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Diabetic Retinopathy - Pipeline Insight, 2025

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  • 180 Pages
  • April 2025
  • Region: Global
  • DelveInsight
  • ID: 4989160
This “Diabetic Retinopathy - Pipeline Insight, 2025” report provides comprehensive insights about 50+ companies and 55+ pipeline drugs in Diabetic Retinopathy pipeline landscape. It covers the pipeline drug profiles, including clinical and nonclinical stage products. It also covers the therapeutics assessment by product type, stage, route of administration, and molecule type. It further highlights the inactive pipeline products in this space.

Diabetic Retinopathy: Understanding

Diabetic Retinopathy: Overview

Diabetic retinopathy is a diabetes complication that affects eyes. It is caused by damage to the blood vessels of the light-sensitive tissue at the back of the eye (retina). At first, diabetic retinopathy might cause no symptoms or only mild vision problems. But it can lead to blindness. The condition can develop in anyone who has type 1 or type 2 diabetes. The longer you have diabetes and the less controlled your blood sugar is, the more likely you are to develop this eye complication. The pathophysiology of DR involves a complex interplay of factors such as chronic hyperglycemia, activation of biochemical pathways like the polyol pathway and protein kinase C, increased expression of growth factors such as vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), oxidative stress, and inflammation. These mechanisms lead to retinal microvascular damage, neurodegeneration of retinal cells, and structural changes that contribute to vision impairment. Understanding these underlying processes is crucial for the development of effective treatments to prevent and manage diabetic retinopathy. Drops will be put in eye to dilate (widen) the pupil. This allows the ophthalmologist to look through a special lens to see the inside of the eye.

Optical coherence tomography (OCT) to look closely at the retina. A machine scans the retina and provides detailed images of its thickness. This helps your doctor find and measure swelling of your macula. Fluorescein angiography or OCT angiography helps the doctor see what is happening with the blood vessels in the retina. Fluorescein angiography uses a yellow dye called fluorescein, which is injected into a vein (usually in your arm). The dye travels through your blood vessels. A special camera takes photos of the retina as the dye travels throughout its blood vessels. This shows if any blood vessels are blocked or leaking fluid. It also shows if any abnormal blood vessels are growing. OCT angiography is a newer technique and does not need dye to look at the blood vessels.

Controlling blood sugar and blood pressure is essential for preventing vision loss. Following the recommended diet and taking prescribed medications are crucial steps. Medications like Avastin, Eylea, and Lucentis, known as anti-VEGF drugs, are administered through eye injections to reduce macular swelling and improve vision. Steroid injections can also help reduce swelling. Laser surgery can seal leaking blood vessels, reduce retinal swelling, and prevent abnormal blood vessel growth, sometimes requiring multiple treatments. In cases of advanced proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR), vitrectomy surgery may be recommended to remove vitreous gel and blood from leaking vessels, allowing light to focus properly on the retina and addressing scar tissue issues.

'Diabetic Retinopathy- Pipeline Insight, 2025' report outlays comprehensive insights of present scenario and growth prospects across the indication. A detailed picture of the Diabetic Retinopathy pipeline landscape is provided which includes the disease overview and Diabetic Retinopathy treatment guidelines. The assessment part of the report embraces, in depth Diabetic Retinopathy commercial assessment and clinical assessment of the pipeline products under development. In the report, detailed description of the drug is given which includes mechanism of action of the drug, clinical studies, NDA approvals (if any), and product development activities comprising the technology, Diabetic Retinopathy collaborations, licensing, mergers and acquisition, funding, designations and other product related details.

Report Highlights

The companies and academics are working to assess challenges and seek opportunities that could influence Diabetic Retinopathy R&D. The therapies under development are focused on novel approaches to treat/improve Diabetic Retinopathy.

Diabetic Retinopathy Emerging Drugs Chapters

This segment of the Diabetic Retinopathy report encloses its detailed analysis of various drugs in different stages of clinical development, including Phase III, II, I, Preclinical and Discovery. It also helps to understand clinical trial details, expressive pharmacological action, agreements and collaborations, and the latest news and press releases.

Diabetic Retinopathy Emerging Drugs

Tarcocimab tedromer: Kodiak Sciences

Tarcocimab is an investigational anti-VEGF therapy built on Kodiak's proprietary Antibody Biopolymer Conjugate ('ABC') Platform and is designed to maintain potent and effective drug levels in ocular tissues for longer than existing available agents. Kodiak's objective with tarcocimab is to enable earlier treatment and prevention of vision loss for patients with diabetic retinopathy and to develop a new durability agent to improve outcomes for patients with retinal vascular diseases. Currently, the drug is in Phase III stage of its clinical trial for the treatment of diabetic retinopathy.

OTT166: Ocuterra Therapeutics

Nesvategrast (OTT166) is an investigational, novel, patented, potent and selective small molecule RGD integrin inhibitor designed with purpose engineering to have an optimum balance of physiochemical properties to allow it to distribute to the retina in high concentrations after topical (eye drop) administration to the eye. In preclinical studies, nesvategrast selectively inhibited key RGD integrin subtypes, including αvβ3, to regulate cellular responses to VEGF and other growth factors known to contribute to development and progression of diabetic retinopathy and other ocular diseases. In early clinical trials in patients with diabetic retinal disease, nesvategrast eye drops have demonstrated preliminary evidence of tolerability and biological activity. Currently, the drug is in Phase II stage of its clinical trial for the treatment of Diabetic retinopathy.
  • APX3330: Apexian Pharmaceuticals
APX3330 is a first-in-class, small molecule, oral inhibitor of the transcription factor regulator Ref-1 (reduction-oxidation effector factor-1). With a novel dual mechanism of action, APX3330 blocks the downstream pathways those involving angiogenesis (VEGF) and inflammation (NFkB) to decrease abnormal activation of both angiogenesis, and of inflammatory pathways that are implicated across several ocular diseases, including DR, DME, and age-related macular degeneration (AMD). APX3330 has shown a favorable safety and tolerability profile in 12 clinical trials conducted in healthy, hepatitis, cancer, and diabetic subjects. Currently, the drug is in Phase II stage of its clinical trial for the treatment of diabetic retinopathy.

OTX-TKI: Ocular Therapeutix

OTX-TKI is an investigational bioresorbable, hydrogel implant incorporating axitinib, a small molecule, multi-target, tyrosine kinase inhibitor with anti-angiogenic properties, being evaluated for the treatment of wet age-related macular degeneration (wet AMD) and other retinal diseases. Currently, the drug is in Phase I stage of its clinical trial for the treatment of Diabetic retinopathy.

Diabetic Retinopathy: Therapeutic Assessment

This segment of the report provides insights about the different Diabetic Retinopathy drugs segregated based on following parameters that define the scope of the report, such as:

Major Players in Diabetic Retinopathy

  • There are approx. 50+ key companies which are developing the therapies for Diabetic Retinopathy. The companies which have their Diabetic Retinopathy drug candidates in the most advanced stage, i.e. Phase III include, Kodiak Sciences.

Phases

The report covers around 55+ products under different phases of clinical development like

  • Late stage products (Phase III)
  • Mid-stage products (Phase II)
  • Early-stage product (Phase I) along with the details of
  • Pre-clinical and Discovery stage candidates
  • Discontinued & Inactive candidates

Route of Administration

Diabetic Retinopathy pipeline report provides the therapeutic assessment of the pipeline drugs by the Route of Administration. Products have been categorized under various ROAs such as
  • Oral
  • Intravenous
  • Subcutaneous
  • Parenteral
  • Topical

Molecule Type

Products have been categorized under various Molecule types such as

  • Recombinant fusion proteins
  • Small molecule
  • Monoclonal antibody
  • Peptide
  • Polymer
  • Gene therapy

Product Type

Drugs have been categorized under various product types like Mono, Combination and Mono/Combination.

Diabetic Retinopathy: Pipeline Development Activities

The report provides insights into different therapeutic candidates in Phase III, II, I, preclinical and discovery stage. It also analyses Diabetic Retinopathy therapeutic drugs key players involved in developing key drugs.

Pipeline Development Activities

The report covers the detailed information of collaborations, acquisition and merger, licensing along with a thorough therapeutic assessment of emerging Diabetic Retinopathy drugs.

Diabetic Retinopathy Report Insights

  • Diabetic Retinopathy Pipeline Analysis
  • Therapeutic Assessment
  • Unmet Needs
  • Impact of Drugs

Diabetic Retinopathy Report Assessment

  • Pipeline Product Profiles
  • Therapeutic Assessment
  • Pipeline Assessment
  • Inactive drugs assessment
  • Unmet Needs

Key Questions

Current Treatment Scenario and Emerging Therapies:

  • How many companies are developing Diabetic Retinopathy drugs?
  • How many Diabetic Retinopathy drugs are developed by each company?
  • How many emerging drugs are in mid-stage, and late-stage of development for the treatment of Diabetic Retinopathy?
  • What are the key collaborations (Industry-Industry, Industry-Academia), Mergers and acquisitions, licensing activities related to the Diabetic Retinopathy therapeutics?
  • What are the recent trends, drug types and novel technologies developed to overcome the limitation of existing therapies?
  • What are the clinical studies going on for Diabetic Retinopathy and their status?
  • What are the key designations that have been granted to the emerging drugs?

Key Players

  • Kodiak Sciences
  • OcuTerra Therapeutics
  • RemeGen
  • Apexian Pharmaceuticals
  • Ocular Therapeutix
  • MingSight Pharmaceuticals
  • Palatin Technologies
  • Regenxbio
  • PharmAbcine
  • Adverum Biotechnologies

Key Products

  • KSI-301
  • OTT166
  • RC28-E injection
  • APX 3330
  • OTX-TKI
  • MS-553
  • PL8177
  • RGX 314
  • PMC 309
  • ADVM-022

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Table of Contents

IntroductionExecutive Summary
Diabetic Retinopathy: Overview
  • Introduction
  • Causes
  • Pathophysiology
  • Signs and Symptoms
  • Diagnosis
  • Treatment
Pipeline Therapeutics
  • Comparative Analysis
Therapeutic Assessment
  • Assessment by Product Type
  • Assessment by Stage and Product Type
  • Assessment by Route of Administration
  • Assessment by Stage and Route of Administration
  • Assessment by Molecule Type
  • Assessment by Stage and Molecule Type
Diabetic Retinopathy- The Publisher's Analytical Perspective
Late Stage Products (Phase III)
  • Comparative Analysis
Tarcocimab tedromer: Kodiak Sciences
  • Product Description
  • Research and Development
  • Product Development Activities
Mid Stage Products (Phase II)
  • Comparative Analysis
OTT166: Ocuterra Therapeutics
  • Product Description
  • Research and Development
  • Product Development Activities
Early Stage Products (Phase I)
  • Comparative Analysis
OTX-TKI: Ocular Therapeutix
  • Product Description
  • Research and Development
  • Product Development Activities
Preclinical and Discovery Stage Products
  • Comparative Analysis
Drug name: Company name
  • Product Description
  • Research and Development
  • Product Development Activities
Inactive Products
  • Comparative Analysis
Diabetic Retinopathy Key CompaniesDiabetic Retinopathy Key ProductsDiabetic Retinopathy- Unmet NeedsDiabetic Retinopathy- Market Drivers and BarriersDiabetic Retinopathy- Future Perspectives and ConclusionDiabetic Retinopathy Analyst ViewsDiabetic Retinopathy Key CompaniesAppendix
List of Table
Table 1 Total Products for Diabetic Retinopathy
Table 2 Late Stage Products
Table 3 Mid Stage Products
Table 4 Early Stage Products
Table 5 Pre-clinical & Discovery Stage Products
Table 6 Assessment by Product Type
Table 7 Assessment by Stage and Product Type
Table 8 Assessment by Route of Administration
Table 9 Assessment by Stage and Route of Administration
Table 10 Assessment by Molecule Type
Table 11 Assessment by Stage and Molecule Type
Table 12 Inactive Products
List of Figures
Figure 1 Total Products for Diabetic Retinopathy
Figure 2 Late Stage Products
Figure 3 Mid Stage Products
Figure 4 Early Stage Products
Figure 5 Preclinical and Discovery Stage Products
Figure 6 Assessment by Product Type
Figure 7 Assessment by Stage and Product Type
Figure 8 Assessment by Route of Administration
Figure 9 Assessment by Stage and Route of Administration
Figure 10 Assessment by Molecule Type
Figure 11 Assessment by Stage and Molecule Type
Figure 12 Inactive Products

Companies Mentioned (Partial List)

A selection of companies mentioned in this report includes, but is not limited to:

  • Kodiak Sciences
  • OcuTerra Therapeutics
  • RemeGen
  • Apexian Pharmaceuticals
  • Ocular Therapeutix
  • MingSight Pharmaceuticals
  • Palatin Technologies
  • Regenxbio
  • PharmAbcine
  • Adverum Biotechnologies