) — target audience: patients and PAGs
- Welcome letter and subject flowchart / study visit guide — for enrolled/prospective participants
- Email communication materials (L2 Other Subject Information_Email_Communication) — digital outreach and follow-up
Geography
- Total Number Of Sites
- 15
- Total Number Of Participants
- 60
Germany
- Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
- 05-03-2026
- Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
- 27-04-2026
- Processing Time Days
- 53
- Number Of Sites
- 1
- Number Of Participants
- 10
Sites
- Site Name
- St. Elisabeth Krankenhaus GmbH
- Department Name
- Augenheilkunde
- Principal Investigator Name
- Hüsnü Berk
- Principal Investigator Email
- huesnue.berk@hohenlind.de
- Contact Person Name
- Hüsnü Berk
- Contact Person Email
- huesnue.berk@hohenlind.de
Czechia
- Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
- 06-02-2026
- Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
- 27-04-2026
- Processing Time Days
- 80
- Number Of Sites
- 5
- Number Of Participants
- 40
Sites
- Site Name
- Visus spol. s r.o.
- Department Name
- Ophthalmology clinic
- Principal Investigator Name
- Jan Studnička
- Principal Investigator Email
- jan.studnicka@post.cz
- Contact Person Name
- Jan Studnička
- Contact Person Email
- jan.studnicka@post.cz
- Site Name
- Medical Private Care s.r.o.
- Department Name
- Ophthalmology clinic
- Principal Investigator Name
- Andrej Farkas
- Principal Investigator Email
- andrej.farkas@nemocnicesokolov.cz
- Contact Person Name
- Andrej Farkas
- Contact Person Email
- andrej.farkas@nemocnicesokolov.cz
- Site Name
- Vseobecna Fakultni Nemocnice V Praze
- Department Name
- Ophthalmology clinic
- Principal Investigator Name
- Bohdan Kousal
- Principal Investigator Email
- bohdan.kousal@vfn.cz
- Contact Person Name
- Bohdan Kousal
- Contact Person Email
- bohdan.kousal@vfn.cz
- Site Name
- Axon Clinical s.r.o.
- Department Name
- Ophthalmology department
- Principal Investigator Name
- Jan Ernest
- Principal Investigator Email
- jan.ernest@axon-clinical.com
- Contact Person Name
- Jan Ernest
- Contact Person Email
- jan.ernest@axon-clinical.com
- Site Name
- Fakultni Nemocnice Kralovske Vinohrady
- Department Name
- Ophthalmology clinic
- Principal Investigator Name
- Miroslav Veith
- Principal Investigator Email
- mveith@email.cz
- Contact Person Name
- Miroslav Veith
- Contact Person Email
- mveith@email.cz
Hungary
- Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
- 30-01-2026
- Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
- 02-04-2026
- Processing Time Days
- 62
- Number Of Sites
- 9
- Number Of Participants
- 10
Sites
- Site Name
- Semmelweis University
- Department Name
- Ophtalmology
- Principal Investigator Name
- András Papp
- Principal Investigator Email
- papp.andras1@med.semmelweis-univ.hu
- Contact Person Name
- András Papp
- Contact Person Email
- papp.andras1@med.semmelweis-univ.hu
- Site Name
- University Of Szeged
- Department Name
- Ophtalmology
- Principal Investigator Name
- Edit Tóth-Molnár
- Principal Investigator Email
- toth-molnar.edit@med.u-szeged.hu
- Contact Person Name
- Edit Tóth-Molnár
- Contact Person Email
- toth-molnar.edit@med.u-szeged.hu
- Site Name
- University Of Debrecen
- Department Name
- Ophtalmology
- Principal Investigator Name
- Attila Vajas
- Principal Investigator Email
- vajasa@gmail.com
- Contact Person Name
- Attila Vajas
- Contact Person Email
- vajasa@gmail.com
- Site Name
- Central Hospital Of Northern Pest Military Hospital
- Department Name
- Ophtalmology
- Principal Investigator Name
- Gábor Vogt
- Principal Investigator Email
- gabor.vogt@tosho.hu
- Contact Person Name
- Gábor Vogt
- Contact Person Email
- gabor.vogt@tosho.hu
- Site Name
- University Of Pecs
- Department Name
- Ophtalmology
- Principal Investigator Name
- Adrienne Csutak
- Principal Investigator Email
- csutak.adrienne@pte.hu
- Contact Person Name
- Adrienne Csutak
- Contact Person Email
- csutak.adrienne@pte.hu
- Site Name
- Nozologen Kft.
- Department Name
- Ophtalmology
- Principal Investigator Name
- Balázs Varsányi
- Principal Investigator Email
- varsanyi.balazs@ganglion.hu
- Contact Person Name
- Balázs Varsányi
- Contact Person Email
- varsanyi.balazs@ganglion.hu
- Site Name
- Budapesti Bajcsy-Zsilinszky Korhaz Es Rendelointezet
- Department Name
- Ophtalmology
- Principal Investigator Name
- Ágnes Kerényi
- Principal Investigator Email
- agneskerenyi@gmail.com
- Contact Person Name
- Ágnes Kerényi
- Contact Person Email
- agneskerenyi@gmail.com
- Site Name
- Budapest Retina Associates Kft.
- Department Name
- Ophtalmology
- Principal Investigator Name
- András Seres
- Principal Investigator Email
- seres@budapestretina.hu
- Contact Person Name
- András Seres
- Contact Person Email
- seres@budapestretina.hu
- Site Name
- Zala Varmegyei Szent Rafael Korhaz
- Department Name
- Ophtalmology
- Principal Investigator Name
- Krisztina Fatalin
- Principal Investigator Email
- fatalinkrisztina@freemail.com
- Contact Person Name
- Krisztina Fatalin
- Contact Person Email
- fatalinkrisztina@freemail.com
Sponsor
Primary sponsor
- Full Name
- Eyepoint Inc.
- Organisation Type
- Pharmaceutical company
- Country Of Registered Address
- United States
Contract research organisations
- Name
- Merit CRO Inc.
- Responsibilities
- Imaging Center
- Name
- Syneos Health Netherlands B.V.
- Responsibilities
- Secondary Vendors Management; multiple central vendor/study management responsibilities (codes provided in sponsor duties)
- Name
- Almac Clinical Services Limited
Third parties
- {"country":"United States","full_name":"Merit CRO Inc.","duties_or_roles":"Imaging Center","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
- {"country":"United States","full_name":"Optymedge LLC","duties_or_roles":"BCVA VA / Lane Certification","organisation_type":"Laboratory/Research/Testing facility"}
- {"country":"United Kingdom (Northern Ireland)","full_name":"Almac Clinical Services Limited","duties_or_roles":"","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
- {"country":"United States","full_name":"Medidata Solutions Inc.","duties_or_roles":"","organisation_type":"Non-Pharmaceutical company"}
- {"country":"Netherlands","full_name":"Emsere B.V.","duties_or_roles":"Equipment rental","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
- {"country":"Belgium","full_name":"PPD Global Central Labs","duties_or_roles":"","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
- {"country":"United States","full_name":"Suvoda LLC","duties_or_roles":"","organisation_type":"Non-Pharmaceutical company"}
- {"country":"Netherlands","full_name":"Syneos Health Netherlands B.V.","duties_or_roles":"Secondary Vendors Management and multiple study vendor management roles (codes listed in sponsor duties)","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
Investigational products
- Investigational Product Name
- EYP-1901
- Active Substance
- vorolanib
- Modality
- Small molecule
- Routes Of Administration
- INTRAVITREAL USE
- Route
- Intravitreal
- Authorisation Status
- Investigational product (no marketing authorisation indicated)
- Starting Dose
- 2686 µg
- Dose Levels
- 2686 µg
- Maximum Dose
- 10744 µg
- Investigational Product Name
- Eylea 40 mg/mL solution for injection in pre-filled syringe
- Active Substance
- aflibercept
- Modality
- Peptide/protein/enzyme
- Routes Of Administration
- INTRAVITREAL USE
- Route
- Intravitreal
- Authorisation Status
- Authorised (marketing authorisation EU/1/12/797/001)
- Starting Dose
- 2 mg
- Dose Levels
- 2 mg
- Maximum Dose
- 26 mg
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