ALG1001 (Risuteganib; Luminate)

Description: ALG1001 (30, also known as Risuteganib and Luminate, developed by Allegro Ophthalmics) is a potent and selective small peptide with a sequence of Gly-Arg-Gly-Cya-Thr-Pro. It is an anti-integrin  that acts as an inhibitor of angiogenesis and a modulator of integrin α2ß1, αV-ß 3, αV-ß 5. ALG-1001 is a first-in-class integrin peptide therapy which met the primary endpoint of vision non-inferiority to bevacizumab, an anti-vascular endothelial growth factor therapy (anti-VEGF), with 12-week durability in a population of patients with mostly chronic diabetic macular edema (DME). ALG1001's potency relies on anti-angiogenesis and vitreolysis to induce posterior vitreous detachment as well as vitreous liquefaction. ALG1001 was shown to be effective at regressing and inhibiting new blood vessel formation, as well as reducing vascular leakage to maintain and restore vision. ALG-1001 seems to be a strong player with different mechanisms of action that benefit patients who have been receiving chronic anti-VEGF therapy and those who are treatment naïve.