RHPRG4 FOR THE TREATMENT OF OCULAR GRAFT-VERSUS-HOST DISEASE (OGVHD)

January 16, 2026 updated by: Lubris Bio Pty Ltd

A PHASE I PROSPECTIVE OPEN LABEL STUDY ASSESSING THE SAFETY & EFFICACY OF RHPRG4 (450 µG/ML RECOMBINANT HUMAN PROTEOGLYCAN 4) FOR THE TREATMENT OF OCULAR GRAFT-VERSUS-HOST DISEASE (OGVHD)

rhPRG4-GVHD-001 is a prospective multi-center study conducted in Australia to evaluate the safety and efficacy of topically-applied rhPRG4 in subjects with moderate to severe dry eye secondary to chronic GVHD.

Study Overview

Status

Status

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Terminated

Conditions

Conditions

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Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

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Study Type

Study Type

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Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

Enrollment

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3

Phase

Phase

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  • Phase 2
  • Phase 1

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Australia
    • New South Wales
      • Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
        • Sydney Eye Hospital
    • Queensland
      • Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
        • OTA

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

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Ages Eligible for Study

  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

Diagnosis and Main Criteria for Inclusion:

All to be queried and checked at the screening visit (V1):

  1. Subjects 18 years of age or older;
  2. Subjects diagnosed with oGVHD for at least 3 months (current use of artificial tears for the treatment of GVHD);
  3. VAS Eye Dryness (100-point scale) score ≥ 60 mm;
  4. Tear Osmolarity ≥ 312 in either eye;
  5. Corneal staining score with fluorescein ≥ 2 using the Oxford scale in the worst performing eye; staining must include quadrants beyond only inferior or superior staining;
  6. Only subjects who satisfy all Informed Consent requirements may be included in the study.

Exclusion Criteria:

Diagnosis and Main Criteria for Exclusion:

  1. Evidence of an active ocular infection in either eye;
  2. History or presence of ocular surface disorders not related to oGVHD in either eye, including but not limited to significant conjunctivochalasis, superior limbic keratoconjunctivitis, limbal stem cell deficiency, allergic conjunctivitis, giant papillary conjunctivitis, atopic keratoconjunctivitis, anterior basement membrane dystrophies, neurotrophic keratitis, corneal dystrophy, exposure keratitis and moderate to severe blepharitis;
  3. History of any ocular surgery (including laser or refractive surgical procedures) in either eye within 90 days before study enrollment. Ocular surgery will not be allowed during the study treatment period and elective ocular surgery procedures should not be planned during the duration of the follow-up period;
  4. Initiation of new therapeutic modalities within 30 days of recruitment;
  5. Artificial rescue tears are allowed as long as they are recorded in a diary;
  6. Known hypersensitivity to one of the components of the study or procedural medications;
  7. Participation in another clinical study at the same time as the present study or within 60 days of screening/baseline visit;
  8. History of drug, medication or alcohol abuse or addiction;

  9. Females of childbearing potential (those who are not surgically sterilized or post-menopausal for at least 1 year) are excluded from participation in the study if they meet any one of the following conditions:

    1. are currently pregnant or,
    2. have a positive result on the urine pregnancy test at the Screening/Baseline Visit or,
    3. intend to become pregnant during the entire course of and 30 days after the study treatment periods, or,
    4. are breast-feeding or,
    5. not willing to use highly effective birth control measures, such as: Hormonal contraceptives - oral, implanted, transdermal, or injected and/or mechanical barrier methods, during the entire course of and 30 days after the study treatment periods.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: N/A
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm

Participant Group / Arm

A group or subgroup of participants in a clinical trial that receives a specific intervention/treatment, or no intervention, according to the trial's protocol.
Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

A process or action that is the focus of a clinical study. Interventions include drugs, medical devices, procedures, vaccines, and other products that are either investigational or already available. Interventions can also include noninvasive approaches, such as education or modifying diet and exercise.
Experimental: Treatment
Drug: rhPRG4
Sterile isotonic aqueous solution containing rhPRG4 (450 µg/mL) for topical administration, 10 mM sodium phosphate, 150 mM sodium chloride & 0.01% polysorbate 20 at pH 7.2. In all subjects, both eyes will be treated

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, the planned outcome measure that is the most important for evaluating the effect of an intervention/treatment. Most clinical studies have one primary outcome measure, but some have more than one.
Outcome Measure
Time Frame
To assess the efficacy of rhPRG4 using the average VAS score assessing subjects' eye dryness (Question: Rate the dryness of your eye; anchors: 0 = no discomfort, 100 = maximal discomfort) at Day 28
Time Frame: 28
28
To assess the efficacy of rhPRG4 using the total corneal staining with fluorescein (Oxford Scale) at Day 28
Time Frame: 28
28
To assess the safety of rhPRG4 by observation of the frequency and severity of treatment-emergent adverse events
Time Frame: 28
28

Secondary Outcome Measures

Secondary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, a planned outcome measure that is not as important as the primary outcome measure for evaluating the effect of an intervention but is still of interest. Most clinical studies have more than one secondary outcome measure.
Outcome Measure
Time Frame
To assess the efficacy of rhPRG4 using the average VAS score for foreign body sensation, burning/stinging, itching, pain, sticky feeling, blurred vision and photophobia and total VAS (anchors: not at all & very)
Time Frame: 28
28
To assess the efficacy of rhPRG4 using the maximum inter-eye tear osmolarity: max(OU)
Time Frame: 28
28
To assess the efficacy of rhPRG4 using the absolute difference in inter-eye tear film breakup time (TBUT): min(OU)osmolarity: abs(OD - OS)
Time Frame: 28
28
To assess the efficacy of rhPRG4 using the number of instillations of rescue artificial tear per day
Time Frame: 28
28
To assess the efficacy of rhPRG4 using a patient questionnaire
Time Frame: 28
28
To assess the efficacy of rhPRG4 by NIH Eye Score
Time Frame: 28
28
To assess the safety of rhPRG4 by observation of the Best Corrected Visual Acuity (BCVA)
Time Frame: 28
28
To assess the safety of rhPRG4 by observation of signs evaluated by slit lamp (SLE)
Time Frame: 28
28
To assess the safety of rhPRG4 by observation of intraocular pressure (IOP)
Time Frame: 28
28

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Sponsor

The organization or person who initiates the study and who has authority and control over the study.
Lubris Bio Pty Ltd

Collaborators

Collaborators

An organization other than the sponsor that provides support for a clinical study. This support may include activities related to funding, design, implementation, data analysis, or reporting.
Lubris, LLC
Sydney Eye Hospital

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

Study Start

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February 14, 2025

Primary Completion (Actual)

Primary Completion

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March 22, 2025

Study Completion (Actual)

Study Completion

The date on which the last participant in a clinical study was examined or received an intervention/treatment to collect final data for the primary outcome measures, secondary outcome measures, and adverse events (that is, the last participant's last visit). The "anticipated" study completion date is the date that the researchers think will be the study completion date.
March 22, 2025

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

First Submitted

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July 2, 2024

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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July 2, 2024

First Posted (Actual)

First Posted

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July 10, 2024

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

Last Update Posted

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January 21, 2026

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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January 16, 2026

Last Verified

Last Verified

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January 1, 2026

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Terms related to this study

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Other Study ID Numbers

Other Study ID Numbers

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  • RHPRG4-OGVHD-001

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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