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AK-antiVEGF by Eli Lilly and Akouos
Also known as: AK-antiVEGF, AAVAnc80-antiVEGF, AAVAnc80-antiVEGF via Akouos Delivery Device
Eli Lilly and Company
Company
Eli Lilly and Company
Program Type
Therapeutic
Modality
Gene Therapy
Stage
Phase 1/2
Status
Active
Target Gene
—
Route / Mode
Intracochlear administration via Akouos delivery device
Confidence
90%
Status Confidence
Status confirmed
Evidence Strength
Strong evidence
Last Reviewed
2026-06-09
Geography
United States
Population
adult, unilateral, vestibular-schwannoma, hearing-adjacent
Trial IDs
1
Mechanism
AAVAnc80 vector-based therapeutic protein expression program designed to deliver anti-VEGF expression locally for unilateral vestibular schwannoma, with potential to preserve or improve hearing by modulating vestibular schwannoma biology.
Indications
Notes
Verified active Akouos/Lilly clinical program. It is not a broad hearing-loss restoration program; it is a vestibular schwannoma program with hearing-preservation relevance through the vestibulocochlear nerve and local anti-VEGF expression.
Evidence & Sources
2 structured sourcesKey Events
Clinical Trials (1)
Data Checks
vestibular-schwannoma-hearing-adjacent
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