A Clinical Trial of MK-8748 Compared to Aflibercept in Participants With Diabetic Macular Edema (MK-8748-004)
Public ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT07705555. Field values are reproduced from the official study page; the official ClinicalTrials.gov record remains the source of truth for eligibility, enrollment, and contact information.
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Official title
A Randomized, Double-Masked, Multicenter, 3-Arm, Pivotal Phase 3 Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Intravitreal (IVT) MK-8748 Compared With Aflibercept (2 mg) in Participants With Diabetic Macular Edema (DME)
Brief summary
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Researchers are looking for new ways to treat diabetic macular edema (DME). In this trial, researchers want to learn if a trial medicine called MK-8748 can treat DME. An available standard (usual) treatment for DME is aflibercept. However, standard treatments such as aflibercept may not work for every person. The main goal of this trial is to learn if MK-8748 works as well as aflibercept to treat DME.
Study identification
- NCT ID
- NCT07705555
- Recruitment status
- Recruiting
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase 3
- Enrollment
- 960 participants
Conditions and interventions
Conditions
Eligibility (public fields only)
- Age range
- 18 Years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Healthy volunteers not accepted
This page does not interpret eligibility. Detailed inclusion and exclusion criteria are on the official ClinicalTrials.gov record.
Study timeline
- Start date
- Aug 26, 2026
- Primary completion
- Oct 30, 2028
- Completion
- Oct 30, 2029
- Last update posted
- Sep 1, 2026
2026 – 2029
United States locations
- U.S. sites
- 3
- U.S. states
- 3
- U.S. cities
- 3
| Facility | City | State | ZIP | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Global Research Management | Glendale | California | 91204 | Recruiting |
| Retina Associates of Western NY, PC | Rochester | New York | 14620 | Recruiting |
| Southeastern Retina Associates PC | Johnson City | Tennessee | 37604 | Recruiting |
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- Last refresh
- Last update posted Sep 1, 2026 · Synced Sep 6, 2026
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