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: 21 Aug 2024
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
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
- 24 Jul 2024 Regeneron Pharmaceuticals initiates the phase III ELARA trial in Wet-age-related-macular-degeneration and Diabetic macular edema in USA (Intravitreal, Injection) (NCT06491914)
- 18 Jul 2024 Regeneron Pharmaceuticals plans phase III ELARA trial in Wet-age-related-macular-degeneration and Diabetic macular edema in July 2024 (intravitreal, Injection) (NCT06491914)
- 30 Jun 2024 Regeneron Pharmaceuticals files sBLA for diabetic macular edema (DME) to US FDA