Japanese Treat and Extend Study of Aflibercept in Neovascular Age-related Macular Degeneration

Phase 4

Completed

• Conditions: Wet Macular Degeneration
• Interventions: Drug: Aflibercept (Eylea, VEGF Trap-Eye, BAY86-5321)

• Registration Number: NCT02305238
• Lead Sponsor: Bayer

Brief Summary

To assess the efficacy of intravitreal (IVT) administration of aflibercept with two different approaches of Treat and Extend dosing regimens in Japanese subjects with neovascular (wet) Age-related Macular Degeneration (wAMD) .

To assess the safety of IVT administration of aflibercept with two different approaches of Treat and Extend dosing regimen in Japanese subjects with wAMD for up to 2 years.

Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2014-11-28
• Study First Submitted QC: 2014-11-28
• Study First Posted: 2014-12-02
• Study Start: 2014-12-19
• Primary Completion: 2016-12-22
• Results First Submitted: 2017-12-14
• Study Completion: 2017-12-20
• Results First Submitted QC: 2018-03-08
• Results First Posted: 2018-03-12
• Status Verified: 2023-11
• Last Update Submitted: 2023-11-16
• Last Update Posted: 2023-11-18

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 288

Inclusion Criteria

• Japanese men and women ≥ 50 years of age
• Active primary subfoveal choroidal neovascularization (CNV) lesions secondary to wAMD, including juxta-foveal lesions that affect the fovea as evidenced by fluorescein angiography (FA) in the study eye
• Early Treatment Diabetic Retinopathy Study (ETDRS) best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) of 73 to 25 letters (approximately 20/40 to 20/320 at Snellen equivalent) in the study eye

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Exclusion Criteria

• Prior treatment of the study eye with intraocular anti-VEGF(Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor) agents, verteporfin photodynamic therapy (PDT), other laser, intraocular corticosteroids, surgical interventions (except cataract surgery more than 30 days prior to screening) or systemic use of anti-VEGF products within 3 months prior to study entry
• Active or suspected infection in or surrounding of the study eye
• Active severe intraocular inflammation in the study eye
• Intraocular pressure (IOP) ≥ 25 mmHg in the study eye
• Ocular condition in the study eye which may impact vision and confound study outcomes

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Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
2 Weeks adjustment	Aflibercept (Eylea, VEGF Trap-Eye, BAY86-5321)	Participants received Aflibercept IVT injection at Week 0, Week 4, Week 8 and Week 16 followed by the variable treatment intervals with the criteria of Treat and Extend regimen. In the case the study eye of a participant met the criteria, the length of treatment interval was to be extended or shortened by 2 weeks from the last interval, respectively. Minimum/Maximum treatment interval is 8 weeks and 16 weeks during Week 16 to 96.
4 Weeks adjustment	Aflibercept (Eylea, VEGF Trap-Eye, BAY86-5321)	Participants received Aflibercept IVT injection at Week 0, Week 4, Week 8 and Week 16 followed by the variable treatment intervals. In the case the study eye of a participant met the criteria of the shortening, the length of the treatment interval was to be shortened by 2 weeks. But when the last treatment interval for a participant was extended by 4 weeks from the second last interval, the treatment interval was shortened by 4 weeks. In the case the study eye of a participant met the criteria of the extension, the length of the treatment interval was to be extended by 4 weeks. But when a participant had a history of receiving treatment with interval shortened by 4 weeks during this study, the length of the extension was 2 weeks. Minimum/Maximum treatment interval is 8 weeks and 16 weeks during Week 16 to 96.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Mean Change From Baseline in BCVA at Week 52	Baseline and Week 52	Visual functions of the study eye (at every visit) and the fellow eye were assessed, according to the ETDRS protocol as described in detail in the operation manual. A higher score represents better functioning.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Mean Change in Central Retinal Thickness (CRT) From Baseline at Week 52	Baseline and week 52
Percentage of Participants Who Maintained Vision at Week 52	Week 52	A participant was classified as maintaining vision if the participant had lost fewer than 15 letters in the ETDRS letter score compared to baseline.
Percentage of Participants Who Gained at Least 15 Letters of Vision Compared to Baseline at Week 52	Baseline and Week 52
Percentage of Participants Without Fluid on Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) at Week 52	Week 52	A participant was classified as without fluid if "Evidence of new or persistent fluid" on OCT was "No".