Review Article

Role of Inflammation in Classification of Diabetic Macular Edema by Optical Coherence Tomography

Table 1

Agents currently in clinical trials as treatments for inflammation in diabetic macular edema.

Drug classMoleculeAdministrationTrial numberTrial status

SteroidBetamethasone microspherePosterior sub-TenonNCT01411254Phase 2/3 completed
Dexamethasone-cyclodextrinTopicalNCT01523314Unknown
DanazolOralNCT02002403Phase 2 completed
NOVA63035IntravitrealNCT00665106Phase 1 completed
TNF alpha inhibitorInfliximabIntravitrealNCT00959725Unknown
Tie-2 activatorAKB-9778SubcutaneousNCT02050828Phase 2 completed
IGF-1 antagonistTeprotumumabIntravenousNCT02103283Phase 1 completed
Integrin antagonistSF0166TopicalNCT02914613Phase 1/2 completed
mTOR inhibitorSirolimusSubconjunctivalNCT00711490Phase 1/2 completed

IGF = insulin-like growth factor; mTOR = mechanistic target of rapamycin; TNF = tumor necrosis factor.