Evaluation of RC28-E Injection in Wet Age-related Macular Degeneration

A Nonrandomized, Open-label Study to Evaluate the Safety and Pharmacokinetics of Multiple Administration of RC28-E Injection (a Chimeric Decoy Receptor Trap Fusion Protein by Dual Blockage of VEGF and FGF-2) in Subjects With Wet Age-Related Macular Degeneration

This is a non-randomized, open-label, multicenter, 48-week study to investigate the efficacy, safety and pharmacokinetics of RC28-E injection in the treatment of patients with wet age-related macular degeneration by multiple administration.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Wet Age-Related Macular Degeneration
• Intervention / Treatment: Biological: intravitreal injection of RC28-E 0.5mg; Biological: intravitreal injection of RC28-E 1.0mg; Biological: intravitreal injection of RC28-E2.0mg

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 37
• Phase: Phase 2; Phase 1

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• China
  • Beijing
    • Beijing, Beijing, China, 100730
      • Beijing Hospital

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 48 years to 78 years (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

A patient must meet the following criteria to be eligible for inclusion in the study:

1. Sign the consent form, willing and able to comply with clinic visits and study-related procedures;
2. Be diagnosed as wet age-related macular degeneration, choroid neovascularization (CNV) in the macular, the study eye is not treated or accepted any treatment 3 months prior to the baseline period, and still had active lesions with a diagnostic criteria according to the 2013 edition of Clinical pathway of age-related macular degeneration in China, the active CNV conforms to any item can be in the following three: New bleeding; OCT shows intraretinal fluid or subretinal fluid; Fundus angiography revealed fluorescein leakage;
3. Aged 50 years to 80 years, male or female;
4. BCVA ETDRS letters score of 73 to 34 in the study eye.

Exclusion Criteria:

A patient who meets any of the following criteria will be excluded from the study:

1. The study eye had vitreous hemorrhage within 2 months before screening;
2. The study eye had scars or atrophy involving the fovea which indicating severe irreversible visual impairment;
3. The study eye had significant refractive media opacity, including cataract, may interfere with visual assessment;;
4. The study eye had pseudoexfoliation syndrome, central retinal vein occlusion, intraocular hemorrhage resulting in decreased vision, rhegmatogenous retinal detachment, macular hole, choroidal neovascularization (CNV) for any reason other than wAMD (such as vascular striation, ocular histoplasmosis, pathological myopia, trauma, etc.);
5. The study eye had subretinal or intra-retinal bleeding with bleeding area ≥ 50% of the total lesion area, or subfoveal bleeding with bleeding area was ≥4 optic disc areas;
6. The study eye had significant afferent pupillary defect;
7. The study eye was aphakia (excluding artificial lens);
8. The study eye was treated with local/grid laser photocoagulation in macular within 3 months prior to baseline;
9. The study eye had received the following intraocular surgery or laser treatment in macular (such as macular transposition, glaucoma filtrating surgery, transpupillary thermotherapy, vitrectomy, optic neurotomy, etc.); However, subjects which had received verteporfin-photodynamic therapy, cataract surgery, and neodymium yttrium aluminum garnet (YAG) capsulotomy in the study eye more than 3 months prior to baseline is eligible for inclusion;
10. Intraocular pressure in the study eye was≥25mmHg despite medication treatment;
11. Either eye had active ocular infection/inflammation during the screening period, such as conjunctivitis, keratitis, scleritis, blepharitis, endophthalmitis and uveitis;
12. The visual acuity of any eye is less than 19 letters (by ETDRS chart);
13. Either eye or systemic had received anti-angiogenic therapy within 3 months prior to baseline visit (e.g. aflibercept, ranibizumab, conbercept, etc.);
14. Either eye that received IVT corticosteroids (e.g. triamcinolone acetonide, dexamethasone) within 6 months prior to baseline visit or received periocular injection of corticosteroids within 1 month prior to screening;
15. Allergy to sodium fluorescein, indocyanine green, therapeutic or diagnostic protein products, and allergic ≥2 drugs and/or non-drug factors;
16. Uncontrolled diabetes mellitus (HbA1c ≥7%) and/or diabetic patients with diabetic retinopathy;
17. Uncontrolled hypertension (defined as those who received the best treatment regimen, > 180mmHg systolic was measured once, > 160mmHg systolic or > 100mmHg diastolic was measured twice in succession);
18. History of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events within 6 months of screening visit: myocardial infarction, unstable angina pectoris, ventricular arrhythmias, New York heart association grade II + heart failure, stroke, etc.;
19. History of surgery within 1 month before screening, or have unhealed wounds, fractures, etc.;
20. Uncontrolled clinical disease (such as malignant tumors, severe psychiatric, neurological, cardiovascular, respiratory disease or other systemic diseases);
21. Platelets count ≤100×10^9/L, thrombin time and prothrombin time exceeding more than 3 second above the upper limit of the normal range (The normal range of the clinical trial institution was taken as the standard); with active disseminated intravascular coagulation or significant bleeding tendency prior to screening; using anticoagulants or antiplatelet aggregation drugs in addition to aspirin/NASIDs within 14 days before screening;
22. Pregnant or lactating women. Subjects of child-bearing age (male and female) do not agree to use effective contraception (such as intrauterine devices, acyeterion or condoms) throughout the study period and 30 days after the end of the visit;
23. Those who participated in clinical trials for 3 months or 5 half-lives of the investigational product (the longer the time) before the baseline period;
24. Those who considered unsuitable for enrollment by investigator.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Treatment
• Allocation: Non-Randomized
• Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)

Number of Arms

3

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: RC28-E 0.5mg; In the loading phase (from week 0 to week 8), the study eye will receive intravitreal injection of 0.5mg RC28-E every 4 weeks, for 3 consecutive times; In the PRN phase (from week 12 to week 48), the study eye will receive the same dose on an as needed (PRN) schedule based upon the physician assessment in accordance with pre-specified criteria.	Biological: intravitreal injection of RC28-E 0.5mg; The patient received one treatment of RC28-E 0.5mg in the test group
Experimental: RC28-E 1.0mg; In the loading phase (from week 0 to week 8), the study eye will receive intravitreal injection of 1.0 mg RC28-E every 4 weeks, for 3 consecutive times; In the PRN phase (from week 12 to week 48), the study eye will receive the same dose on an as needed (PRN) schedule based upon the physician assessment in accordance with pre-specified criteria.	Biological: intravitreal injection of RC28-E 1.0mg; The patient received one treatment of RC28-E 1.0mg in the test group
Experimental: RC28-E 2.0mg; In the loading phase (from week 0 to week 8), the study eye will receive intravitreal injection of 2.0 mg RC28-E every 4 weeks, for 3 consecutive times; In the PRN phase (from week 12 to week 48), the study eye will receive the same dose on an as needed (PRN) schedule based upon the physician assessment in accordance with pre-specified criteria.	Biological: intravitreal injection of RC28-E2.0mg; The patient received one treatment of RC28-E 2.0mg in the test group

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Mean change of BCVA from baseline at 12 week;	Measurement of visual acuity with Early Treatment Diabetic Retinopathy Study (ETDRS) charts.	Baseline, Week 12
Mean change of BCVA from baseline at 48 week;	Measurement of visual acuity with Early Treatment Diabetic Retinopathy Study (ETDRS) charts.	Baseline, Week 48
Incidence and severity of AEs	To evaluate the safety of multiple intravitreal injection of RC28-E of each group.）	Baseline up to Week 48

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
The pharmacokinetic (PK) characteristics of RC28-E;	Serum concentrations at each collection time point were quantitated, where possible, using a validated immunoassay method. These data were analyzed using a noncompartmental pharmacokinetic (PK) method.	Baseline up to Week 48
Frequency of administration RC28-E within 48 weeks;	Number of intravitreal injections	Baseline up to Week 48
Mean change of BCVA from baseline at Protocol Specified Time-Points.	Measurement of visual acuity with Early Treatment Diabetic Retinopathy Study (ETDRS) charts.	Baseline up to Week 48

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: RemeGen Co., Ltd.

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): April 15, 2020
• Primary Completion (Actual): October 29, 2021
• Study Completion (Actual): October 29, 2021

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: February 12, 2020
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: February 13, 2020
• First Posted (Actual): February 17, 2020

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): January 10, 2022
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: January 6, 2022
• Last Verified: January 1, 2022

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Eye Diseases; Retinal Degeneration; Retinal Diseases; Macular Degeneration; Physiological Effects of Drugs; Antineoplastic Agents; Angiogenesis Inhibitors; Angiogenesis Modulating Agents; Growth Substances; Growth Inhibitors; RC28-E protein
• Other Study ID Numbers: 28C001

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No