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. 2020 Dec 21;21(24):9752. doi: 10.3390/ijms21249752

Table 1.

Complement therapies in clinical trials for patients with wAMD [5,148].

Target Drug Injection
Site
Phase (Name),
Trial Number
Status/Outcome
C3 POT-4 (Potentia/Alcon)
- Compstatin analog
- Peptide
IVT 1 (AsAP)
NCT00473928
Completed,
Some clinical efficacy and no safety concerns
IVT 2 (RACE)
NCT01157065
Completed,
Results from the phase I trial (AsAP) were not replicated
APL-2 (Apellis)
- POT-4 derivative
- Pegylated peptide
IVT 1 (AsAP II)
NCT02461771
Completed,
Unpublished
IVT 1b/2
NCT03465709
Terminated (sufficient data were collected),
Unpublished
CD59 Combination of:
AAVCAGsCD59 (Hemera)
- Virus (AAV2) encoding soluble human CD59
and an anti-VEGF treatment
- Bevacizumab (Avastin)
- Ranibizumab (Lucentis)
- Aflibercept (Eylea)
IVT 1
NCT03585556
Ongoing,
Unpublished
C5 LFG316 (Novartis Pharma AG)
- Monoclonal human IgG1 ab
IVT 2
NCT01535950
Completed,
Unpublished
IV 2
NCT01624636
Terminated,
Unpublished
Combination of:
ARC1905 (Zimura, IVERIC)
- RNA aptamer
and Ranibizumab (Lucentis)
- Humanized monoclonal Fab-fragment
IVT 1
NCT00709527
Completed,
Well-tolerated and no evidence of acute toxicity
IVT 2a
NCT03362190
Completed,
Generally well-tolerated.
Studies were halted to focus on other studies (e.g., Zimura for GA)
C3/C4 IBI302
- Bispecific decoy receptor fusion protein
- Binds and inhibits VEGF, C3b + C4b simultaneously
IVT 1
NCT03814291
Ongoing

IVT, intravitreal. IV, intravenous. AAV, adeno-associated virus. VEGF, vascular endothelial growth factor. GA, geographic atrophy. C3, Complement component 3.