Efficacy and Safety of Two Regimens of Anti-VEGF Therapy in Chinese Patients With Polypoidal Choroidal Vasculopathy

NCT ID: NCT04380974

Last Updated: 2020-05-08

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

PHASE4

Total Enrollment

102 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2020-06-30

Study Completion Date

2022-09-30

Brief Summary

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The study will evaluate the efficacy and safety of two different regimens of anti-VEGF Therapy (OCTA plus OCT guided 3+PRN vs. OCT guided 3+PRN) in Chinese patients with PCV. This study is to provide long-term safety data in the treatment of Chinese patients with PCV.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Polypoidal Choroidal Vasculopathy

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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OCTA plus OCT guided 3+PRN regimen

Monthly intravitreal injections of anti-VEGF drug in the core treatment period and PRN intravitreal injections of the same dose guided by BCVA stabilization, OCTA and OCT in the extension treatment period.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

OCTA plus OCT guided 3+PRN regimen

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

For the OCTA plus OCT guided 3+PRN regimen, we recorded patients' data after retreatment by 3 monthly intravitreal injections of anti-VEGF drug. Subsequent reinjections were given as needed according to the changes in patients' visual acuity, activity of PCV lesions shown by OCTA and/or the exudation shown by OCT. Four weeks after the third and last injection, all patients in this group underwent an examination, including ETDRS visual acuity, fundus photography, OCTA and OCT.

In case of BVN increased or polypoidal lesion progressed on OCTA scans, persistent subfoveal or perifoveal fluid, macular intraretinal edema on OCT scans, or visual loss of \>5 letters, or the occurrence of a new hemorrhage, patients were retreated. The persistence of hemorrhage without evidence of fluid was not considered a criterion for retreatment. In the absence of retreatment criteria, no further injections were given and another examination was proposed usually 4 weeks later.

Anti-VEGF drug

Intervention Type DRUG

Conbercept or other anti-VEGF drugs

OCT guided 3+PRN regimen

Monthly intravitreal injections of anti-VEGF drug in the core treatment period and PRN intravitreal injections of the same dose guided by BCVA stabilization and OCT in the extension treatment period.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

OCT guided 3+PRN regimen

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

For the OCT guided 3+PRN group, we recorded patients'data after retreatment by 3 monthly intravitreal injections of Anti-VEGF drugs. Subsequent reinjections were given as needed according to the changes in patients'visual acuity and/or the exudation shown by OCT. Four weeks after the third and last injection, all patients in this group underwent an examination, including ETDRS visual acuity, fundus photography, and OCT.

In case of persistent subfoveal or perifoveal fluid, macular intraretinal edema, visual loss of \>5 letters, or the occurrence of a new hemorrhage, patients were retreated. The persistence of hemorrhage without evidence of fluid was not considered a criterion for retreatment. In the absence of retreatment criteria, no further injections were given and another examination was proposed usually 4 weeks later.

Anti-VEGF drug

Intervention Type DRUG

Conbercept or other anti-VEGF drugs

Interventions

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OCTA plus OCT guided 3+PRN regimen

For the OCTA plus OCT guided 3+PRN regimen, we recorded patients' data after retreatment by 3 monthly intravitreal injections of anti-VEGF drug. Subsequent reinjections were given as needed according to the changes in patients' visual acuity, activity of PCV lesions shown by OCTA and/or the exudation shown by OCT. Four weeks after the third and last injection, all patients in this group underwent an examination, including ETDRS visual acuity, fundus photography, OCTA and OCT.

In case of BVN increased or polypoidal lesion progressed on OCTA scans, persistent subfoveal or perifoveal fluid, macular intraretinal edema on OCT scans, or visual loss of \>5 letters, or the occurrence of a new hemorrhage, patients were retreated. The persistence of hemorrhage without evidence of fluid was not considered a criterion for retreatment. In the absence of retreatment criteria, no further injections were given and another examination was proposed usually 4 weeks later.

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

OCT guided 3+PRN regimen

For the OCT guided 3+PRN group, we recorded patients'data after retreatment by 3 monthly intravitreal injections of Anti-VEGF drugs. Subsequent reinjections were given as needed according to the changes in patients'visual acuity and/or the exudation shown by OCT. Four weeks after the third and last injection, all patients in this group underwent an examination, including ETDRS visual acuity, fundus photography, and OCT.

In case of persistent subfoveal or perifoveal fluid, macular intraretinal edema, visual loss of \>5 letters, or the occurrence of a new hemorrhage, patients were retreated. The persistence of hemorrhage without evidence of fluid was not considered a criterion for retreatment. In the absence of retreatment criteria, no further injections were given and another examination was proposed usually 4 weeks later.

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Anti-VEGF drug

Conbercept or other anti-VEGF drugs

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Written informed-consent before any evaluation
* Visual impairment due to PCV, including type 1 PCV and type 2 PCV.
* 50 years old and older
* Chinese
* For study eye: BCVA between 20/30 and 20/320 on electronic visual acuity texting at the time point of both screening and baseline.

Exclusion Criteria

* Have Stroke and myocardial infarction within 3 months before screening
* Any active periocular and ocular infection and inflammation (including blepharitis, conjunctivitis, keratitis, scleritis, uveitis, intraocular inflammation) while screening and baseline.
* Uncontrolled glaucoma (under treatment \[IOP\] ≥ 30 mm Hg or depend on researchers) while screening and baseline
* Neovascularization of iris and neovascular glaucoma while screening and baseline
* Any causes led to choroidal neovascularization except PCV (including ICNV, central serous chorioretinopathy, ocular histoplazmoza and pathologic myopia) while screening and baseline
* With structure injury (including vitreous macular traction,epiretinal membrane involving in central fovea,subretinal fibroplasia,laser scar and central fovea atrophy) within 0.5 optic disc diameter to the central of macula while screening and baseline, which may harm the improvement of vision by treatment according to researchers
* Any systemic anti-VEGF medication(as Avastin) use within 3 months before screening
* Any medication systemic use toxic to lens, retina and optic nerve, including iron amine, chloroquine/chloroquine (Plaquenil ®), tamoxifen, phenothiazine and ethambutol
* For study eye: Used to accept following treatments for PCV within 3 months or accept following treatments more than three times before baseline:

1. Anti-angiogenesis drugs (pegaptanib, ranibizumab, bevacizumab),VEGF-Trap;
2. Anecortave acetate corticosteroids;
3. Protein kinase C inhibitors, squalamine, siRNA;
4. PDT, Visudyne® treatment, external beam radiotherapy, local laser photocoagulation, vitrectomy, submacular surgery and transpupillary thermotherapy
* Any intraocular surgery (including YAG laser) within 3 months before baseline or predicated within 6 months after baseline
* Intraocular or periocular treatment of corticosteroids within 3 months before baseline
* For follow eye: Any anti-angiogenesis treatment (including anti-VEGF, like Lucentis, Avastin and KH902 ) within 3 months before baseline
Minimum Eligible Age

50 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Eye & ENT Hospital of Fudan University

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Shanghai Zhongshan Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Xiaodong Sun

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Xiaodong Sun

Professor and Executive Vicechair of Department of Ophthalmology

Responsibility Role SPONSOR_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Xiaodong Sun

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University

Locations

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Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University

Shanghai, , China

Site Status

Countries

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China

Central Contacts

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Xiaodong Sun

Role: CONTACT

+86-02163240090 ext. 6822

Facility Contacts

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Xiaodong Sun

Role: primary

+86-02163240090 ext. 6822

References

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Reference Type BACKGROUND
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Other Identifiers

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PCV20200506

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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