Study to Assess the Clinical Efficacy and Safety of Intravitreal Aflibercept Injection (IAI;EYLEA®;BAY86-5321) in Patients With Branch Retinal Vein Occlusion (BRVO)

NCT ID: NCT01521559

Last Updated: 2014-11-13

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE3

Total Enrollment

183 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2012-04-30

Study Completion Date

2014-03-31

Brief Summary

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This is a phase III, double-masked, randomized, active-controlled, parallel-group, 52-week study to assess the efficacy and safety of Intravitreal Aflibercept Injection (IAI;EYLEA®;BAY86-5321) compared to laser treatment in patients with macular edema secondary to BRVO.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Branch Retinal Vein Occlusion

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Participants Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Macular Laser Photocoagulation Treatment (Control)

Participants will receive macular laser treatment at Baseline and then according to laser re-treatment criteria up to week 24. Participants will receive treatment with Intravitreal Aflibercept Injection (IAI) starting at week 24 if they met rescue criteria. Treatment with IAI once initiated was 3 initial monthly doses followed by Q8 week dosing.

Group Type SHAM_COMPARATOR

Macular Laser Photocoagulation

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Intravitreal Aflibercept Injection (IAI;EYLEA®;BAY86-5321) 2Q4

Participants will receive 2 milligrams (mg) Intravitreal Aflibercept Injection (IAI) every 4 weeks (2Q4) through week 24 followed by injections every 8 weeks (2Q8) through week 48. Participants in this group may receive laser rescue at week 36.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Intravitreal Aflibercept Injection (IAI;EYLEA®;BAY86-5321)

Intervention Type DRUG

Interventions

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Macular Laser Photocoagulation

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Intravitreal Aflibercept Injection (IAI;EYLEA®;BAY86-5321)

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. Adults ≥ 18 years of age with foveal center-involved macular edema (ME) secondary to BRVO diagnosed within 12 months before the screening visit
2. ETDRS BCVA: letter score of 73 to 24 (20/40 to 20/320) in the study eye at screening and at day 1
3. Provide signed informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

1. Current bilateral manifestation of BRVO
2. Uncontrolled glaucoma defined as ≥ 25 mmHg on optimal medical regimen, or previous filtration surgery in either the study eye or the fellow eye
3. Insufficient clearing of macular hemorrhage that would prevent the patient from receiving laser treatment safely on day 1 (patients that meet this criterion may be rescreened once the macular hemorrhage resolves)
4. Uncontrolled diabetes mellitus (DM)
5. Previous use of intraocular corticosteroids or anti-angiogenic drugs in the study eye
6. Use of periocular corticosteroids in the study eye within 3 months before day 1
7. Use of intraocular or periocular corticosteroids or anti-angiogenic drugs in the fellow eye within 3 months before day 1
8. Previous administration of systemic anti-angiogenic medications
9. Panretinal scatter photocoagulation, sector laser photocoagulation, or macular grid photocoagulation in the study eye
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Bayer

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role collaborator

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Clinical Trial Management

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals

Locations

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Phoenix, Arizona, United States

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Tucson, Arizona, United States

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Beverly Hills, California, United States

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La Jolla, California, United States

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Mountain View, California, United States

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Palm Desert, California, United States

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Sacramento, California, United States

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Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States

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Fort Myers, Florida, United States

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Miami, Florida, United States

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Plantation, Florida, United States

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Stuart, Florida, United States

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Tampa, Florida, United States

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Winter Haven, Florida, United States

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Augusta, Georgia, United States

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Chicago, Illinois, United States

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Baltimore (2 Locations), Maryland, United States

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Hagerstown, Maryland, United States

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Boston (2 Locations), Massachusetts, United States

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Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States

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Jackson, Michigan, United States

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Southfield, Michigan, United States

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Florissant, Missouri, United States

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Lincoln, Nebraska, United States

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Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

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Teaneck, New Jersey, United States

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Orchard Park, New York, United States

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Syracuse, New York, United States

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Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

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Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States

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Portland, Oregon, United States

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Kingston, Pennsylvania, United States

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West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, United States

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Florence, South Carolina, United States

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Ladson, South Carolina, United States

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West Columbia, South Carolina, United States

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Rapid City, South Dakota, United States

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Nashville, Tennessee, United States

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Abilene, Texas, United States

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Fort Worth, Texas, United States

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Harlingen, Texas, United States

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Houston, Texas, United States

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San Antonio, Texas, United States

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Seattle, Washington, United States

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Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

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Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

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Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

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Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

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Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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Urayasu-shi, Chiba, Japan

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Fukushima, Fukushima, Japan

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Amagasaki, Hyōgo, Japan

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Kagoshima, Kagoshima-ken, Japan

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Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan

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Osaka, Osaka, Japan

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Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Japan

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Countries

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United States Canada Japan

References

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Shalchi Z, Mahroo O, Bunce C, Mitry D. Anti-vascular endothelial growth factor for macular oedema secondary to branch retinal vein occlusion. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2020 Jul 7;7(7):CD009510. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD009510.pub3.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 32633861 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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VGFTe-RVO-1027

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id