Why Do Real-World Wet AMD Outcomes Differ From Those Seen in Clinical Trials?

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Durga S. Borkar, MD, MMCi, and Jayanth Sridhar, MD, highlight why visual acuity outcomes in the real world differ from those in clinical trials and why a new class of treatment for wet age-related macular degeneration and diabetic macular edema is needed.

Posted: 5/16/2025

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About EyePoint Pharmaceuticals

EyePoint is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company committed to developing and commercializing innovative therapeutics to help improve the lives of patients with serious retinal diseases. The Company's pipeline leverages its proprietary bioerodible Durasert E™ technology for sustained intraocular drug delivery. The Company’s lead product candidate, DURAVYU™ is an investigational sustained delivery treatment for VEGF-mediated retinal diseases combining vorolanib, a selective and patent-protected tyrosine kinase inhibitor with bioerodible Durasert E™.

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DURAVYU™ has been conditionally accepted by the FDA as the proprietary name for EYP-1901. DURAVYU™ is an investigational product; it has not been approved by the FDA. FDA approval and the timeline for potential approval is uncertain.

DURAVYU (EYP-1901), is an investigational sustained delivery treatment for VEGF-mediated retinal diseases combining vorolanib, a selective and patent-protected tyrosine kinase inhibitor with Durasert E™ - efficacy and safety have not yet been established with well controlled, phase 3 pivotal trials.