Pilot Study of Lucentis Combined With Proton Beam Irradiation in Treating Wet Age-related Macular Degeneration

June 28, 2016 updated by: University of California, Davis

Phase 1 Pilot Open Label Prospective Observational Study of Safety and Tolerability of Lucentis Combined With Proton Beam Irradiation in Treating Exudative Age-related Macular Degeneration

Because a possible synergism of radiation and inhibitors of vascular endothelial growth factor has been shown in cancer patients and patients with wet macular degeneration, this pilot study is being conducted to determine whether treating wet macular degeneration with a combination of Lucentis and proton beam irradiation is safe. Lucentis is an inhibitor of vascular endothelial growth factor which was recently FDA approved for treatment of wet macular degeneration. It appears to be the most effective therapy thus far for wet macular degeneration among all drugs FDA approved for this condition. If no major safety issues are associated with this combination therapy, a larger study will be conducted to determine whether this combination therapy is more effective than Lucentis monotherapy.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Five subjects diagnosed with wet macular degeneration will be treated with standard of care, i.e. intravitreal Lucentis injection monthly for the first four months and as needed thereafter. Within six weeks of the first Lucentis injection, the eye will also be treated with 24 Gy of proton beam divided into two fractions. Each subject will be followed for 2 yrs with monthly examination.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

6

Phase

  • Early Phase 1

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

50 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Ability to provide written informed consent and comply with study assessments for the full duration of the study
  • Age > 50 years
  • Patient related considerations
  • Able to maintain follow-up for at least 24 months.
  • Women must be postmenopausal without a period for at least one year.
  • Hgb A1C < 6
  • Diagnosed with Age-related Macular Degeneration (ARMD) with active subfoveal choroidal neovascular membrane (CNVM), new or recurrent
  • Visual acuity 20/60 to 20/400
  • Lesion size < 12 Disc Area
  • Submacular hemorrhage less than 75% of total lesion
  • Submacular fibrosis less than 25% of total lesion
  • Candidate for intravitreal Lucentis

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Prior enrollment in the study
  • Pregnancy (positive pregnancy test) or lactation
  • Any other condition that the investigator believes would pose a significant hazard to the subject if the investigational therapy were initiated
  • Participation in another simultaneous medical investigation or trial
  • CNVM within 1 mm from the disc margin
  • Photodynamic Therapy (PDT) within 3 months
  • Anti-VEGF therapy within 6 weeks
  • Intravitreal or subtenon's Kenalog within 6 months
  • Intraocular surgery within 3 months or expected in the next 6 months
  • Current or planned participation in other experimental treatments for wet AMD
  • Other concurrent retinopathy or optic neuropathy
  • Other causes of CNVM, i.e. myopic degeneration or ocular histoplasmosis (POHS)
  • Significant media opacity precluding adequate view of the fundus for exam,
  • photography or OCT
  • History of radiation therapy to the head or study eye
  • Systemic anticoagulation with coumadin
  • Head tremor or h/o claustrophobia precluding positioning for proton irradiation
  • Inability to maintain steady fixation with either eye
  • Diabetes mellitus requiring treatment
  • History of Malignancy treated within 5 years
  • Allergy to Fluorescein dye

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
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: proton beam with ranibizumab
Intervention is 24Gy proton radiation in 2 fractions given within 6 weeks of first dose of intravitreal ranibizumab (0.5mg) drug combined with four monthly doses of intravitreal lucentis and monthly prn lucentis thereafter.
Drug: Proton beam irradiation and ranibizumab
ranibizumab 0.5mg intravitreal monthly x 4, then prn combined with low dose proton beam irradiation 24Gy (2 fractions, 24 hours apart) during the first month of study.
Other Names:
  • Lucentis and proton beam

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Incidence and Severity of Ocular Adverse Events
Time Frame: 24 months
Any ocular adverse event identified by eye examination during the study follow-up will be recorded and determined for possible or probable relation to study treatment.
24 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
1. Change in BCVA From Baseline
Time Frame: 24 months
change in number of letter read correctly in study eye compared to the number of letters read correctly at baseline, i.e. BCVA (number of letters read correctly) at 24 months minus BCVA (number of letters read correctly) at baseline
24 months

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

University of California, Davis

Collaborators

Genentech, Inc.
University of California, San Francisco

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Susanna S Park, MD PhD, University of California, Davis

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

May 1, 2007

Primary Completion (Actual)

June 1, 2010

Study Completion (Actual)

June 1, 2010

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

August 15, 2007

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 15, 2007

First Posted (Estimate)

August 16, 2007

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

July 11, 2016

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 28, 2016

Last Verified

June 1, 2016

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 200715285
  • 100,481 (Other Identifier: FDA IND)

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

YES

IPD Plan Description

Findings have been presented at national and international venues and published in scientific peer-reviewed journal

Study Data/Documents

  1. Clinical Study Report
    Information comments: Published data

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