Roche recently announced that the European Medicines Agency’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) has recommended the approval of Susvimo (ranibizumab injection) 100 mg/mL for the treatment of neovascular Age-related Macular Degeneration (nAMD). Susvimo is intended for continuous release into the vitreous using the Contivue implant. A final decision is expected from the European Commission (EC) in the near future.

Levi Garraway, MD, PhD, Chief Medical Officer (CMO) and Head of Global Product Development, Roche, said, “The positive CHMP recommendation for Susvimo brings us closer to offering a new treatment option for people in Europe who currently face the burden of frequent eye injections. By requiring only 2 refills per year, Contivue with Susvimo offers a continuous drug delivery approach intended to reduce the frequency of clinic visits, with data from clinical trials supporting maintenance of vision up to 7 years.”

In 2025, Roche was granted a CE mark for its Port Delivery Platform, known as Contivue in the European Union (EU), which comprises the eye implant through which Susvimo is delivered, and 4 ancillary devices to initially fill, insert, refill and remove the implant (if required). Contivue provides continuous delivery of Susvimo directly to the eye.

The positive recommendation is based on data from 3 clinical studies in nAMD: 1 pivotal phase 3 study, Archway, and 2 supportive studies, the phase 2 LADDER study and the open-label long-term extension study portal. Data from Archway showed patients treated with Susvimo achieved and maintained vision outcomes equivalent to monthly intravitreal (IVT) ranibizumab injections, with longer-term data in portal showing maintenance of vision up to 7 years. With 2 refills per year, approximately 95 percent of patients treated with Susvimo required no supplemental/additional anti-Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (anti-VEGF) treatment. Susvimo was generally well tolerated over the longer term.

Contivue has been specifically engineered for use with Susvimo. Roche is evaluating other molecules in the pipeline that could potentially be used with the Port Delivery Platform to increase efficacy and/or durability, with the future aim of providing multiple treatment options to patients using Contivue.