Aflibercept - Bayer/Regeneron Pharmaceuticals/Sanofi
Alternative Names: aflibercept [genetical recombination]; AVE-0005; BAY-865321; EYLEA; Eylea; EYLEA HD; EYLEA® solution for intravitreal injection; Eylia; REGN3; Vascular endothelial growth factor Trap; Vascular endothelial growth factor Trap-R1R2; VEGF Trap (R1R2); VEGF Trap-Eye; Wetlia; Zaltrap; Ziv-afliberceptLatest Information Update: 27 Oct 2025
At a glance
- Originator Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
- Developer Bayer; Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals; Bayer Yakuhin; Centre Oscar Lambret; GERCOR; Greater Houston Retina Research; Guys Hospital; Hellenic Cooperative Oncology Group; Moorfields Eye Hospital; National Cancer Institute (USA); Regeneron Pharmaceuticals; Roche; Sanofi; sanofi-aventis; Tufts Medical Center; University of Ulm
- Class Antineoplastics; Eye disorder therapies; Immunoglobulin Fc fragments; Immunoglobulin fragments; Recombinant fusion proteins
- Mechanism of Action Placenta growth factor inhibitors; Vascular endothelial growth factor A inhibitors
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Orphan Drug Status
Yes - Glaucoma; Retinopathy of prematurity
Orphan designation is assigned by a regulatory body to encourage companies to develop drugs for rare diseases.
- New Molecular Entity Yes
Highest Development Phases
- Marketed Branch retinal vein occlusion; Central retinal vein occlusion; Choroidal neovascularisation; Colorectal cancer; Diabetic macular oedema; Diabetic retinopathy; Glaucoma; Retinal oedema; Retinopathy of prematurity; Wet age-related macular degeneration
- Phase III Polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy
- Phase II Central serous chorioretinopathy; Graves ophthalmopathy; Retinal disorders
- No development reported Malignant ascites; Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma; Ovarian cancer; Solid tumours
- Discontinued Non-small cell lung cancer; Pancreatic cancer; Prostate cancer
Most Recent Events
- 19 Sep 2025 Bayer completes the phase III FIREFLEYE next trial for Retinopathy of Prematurity in Argentina, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Czech Republic , Greece, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Netherlands, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Singapore, Slovakia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom (NCT04015180) (EudraCT2018-003180-54)
- 20 Aug 2025 Regeneron Pharmaceuticals announced that US FDA is expected to make a decision and launch on prefilled syringe for aflibercept 8 mg for macular edema following retinal vein occlusion in fourth quarter of 2025
- 20 Aug 2025 The US FDA sets PDUFA date of 31/12/2025 for sBLA review for broadening the dosing schedule to include every 4-week dosing across approved indications