A Clinical Trial of EYE201/MK-8748 in People With Macular Degeneration (MK-8748-002)

Last updated: May 1, 2026
Sponsor: EyeBiotech Ltd.
Overall Status: Active - Recruiting

Phase

2/3

Condition

Myopic Macular Degeneration

Geographic Atrophy

Macular Degeneration

Treatment

Tiespectus

Aflibercept

Clinical Study ID

NCT07440225
8748-002
  • Ages > 50
  • All Genders

Study Summary

Researchers are looking for new ways to treat neovascular age-related macular degeneration (NVAMD).

Available standard (usual) treatments for NVAMD, such as aflibercept, may not work for every person. Researchers want to learn if a trial medicine called tiespectus (also called MK-8748 or EYE201) can treat NVAMD.

The goal of this trial is to learn if tiespectus works as well as aflibercept to treat NVAMD.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

The main inclusion criteria include but are not limited to the following:

  • Has treatment naive choroidal neovascularization (CNV) secondary to age-related macular degeneration (AMD) including subfoveal, juxtafoveal and extrafoveal lesions or retinal angiomatous proliferations (RAP) and polypoidal choroidal vascularization (PCV) lesions in at least one eye (study eye)

  • The diagnosis of neovascular age-related macular degeneration (NVAMD) must have been made within 21 days prior to starting study treatment

The main exclusion criteria include but are not limited to the following

  • Has uncontrolled blood pressure at screening

  • History of any prior macular laser photocoagulation in the study eye

  • History of uveitis in either eye

  • History of cataract surgery, minimally invasive glaucoma surgery, or Yttrium-Aluminium Garnet (Yag) laser capsulotomy in the study eye within 90 days before entering the study

  • Has uncontrolled glaucoma in the study eye

  • Active retinal disease other than the condition under investigation in the study eye

  • Has previously received anti- vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) therapy or other intravitreal (IVT) therapy in the study eye

Study Design

Total Participants: 960
Treatment Group(s): 2
Primary Treatment: Tiespectus
Phase: 2/3
Study Start date:
March 27, 2026
Estimated Completion Date:
June 30, 2028

Connect with a study center

  • Retina Partners of Northwest Arkansas, PLLC

    Springdale, Arkansas 72764
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Global Research Management, Inc.

    Glendale, California 91204
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Retinal Consultants Medical Group

    Modesto, California 95356
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Retinal Consultants Medical Group (Site 024)

    Modesto, California 95356
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Retina Consultants of Southern California

    Redlands, California 92374
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Retina Consultants of Southern California (Site 043)

    Redlands, California 92374
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Retinal Consultants Medical Group

    Sacramento, California 95825
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Retinal Consultants Medical Group (Site 020)

    Sacramento, California 95825
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Retinal Consultants Medical Group (Site 022)

    Sacramento, California 95841
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Retina Group of Florida

    Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33308
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Retina Group of Florida (Site 070)

    Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33308
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Fort Lauderdale Eye Institute

    Plantation, Florida 33324
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Fort Lauderdale Eye Institute (Site 042)

    Plantation, Florida 33324
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Retina Vitreous Associates of Florida

    St. Petersburg, Florida 33711
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Retina Vitreous Associates of Florida (Site 049)

    St. Petersburg, Florida 33711
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Retina Associates of Florida, LLC

    Tampa, Florida 33609
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Retina Vitreous Associates of Florida

    Tampa, Florida 33617
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Illinois Retina Associates

    Oak Park, Illinois 60304
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Cumberland Valley Retina Consultants

    Hagerstown, Maryland 21740
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Cumberland Valley Retina Consultants (Site 007)

    Hagerstown, Maryland 21740
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Foundation for Vision Research

    Grand Rapids, Michigan 49546
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Foundation for Vision Research (Site 073)

    Grand Rapids, Michigan 49546
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Mississippi Retina Associates

    Madison, Mississippi 39110
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Mississippi Retina Associates (Site 084)

    Madison, Mississippi 39110
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • ong Island Vitreoretinal Consultants / Vitreoretinal Consultants of NY

    Hauppauge, New York 11788
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • ong Island Vitreoretinal Consultants / Vitreoretinal Consultants of NY (Site 105)

    Hauppauge, New York 11788
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Retina Vitreous Surgeons of CNY, PC

    Liverpool, New York 13088
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Retina Vitreous Surgeons of CNY, PC (Site 033)

    Liverpool, New York 13088
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Tulsa Retina Consultants

    Tulsa, Oklahoma 74114
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • EyeHealth Northwest

    Portland, Oregon 97225
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Palmetto Retina Center

    Aiken, South Carolina 29803
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Charleston Neuroscience Institute - Bluffton

    Bluffton, South Carolina 29910
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Charleston Neuroscience Institute - Bluffton (Site 124)

    Bluffton, South Carolina 29910
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Charleston Neuroscience Institute

    Charleston, South Carolina 29414
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Charleston Neuroscience Institute (Site 104)

    Charleston, South Carolina 29414
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Retina Research Institute of Texas

    Abilene, Texas 79606
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Retina Research Institute of Texas (Site 010)

    Abilene, Texas 79606
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Austin Research Center for Retina

    Austin, Texas 78705
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Austin Retina Associates

    Austin, Texas 78705
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Austin Retina Associates (Site 012)

    Austin, Texas 78705
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Texas Retina

    Plano, Texas 75075
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Texas Retina (Site 037)

    Plano, Texas 75075
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Retina Consultants of Texas

    The Woodlands, Texas 77384
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Retina Consultants of Texas (Site 014)

    The Woodlands, Texas 77384
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Retina Associates of Utah

    Salt Lake City, Utah 84107
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Piedmont Eye Center

    Lynchburg, Virginia 24502
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Piedmont Eye Center (Site 054)

    Lynchburg, Virginia 24502
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Pacific Northwest Retina

    Burlington, Washington 98233
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Pacific Northwest Retina (Site 112)

    Burlington, Washington 98233
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

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