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Study of Zifibancimig in Participants With Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration

Phase 1
Recruiting
Conditions
Macular Degeneration
Interventions
Device: Port Delivery Platform
Registration Number
NCT04567303
Lead Sponsor
Hoffmann-La Roche
Brief Summary

This is a first in-human study to investigate the safety, tolerability and efficacy of zifibancimig administered through intravitreal (IVT) injections and via the Port Delivery (PD) implant in participants with neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD)

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
251
Inclusion Criteria
  • Willing to allow AH collection.

Part 1 and Part 2 Ocular Inclusion Criteria for Study Eye:

  • Choroidal neovascularization (CNV) exclusively due to age-related macular degeneration (AMD).
  • Anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) or anti-VEGF/Angiopoietin-2 (Ang-2) IVT treatment-naïve, or pre-treated with anti-VEGF or anti-VEGF/Ang-2 no less than two months prior to Day 1.
  • Sufficiently clear ocular media and adequate pupillary dilatation to allow for analysis and grading by the central reading center of fundus photography (FP), fluorescein angiography (FA), fundus autofluorescence (FAF), and spectral domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) images.
  • Decreased BCVA attributable primarily to nAMD, with BCVA letter score of 78 to 34 letters (inclusive) on ETDRS-like charts at screening. In case both eyes of a participant are eligible, the eye with the lower BCVA score should become the study eye.

Part 3 Ocular Inclusion Criteria for Study Eye:

  • CNV exclusively due to AMD.
  • Diagnosis of nAMD within 36-months prior to the screening visit.
  • Previous treatment with at least one IVT anti-VEGF or anti-VEGF/Ang-2 administrations IVT for nAMD. The last IVT administration must have occurred at least 21 days prior to the screening visit.
  • Demonstrated response to prior IVT anti-VEGF or anti-VEGF/Ang-2 treatment since diagnosis.
  • Availability of historical VA data prior to the first anti-VEGF or anti-VEGF/Ang-2 treatment for nAMD.
  • Sufficiently clear ocular media and adequate pupillary dilatation to allow for analysis and grading.
  • Decreased BCVA attributable primarily to nAMD with letter score of 78 to 34 letters (inclusive) or better on ETDRS-like charts.

Ocular Exclusion Criteria for Study Eye:

  • History of vitrectomy surgery, submacular surgery, other intraocular surgery, or any planned surgical intervention during the study period.
  • Cataract surgery without complications within three months preceding the screening visit or planned during the study period.
  • Aphakia or absence of the posterior capsule. Previous violation of the posterior capsule is also an exclusion criterion, unless it occurred as a result of yttrium-aluminum garnet laser posterior capsulotomy in association with prior, posterior chamber intraocular lens implantation.
  • Prior macular treatment with verteporfin, external beam radiation therapy, transpupillary thermotherapy, or any type of laser photocoagulation.
  • Prior treatment with IVT corticosteroids or implant (e.g., triamcinolone, ozurdex, iluvien).
  • Subretinal hemorrhage >50% of the total lesion area and/or involving the fovea.
  • Subfoveal fibrosis or subfoveal atrophy.
  • Retinal pigment epithelial tear involving the macula.
  • History of vitreous hemorrhage, rhegmatogenous retinal detachment, glaucoma-filtering surgery, tube shunts, or microinvasive glaucoma surgery, and corneal transplant.
  • History of rhegmatogenous retinal tears or peripheral retinal breaks within three months prior to the screening visit.
  • Actual or history of myopia >-8 diopters.
  • Uncontrolled ocular hypertension or glaucoma (defined as intraocular pressure (IOP) >25 millimeters of mercury (mm Hg) or a cup to disc ration >0.8, despite treatment with antiglaucoma medication) and any such condition the Investigator determines may require a glaucoma-filtering surgery during a participant's participation in the study.
  • Concurrent intraocular conditions (e.g., cataract, diabetic retinopathy, epiretinal membrane with traction, macular hole) that, in the opinion of the Investigator, could either:
  • Require medical or surgical intervention during the study period to prevent or treat visual loss that might result from that condition; or
  • Likely contribute to loss of BCVA over the study period if allowed to progress untreated; or
  • Preclude any visual improvement due to substantial structural damage.
  • Concurrent conjunctival, Tenon's capsule, and/or scleral condition in the supero-temporal quadrant of the eye (e.g., scarring, thinning, mass) that may affect the implantation, subsequent tissue coverage, and refill-exchange procedure of the PD implant.
  • Prior treatment with any medication for geographic atrophy during the last 3 months prior to screening.
  • Prior treatment with any anti-VEGF-C or anti-VEGF-D inhibitors.

Exclusion Criteria for Fellow Eye

  • BCVA letter score using ETDRS charts of < 34 letters.
  • Treatment with IVT anti-VEGF or anti-VEGF/Ang-2 agents within one week prior to Day 1 (concurrent treatment with SUSVIMO^TM in the fellow eye is not exclusionary).

Exclusion Criteria for Either Eye

  • CNV due to causes other than nAMD, such as ocular histoplasmosis, trauma, pathological myopia, angioid streaks, choroidal rupture, uveitis or central serous chorioretinopathy.
  • Prior participation in a clinical trial involving anti-VEGF drugs within six months prior to the screening visit, other than ranibizumab, aflibercept, or faricimab including approved biosimilars.
  • Active intraocular inflammation (grade trace or above), infectious conjunctivitis, keratitis, scleritis, or endophthalmitis.
  • History of uveitis, including history of any intraocular inflammation following intravitreal therapy.
  • Prior treatment with brolucizumab.
  • Prior gene therapy for nAMD
Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Part 3: Port Delivery with Low DoseZifibancimigZifibancimig administered at a low dose through the PD implant.
Part 2: Port Delivery with High DosePort Delivery PlatformZifibancimig administered at a high dose through the PD implant.
Part 2: Port Delivery with Low DosePort Delivery PlatformZifibancimig administered at a low dose through the PD implant.
Part 3: Port Delivery with High DosePort Delivery PlatformZifibancimig administered at a high dose through the PD implant.
Part 3: Port Delivery with Low DosePort Delivery PlatformZifibancimig administered at a low dose through the PD implant.
Part 3: Port Delivery with RanibizumabRanibizumab100 milligrams/milliliter (mg/mL) of ranibizumab administered through the PD implant.
Part 3: Port Delivery with RanibizumabPort Delivery Platform100 milligrams/milliliter (mg/mL) of ranibizumab administered through the PD implant.
Part 1: Intravitreal InjectionsZifibancimigZifibancimig administered in ascending dose levels through IVT injections.
Part 2: Port Delivery with High DoseZifibancimigZifibancimig administered at a high dose through the PD implant.
Part 2: Port Delivery with Low DoseZifibancimigZifibancimig administered at a low dose through the PD implant.
Part 3: Port Delivery with High DoseZifibancimigZifibancimig administered at a high dose through the PD implant.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Duration of ASADEsPart 2: Baseline up to Week 48; Part 3: Baseline up to Week 48
Change from Baseline in Early Treatment Diabetic Retinopathy Study - Best Corrected Visual Acuity (ETDRS-BCVA) ScorePart 3: Baseline (baseline visit, before implant insertion) to Week 48

ETDRS-BCVA will be used to quantify visual acuity. BCVA is measured using an eye chart and is reported as the number of letters read correctly using the ETDRS Scale (ranging from 0 to 100 letters) in the study eye. The lower the number of letters read correctly on the eye chart, the worse the vision (or visual acuity). An increase in the number of letters read correctly means that vision has improved.

Percentage of Participants with Ocular and Systemic (Nonocular) Adverse Events (AEs)Part 1: Baseline up to Week 24; Part 2: Baseline up to Week 48; Part 3: Baseline up to Week 48
Percentage of Participants with Ocular and Systemic (Nonocular) AEs during Post-operative and Follow-up PeriodsPart 2 and 3: From Day 1 to Week 4 and during follow up period (up to Week 48)
Percentage of Participants with Adverse Events of Special Interest (AESIs) including Ocular AESIsPart 1: Baseline up to Week 24; Part 2: Baseline up to Week 48; Part 3: Baseline up to Week 48
Percentage of Participants with AESIs including Ocular AESIs during the Postoperative and Follow-up periodsPart 2 and 3: From Day 1 to Week 4 and during follow up period (up to Week 48)
Duration of AESIs including Ocular AESIsPart 1: Baseline up to Week 24; Part 2: Baseline up to Week 48; Part 3: Baseline up to Week 48
Duration of AESIs including Ocular AESIs during the Postoperative and Follow-up periodsPart 2 and 3: From Day 1 to Week 4 and during follow up period (up to Week 48)
Percentage of Participants with Adverse Device Effects (ADEs)Part 2: Baseline up to Week 48; Part 3: Baseline up to Week 48
Duration of ADEsPart 2: Baseline up to Week 48; Part 3: Baseline up to Week 48
Percentage of Participants with Anticipated Serious ADEs (ASADEs)Part 2: Baseline up to Week 48; Part 3: Baseline up to Week 48
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Time of Maximum Concentration Observed (Tmax) of Zifibancimig in Blood and AHPart 1: Baseline up to Week 24; Part 2: Baseline up to Week 144; Part 3: Baseline up to Week 144
Percentage of Participants who did not meet Supplemental Treatment Criteria for the PD implant with ZifibancimigPart 3: Week 36, Week 40, and Week 44
Change from Baseline in Central Subfield Thickness (CST)Part 3: Baseline to Week 48
Area Under the Curve (AUC) of Zifibancimig in Blood and AHPart 1: Baseline up to Week 24; Part 2: Baseline up to Week 144; Part 3: Baseline up to Week 144
Maximum Observed Concentration (Cmax) of Zifibancimig in Blood and Aqueous Humor (AH)Part 1: Baseline up to Week 24; Part 2: Baseline up to Week 144; Part 3: Baseline up to Week 144
Concentration at the End of a Dosing Interval before the Next Dose Administration (Ctrough) of Zifibancimig in Blood and AHPart 1: Baseline up to Week 24; Part 2: Baseline up to Week 144; Part 3: Baseline up to Week 144
Percentage of Participants who Gained or Lost ≥15, ≥10 ≥5 or ≥0 letters in ETDRS-BCVA score from BaselinePart 3: Baseline to Week 48

ETDRS-BCVA will be used to quantify visual acuity. BCVA is measured using an eye chart and is reported as the number of letters read correctly using the ETDRS Scale (ranging from 0 to 100 letters) in the study eye. The lower the number of letters read correctly on the eye chart, the worse the vision (or visual acuity). An increase in the number of letters read correctly means that vision has improved.

Change from Baseline Over Time in CSTPart 3: Baseline to end of follow up period (up to Week 144)

Trial Locations

Locations (46)

Barnet Dulaney Perkins Eye Center

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Mesa, Arizona, United States

Associated Retina Consultants

🇺🇸

Phoenix, Arizona, United States

The Retina Partners

🇺🇸

Encino, California, United States

Retinal Consultants Med Group

🇺🇸

Sacramento, California, United States

Orange County Retina Med Group

🇺🇸

Santa Ana, California, United States

Southern Vitreoretinal Assoc

🇺🇸

Tallahassee, Florida, United States

Southeast Retina Center

🇺🇸

Augusta, Georgia, United States

University Retina and Macula Associates, PC

🇺🇸

Oak Forest, Illinois, United States

West Coast Retina Medical Group

🇺🇸

San Francisco, California, United States

Retina Specialty Institute

🇺🇸

Pensacola, Florida, United States

Southwest Retina Consultants

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Durango, Colorado, United States

The Retina Care Center

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Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Retina Vitreous Assoc of FL

🇺🇸

Saint Petersburg, Florida, United States

Retina Associates of Florida, LLC

🇺🇸

Tampa, Florida, United States

Maine Eye Center

🇺🇸

Portland, Maine, United States

Johns Hopkins Med

🇺🇸

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Retina Group of Washington

🇺🇸

Chevy Chase, Maryland, United States

Cumberland Valley Retina Consultants

🇺🇸

Hagerstown, Maryland, United States

Foundation for Vision Research

🇺🇸

Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States

Associated Retinal Consultants

🇺🇸

Royal Oak, Michigan, United States

VitreoRetinal Surgery, PLLC.

🇺🇸

Edina, Minnesota, United States

Midwest Vision Research Foundation

🇺🇸

Chesterfield, Missouri, United States

The Retina Institute

🇺🇸

Saint Louis, Missouri, United States

Sierra Eye Associates

🇺🇸

Reno, Nevada, United States

Envision Ocular, LLC

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Bloomfield, New Jersey, United States

Long Is. Vitreoretinal Consult

🇺🇸

Hauppauge, New York, United States

Retina Vit Surgeons/Central NY

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Liverpool, New York, United States

Graystone Eye

🇺🇸

Hickory, North Carolina, United States

The Cleveland Clinic Foundation

🇺🇸

Cleveland, Ohio, United States

OSU Eye Physicians & Surgeons

🇺🇸

Columbus, Ohio, United States

Mid Atlantic Retina - Wills Eye Hospital

🇺🇸

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Charleston Neuroscience Inst

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Ladson, South Carolina, United States

Charles Retina Institute

🇺🇸

Germantown, Tennessee, United States

Southeastern Retina Associates

🇺🇸

Knoxville, Tennessee, United States

Tennessee Retina PC.

🇺🇸

Nashville, Tennessee, United States

Retina Res Institute of Texas

🇺🇸

Abilene, Texas, United States

Austin Research Center for Retina

🇺🇸

Austin, Texas, United States

Austin Clinical Research LLC

🇺🇸

Austin, Texas, United States

Retina & Vitreous of Texas

🇺🇸

Bellaire, Texas, United States

Retina Consultants of Texas

🇺🇸

Houston, Texas, United States

Brown Retina Institute

🇺🇸

San Antonio, Texas, United States

Retina Center of Texas

🇺🇸

Southlake, Texas, United States

Piedmont Eye Center

🇺🇸

Lynchburg, Virginia, United States

Wagner Kapoor Institute

🇺🇸

Norfolk, Virginia, United States

Spokane Eye Clinical Research

🇺🇸

Spokane, Washington, United States

Emanuelli Research and Development Center LLC

🇵🇷

Arecibo, Puerto Rico

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