Trial reportRetina (Philadelphia, Pa.)2025
IMPACT OF FARICIMAB VERSUS AFLIBERCEPT ON EPIRETINAL MEMBRANE FORMATION OVER 2 YEARS IN PATIENTS WITH DIABETIC MACULAR EDEMA IN THE PHASE 3 YOSEMITE AND RHINE TRIALS.
Trial report in Retina (Philadelphia, Pa.), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 4 papers.
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A Phase III, Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Masked, Active Comparator-Controlled Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Faricimab (RO6867461) in Patients With Diabetic Macular Edema (YOSEMITE)
A Phase III, Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Masked, Active Comparator-Controlled Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Faricimab (RO6867461) in Patients With Diabetic Macular Edema (RHINE)
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4 citing papers in PubMed.
- Treatment-Emergent Epiretinal Membrane in Diabetic Macular Edema: A Real-World OCT-Based Comparative Pharmacotherapy Study Across Intravitreal Agents-The TRIDENT-DME Study.Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Beyond Central Subfield Thickness: Early Multi-Slice Optical Coherence Tomography Structural Response After Faricimab Injection in Real-World Diabetic Macular Edema.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Aqueous Humor Biomarkers, Efficacy, and Safety in Patients with Naïve Diabetic Macular Edema Treated with Faricimab: The ALTIMETER Study.Ophthalmology science · 2026Article
- Beyond the First Year of Intravitreal Faricimab for Diabetic Macular Oedema: A Single-Centre Experience.Cureus · 2025Article
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Abstract
background/purposeTo assess the effects of faricimab versus aflibercept on epiretinal membrane (ERM) formation in eyes with diabetic macular edema.
methodsPost hoc analysis of phase 3 YOSEMITE/RHINE trial data in eyes with diabetic macular edema receiving faricimab every 8 weeks (Q8W), faricimab treat-and-extend (T&E; up to Q16W depending on central subfield thickness and best-corrected visual acuity), or aflibercept Q8W for 100 weeks.
resultsERMs developed in 3.8% (23/602) of eyes treated with faricimab Q8W, 5.1% (31/608) with faricimab T&E, and 7.6% (45/590) with aflibercept Q8W at 100 weeks. ERMs were less likely with faricimab Q8W versus aflibercept Q8W (odds ratio [OR] 0.48, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.29-0.81, P = 0.0055). The mean (SD) best-corrected visual acuity at 100 weeks in eyes with and without ERMs were 69.2 (13.6) letters [20/40 Snellen] versus 73.8 (13.1) [20/40 Snellen], respectively; the mean (SD) CSTs were 315.8 (99.2) versus 274.6 (74.1) µ m. Faricimab T&E dosing intervals were extended ≥ Q12W in 79.7% of eyes without ERMs versus 50.0% with ERMs.
conclusionRisk of ERMs was 52% lower with faricimab Q8W versus aflibercept Q8W over 100 weeks in eyes with diabetic macular edema, suggesting a potential role for faricimab in reducing pre-retinal fibrotic proliferation. The results may help inform physician/patient decision-making when initiating intravitreal therapy.
trial registrationNCT03622580 and NCT03622593.
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