Axitinib intravitreal implant - Ocular Therapeutix
Alternative Names: AXPAXLI; OTX-TKI; Tyrosine kinase inhibitor implantLatest Information Update: 19 Aug 2025
At a glance
- Originator Ocular Therapeutix
- Class Antineoplastics; Benzamides; Eye disorder therapies; Imidazoles; Indazoles; Pyridines; Small molecules
- Mechanism of Action Angiogenesis inhibitors; Platelet-derived growth factor beta receptor antagonists; Protein tyrosine kinase inhibitors; Proto-oncogene protein c-kit inhibitors; Vascular endothelial growth factor receptor-1 antagonists; Vascular endothelial growth factor receptor-2 antagonists; Vascular endothelial growth factor receptor-3 antagonists
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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 No
Highest Development Phases
- Phase III Wet age-related macular degeneration
- Phase I Diabetic macular oedema; Diabetic retinopathy
- No development reported Retinal vein occlusion
Most Recent Events
- 12 Aug 2025 Ocular Therapeutix receives Special Protocol Assessment agreement from the FDA for axitinib intravitreal implant in Diabetic retinopathy
- 28 Mar 2025 No recent reports of development identified for phase-I development in Diabetic-macular-oedema in USA (Intravitreous, Injection)
- 28 Mar 2025 No recent reports of development identified for phase-I development in Retinal vein occlusion in USA (Intravitreous, Injection)