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Study of the Efficacy and Safety of the Ranibizumab Port Delivery System for Sustained Delivery of Ranibizumab in Patients With Subfoveal Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration

Phase 2
Completed
Conditions
Macular Degeneration
Interventions
Registration Number
NCT02510794
Lead Sponsor
Genentech, Inc.
Brief Summary

This is a Phase II multicenter, dose-ranging, randomized, active treatment (monthly ITV injection)-controlled study to evaluate the efficacy, safety, and pharmacokinetics of ranibizumab delivered through the Implant using three ranibizumab formulation arms (10 mg/mL, 40 mg/mL, and 100 mg/mL) compared with the control arm (0.5-mg monthly ITV injections of 10-mg/mL formulation) in participants with subfoveal neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD).

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
225
Inclusion Criteria
  • Newly diagnosed with wet AMD within 9 months of screening visit
  • Participant must have received at least 2 prior ITV anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) injections. However, the most recent anti-VEGF injection must have been ranibizumab and must have occurred at least 7 days prior to the screening visit
  • Demonstrated response to prior ITV anti-VEGF treatment
  • Best Corrected Visual Acuity (BCVA) using Early Treatment Diabetic Retinopathy Study (ETDRS) charts of 20/20-20/200 Snellen equivalent
Exclusion Criteria
  • Treatment with ITV anti-VEGF agents other than ranibizumab within 1 month prior to the randomization visit in either eye
  • Study eye treatment with ITV anti-VEGF agents other than ranibizumab within 1 month prior to the randomization visit
  • History of laser photocoagulation, Visudyne®, ITV corticosteroid injection, vitrectomy surgery, submacular surgery, device implantation, or other surgical intervention for AMD in the study eye
  • Prior participation in a clinical trial involving anti-angiogenic drugs, other than ranibizumab, in either eye within 2 months of the randomization visit
  • Subretinal hemorrhage in the study eye that involves the center of the fovea
  • Subfoveal fibrosis, or atrophy in the study eye
  • Choroidal neovascularization (CNV) in either eye due to other causes, such as ocular histoplasmosis, trauma, or pathologic myopia
  • Uncontrolled ocular hypertension or glaucoma in the study eye
  • History of glaucoma-filtering surgery, tube shunts, or microinvasive glaucoma surgery in the study eye
  • Uncontrolled blood pressure
  • Uncontrolled atrial fibrillation within 3 months of informed consent
  • History of myocardial infarction or stroke within the last 3 months prior to informed consent
  • History of other disease, metabolic dysfunction, physical examination finding, or clinical laboratory finding giving reasonable suspicion of a disease or condition that contraindicates the use of ranibizumab or placement of the Implant, that might affect interpretation of the results of the study or renders the participant at high risk of treatment complications
  • Use of oral corticosteroids
  • Current treatment for any active systemic infection
  • Use of anticoagulants, anti-platelets (other than aspirin), or medications known to exert similar effects
  • Active malignancy within 12 months of randomization
  • History of allergy to fluorescein
  • Previous participation in any non-ocular (systemic) disease studies of investigational drugs within 1 month preceding the informed consent (excluding vitamins and minerals)

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Port Delivery System with Ranibizumab 10mg/mLRanibizumabParticipants had the Implant (prefilled with approximately 20 μL of 10-mg/mL ,approximately 0.2 mg dose, of ranibizumab) surgically inserted in the study eye at the Day 1 visit following their randomization visit. Starting at the Month 1 visit, participants were evaluated monthly for the need for Implant refill with the 10-mg/mL formulation of ranibizumab according to their randomization as per protocol-specified refill criteria.
Port Delivery System with Ranibizumab 40mg/mLRanibizumabParticipants had the Implant (prefilled with approximately 20 μL of 40-mg/mL, approximately 0.8 mg dose, of ranibizumab) surgically inserted in the study eye at the Day 1 visit following their randomization visit. Starting at the Month 1 visit, participants were evaluated monthly for the need for Implant refill with the 40-mg/mL formulation of ranibizumab according to their randomization as per protocol-specified refill criteria.
Port Delivery System with Ranibizumab 100mg/mLRanibizumabParticipants had the Implant (prefilled with approximately 20 μL of 100-mg/mL, approximately 2 mg dose, of ranibizumab) surgically inserted in the study eye at the Day 1 visit following their randomization visit. Starting at the Month 1 visit, participants were evaluated monthly for the need for Implant refill with the 100-mg/mL formulation of ranibizumab according to their randomization as per protocol-specified refill criteria.
Intravitreal Injection with Ranibizumab 0.5mgRanibizumabParticipants received ranibizumab 0.5 mg monthly ITV injections of 10 mg/mL formulation at Day 1 and every month thereafter.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Time Until a Participant First Requires the Implant Refill According to Protocol-Defined Refill CriteriaBaseline up to approximately 38 months

Protocol-Defined Refill Criteria

At 1 month after initial fill:

* Decrease of ≥ 10 letters in BCVA at the current visit compared with the baseline BCVA, due to nAMD disease activity OR

* Increase in CFT of ≥ 100 um at the current visit compared with the baseline CFT, due to nAMD disease activity OR

* Presence of new macular hemorrhage, due to nAMD disease activity

For subsequent assessments:

* Increase in CFT of ≥ 75 μm on SD-OCT at the current visit compared with the average CFT over the last 2 available measurements, due to nAMD disease activity OR

* Increase in CFT of ≥ 100 um from the lowest CFT measurement on study, due to nAMD disease activity OR

* Decrease of ≥ 5 letters in BCVA at the current visit compared with the average BCVA over the last 2 available measurements, due to nAMD disease activity OR

* Decrease of ≥ 10 letters from best recorded BCVA on study, due to nAMD disease activity OR

* Presence of new macular hemorrhage, due to nAMD disease activity

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Number of Implant Clogging at Month 9Month 9

Removed implants identified as meeting serum PK criteria for possible clogging were assessed via lab-based investigation (in vitro drug release testing) to determine whether there was any implant clogging.

Number of Participants With Ocular and Non-Ocular Adverse Events (AEs) and Serious AEs (SAEs)Baseline up to approximately Month 38
Change From Baseline in Best Corrected Visual Acuity (BCVA) Averaged At Month 9 and 10Baseline, Months 9, 10

Visual function of the study eye was assessed using the Early Treatment Diabetic Retinopathy Study (ETDRS) Best Corrected Visual Acuity (BCVA) letter score. The minimum score possible is 0 and maximum possible is 100. A higher score represents better functioning.

Change From Baseline in Central Foveal Thickness (CFT) Over Time as Assessed on Spectral Domain-Optical Coherence Tomography (SD-OCT)Baseline up to Month 9

Central foveal thickness (CFT) is defined as the retinal thickness in the center of the fovea

Observed Steady-State Serum Concentration at the End of a Dosing Interval (Ctrough) of RanibizumabPredose (0 hour) on Day 1 up to 38 months
Time to Maximum Concentration (Tmax) of RanibizumabPredose (0 hour) on Day 1 up to 38 months

The serum pharmacokinetics of ranibizumab were characterized by estimating Tmax between dose intervals. Estimates for these parameters were tabulated and summarized by descriptive statistics.

Change From Baseline in BCVA Over TimeBaseline up to Month 10

Visual function of the study eye was assessed using the Early Treatment Diabetic Retinopathy Study (ETDRS) Best Corrected Visual Acuity (BCVA) letter score. The minimum score possible is 0 and maximum possible is 100. A higher score represents better functioning.

Adjusted Average Change From Baseline in BCVA Over Time (MMRM Analysis)Baseline up to Month 10

Visual function of the study eye was assessed using the Early Treatment Diabetic Retinopathy Study (ETDRS) Best Corrected Visual Acuity (BCVA) letter score. The minimum score possible is 0 and maximum possible is 100. A higher score represents better functioning. Here, the adjusted mean from MMRM analysis is presented).

Observed Maximum Serum Concentration (Cmax) of RanibizumabPredose (0 hour) on Day 1 up to 38 months

The serum pharmacokinetics of ranibizumab were characterized by estimating Cmax between dose intervals. Estimates for these parameters were tabulated and summarized by descriptive statistics.

Area Under the Concentration-Time Curve From Dosing to Last Observation (AUClast) of RanibizumabPredose (0 hour) on Day 1 up to approximately 38 months (detailed timeframe is provided in description field)

AUCLast is defined as area under the concentration-time curve from dosing (implant or refill) to last observation before next refill or exiting the study. The serum pharmacokinetics of ranibizumab were characterized by estimating AUC between dose intervals. Estimates for these parameters were tabulated and summarized by descriptive statistics.

Terminal Half-Life (t1/2) of RanibizumabPredose (0 hour) on Day 1 up to 38 months

The serum pharmacokinetics of ranibizumab were characterized by estimating t1/2 between dose intervals. Estimates for these parameters were tabulated and summarized by descriptive statistics.

Percentage of Participants With Positive Serum Antibodies to RanibizumabBaseline up to 38 months

Trial Locations

Locations (50)

The Cleveland Clinic Foundation

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Cleveland, Ohio, United States

N CA Retina Vitreous Assoc

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Mountain View, California, United States

Retina Research Center

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Austin, Texas, United States

Wolfe Eye Clinic

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West Des Moines, Iowa, United States

Vitreoretinal Surgery

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Edina, Minnesota, United States

Jules Stein Eye Institute/ UCLA

🇺🇸

Los Angeles, California, United States

California Retina Consultants

🇺🇸

Santa Barbara, California, United States

Colorado Retina Associates, PC

🇺🇸

Lakewood, Colorado, United States

Retina Specialists

🇺🇸

Towson, Maryland, United States

Johns Hopkins Med; Wilmer Eye Inst

🇺🇸

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Retina Assoc of Western NY

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Rochester, New York, United States

Retina Associates of Utah

🇺🇸

Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

The Retina Partners

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Encino, California, United States

Florida Eye Microsurgical Inst

🇺🇸

Boynton Beach, Florida, United States

Vitreo-Retinal Associates, PC

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Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

Retina Consultants of Southern

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Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States

UCSF; Ophthalmology

🇺🇸

San Francisco, California, United States

Associated Retina Consultants

🇺🇸

Phoenix, Arizona, United States

Retinal Consultants Med Group

🇺🇸

Sacramento, California, United States

Retina Northwest

🇺🇸

Portland, Oregon, United States

Oregon HSU; Casey Eye Institute

🇺🇸

Portland, Oregon, United States

Jacobs Retina center at the Shiley eye Institute UCSD

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La Jolla, California, United States

West Coast Retina Medical Group

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San Francisco, California, United States

National Ophthalmic Research Institute

🇺🇸

Fort Myers, Florida, United States

Southeast Retina Center

🇺🇸

Augusta, Georgia, United States

Paducah Retinal Center

🇺🇸

Paducah, Kentucky, United States

Retina Group of Washington

🇺🇸

Chevy Chase, Maryland, United States

Retina Consultants of Texas

🇺🇸

Bellaire, Texas, United States

Wagner Macula & Retina Center

🇺🇸

Norfolk, Virginia, United States

Sierra Eye Associates

🇺🇸

Reno, Nevada, United States

Retinal Research Institute, LLC

🇺🇸

Phoenix, Arizona, United States

Barnet Dulaney Perkins Eye Center

🇺🇸

Mesa, Arizona, United States

Palmetto Retina Center

🇺🇸

Florence, South Carolina, United States

Charles Retina Institute

🇺🇸

Germantown, Tennessee, United States

Tennessee Retina PC.

🇺🇸

Nashville, Tennessee, United States

Retina Vitreous Assoc of FL

🇺🇸

Saint Petersburg, Florida, United States

Retina Associates of Florida, LLC

🇺🇸

Tampa, Florida, United States

Orange County Retina Med Group

🇺🇸

Santa Ana, California, United States

Retina Specialty Institute

🇺🇸

Pensacola, Florida, United States

Retina Associates of Kentucky

🇺🇸

Lexington, Kentucky, United States

Foundation for Vision Research

🇺🇸

Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States

University of New Mexico; School of Med

🇺🇸

Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States

Cincinnati Eye Institute

🇺🇸

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

Texas Retina Associates

🇺🇸

Arlington, Texas, United States

Med Center Ophthalmology Assoc

🇺🇸

San Antonio, Texas, United States

Illinois Retina Associates

🇺🇸

Joliet, Illinois, United States

Char Eye Ear &Throat Assoc

🇺🇸

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

Eye Associates of New Mexico

🇺🇸

Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States

Retina Center of New Jersey

🇺🇸

Bloomfield, New Jersey, United States

Mid Atlantic Retina - Wills Eye Hospital

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Cherry Hill, New Jersey, United States

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