Safety and Efficacy of Faricimab in Patients With NPDR

NCT ID: NCT05681884

Last Updated: 2025-01-24

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Total Enrollment

179 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2023-05-16

Study Completion Date

2026-04-13

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this Phase 2 study is comprised of two groups to evaluate the safety, tolerability, and efficacy of faricimab in patients with Non-Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy.

Detailed Description

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Group 1: Subjects will be administered intravitreal faricimab every 4 through week 48 and then will be receive faricimab every 16 weeks with an end of study visit at week 96. At any visit after Week 48, if rescue criteria are met, faricimab 6mg will be given every 4 weeks and the subject will continue dosing through the end of the trial.

Group 2: Subjects are seen and observed every 16 weeks. Starting at Week 48, subjects will be administered intravitreal faricimab every 4 weeks from week 48 to week 92 with an end of study visit at week 96. At any visit before Week 48, if rescue criteria are met, faricimab will be given every 4 weeks and the subject will continue dosing through the end of the trial.

Conditions

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Non-Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Randomized during the enrollment phase of the study in a 1:1 ratio to one of two treatment arms.
Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Group 1

Subjects will be administered intravitreal faricimab 6 mg every 4 weeks (defined as every 28 days + 7 days and at least 21 days between injections) through week 48. Starting at Week 48, subjects will be treated every 16 weeks (weeks 48, 64 \& 80) with an end of study visit at week 96.

Rescue: At any visit after Week 48, if rescue criteria are met, faricimab 6mg will be given every 4 weeks and the subject will continue dosing through the end of the trial.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Faricimab

Intervention Type DRUG

Faricimab is a humanized bispecific antibody binding to human Ang-2 and VEGF. For Phase III studies, the Ro 686-7461 drug product is provided in single-dose 2-mL glass vials (6 mg/0.05 mL) with L-histidine/acetate buffered solution (approximately pH 5.5) containing sodium chloride, sucrose, L-methionine, polysorbate 20, and water for injection.

Group 2

Subjects are seen and observed every 16 weeks. Starting at Week 48, subjects will be administered intravitreal faricimab 6 mg every 4 weeks from week 48 to week 92, (defined as every 28 days ± 7 days and at least 21 days between injections) with an end of study visit at week 96.

Rescue: At any visit before Week 48, if rescue criteria are met, faricimab 6mg will be given every 4 weeks and the subject will continue dosing through the end of the trial.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Faricimab

Intervention Type DRUG

Faricimab is a humanized bispecific antibody binding to human Ang-2 and VEGF. For Phase III studies, the Ro 686-7461 drug product is provided in single-dose 2-mL glass vials (6 mg/0.05 mL) with L-histidine/acetate buffered solution (approximately pH 5.5) containing sodium chloride, sucrose, L-methionine, polysorbate 20, and water for injection.

Interventions

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Faricimab

Faricimab is a humanized bispecific antibody binding to human Ang-2 and VEGF. For Phase III studies, the Ro 686-7461 drug product is provided in single-dose 2-mL glass vials (6 mg/0.05 mL) with L-histidine/acetate buffered solution (approximately pH 5.5) containing sodium chloride, sucrose, L-methionine, polysorbate 20, and water for injection.

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Provide signed IRB-approved informed consent form (ICF) prior to any study-specific procedures
* Willing and able to comply with clinic visits and study-related procedures and likely to return for all study visits, in the investigator's judgement
* Men or women \> 18 years of age at the time of signing the Informed Consent Form
* Diagnosis of diabetes mellitus (type 1 or type 2)
* For women of childbearing potential: agreement to remain abstinent (refrain from heterosexual intercourse) or use acceptable contraceptive methods that result in a failure rate of \< 1% per year during the treatment period and for at least 3 months after the final dose of study treatment. A woman is considered to be of childbearing potential if she is post-menarcheal, has not reached a post-menopausal state (\>12 continuous months of amenorrhea with no identified cause other than menopause), and has not undergone surgical sterilization (removal of ovaries and/or uterus). The definition of childbearing potential may be adapted for alignment with local guidelines or requirements. Examples of acceptable contraceptive methods include bilateral tubal ligation, male sterilization, hormonal contraceptives that inhibit ovulation, hormone-releasing intrauterine devices, and copper intrauterine devices.

Contraception methods that do not result in a failure rate of \< 1% per year such as male or female condom with or without spermicide; and cap, diaphragm, or sponge with spermicide are not acceptable.

The reliability of sexual abstinence should be evaluated in relation to the duration of the clinical trial and the preferred and usual lifestyle of the subject. If a subject is usually not sexually active but becomes active, they, with their partner, must comply with the contraceptive requirements of the study.



* ETDRS BCVA \> 20/400 in the study eye
* Non-proliferative diabetic retinopathy, as confirmed by the site investigator
* Substantial non-perfusion (defined as greater than 5 disc areas on Wide-Field Fluorescein Angiograph (WFFA)), as assessed by site investigator

Exclusion Criteria

* Any known hypersensitivity to any of the components in the faricimab injection
* Any known hypersensitivity to any contrast media (e.g., fluorescein), dilating eye drops, disinfectants (e.g., iodine), or any of the anesthetics and antimicrobial preparations used by the site during the study
* Active cancer within the past 12 months prior to Screen/Baseline except for appropriately treated carcinoma in situ of the cervix, non-melanoma skin carcinoma, and prostate cancer with a Gleason score of ≤6 and a stable prostate-specific antigen for \>12 months
* Stroke (cerebral vascular accident) or myocardial infarction within 6 months prior to Screen/Baseline
* Pregnant or breastfeeding, or intending to become pregnant during the study or within 3 months after the final dose of faricimab

o Women of childbearing potential must have a negative urine pregnancy test at the Screen/Baseline visit for both Group 1 and Group 2. Women of childbearing potential must also have a negative urine pregnancy test on any visit where they will receive treatment with IP or rescue medication. Urine pregnancy tests must be completed prior to the administration of IP/rescue medication and prior to FA being performed.
* Participation in an investigational trial that involves treatment with any drug or device (with the exception of vitamins or minerals) within 3 months (or 5 half-lives, whichever is longer) prior to Screen/Baseline, or during the course of this study
* Any prior or concomitant systemic anti-VEGF treatment within 4 months prior to Screen/Baseline
* Any use of any prohibited therapies during times of prohibition.



* Any history of treatment with anti-VEGF or any periocular or IVT corticosteroids in the study eye within 4 months prior to Screen/Baseline
* SD-OCT central subfield thickness (CST) measurement \> 325 µm, in the study eye due to DME.
* Evidence of infectious ocular infection, in the study eye at Screen/Baseline
* Any pan-retinal photocoagulation (PRP) treatment received in the study eye prior to Screen/Baseline
* Retinal vein occlusion in the study eye
* Cystoid macular edema not attributed to diabetes (instead caused by epiretinal membrane, macular telangiectasia, Coats disease, and inherited retinal diseases) in the study eye
* Current vitreous hemorrhage obscuring imaging in the study and/or dilated indirect examination
* Any intraocular surgery (e.g., cataract surgery) within 4 weeks prior to Screen/Baseline in the study eye
* Active intraocular inflammation including scleritis at screening/baseline
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Genentech, Inc.

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role collaborator

Greater Houston Retina Research

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Locations

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California Retina Consultants

Bakersfield, California, United States

Site Status

Retinal Consultants Medical Group

Modesto, California, United States

Site Status

Florida Retina Institute

Orlando, Florida, United States

Site Status

Retina Group of Florida

Sarasota, Florida, United States

Site Status

Retina Consultants of Minnesota St. Louis Park

Saint Louis Park, Minnesota, United States

Site Status

Mississippi Retina Associates

Jackson, Mississippi, United States

Site Status

Long Island Vitreoretinal Consultants

Westbury, New York, United States

Site Status

North Carolina Retina Associates

Wake Forest, North Carolina, United States

Site Status

Charleston Neuroscience Institute

Ladson, South Carolina, United States

Site Status

Palmetto Retina Center

West Columbia, South Carolina, United States

Site Status

Austin Retina Associates

Austin, Texas, United States

Site Status

Retina Consultants of Texas

Beaumont, Texas, United States

Site Status

Retina Consultants of Texas

Bellaire, Texas, United States

Site Status

Retina Consultants of Texas

Katy, Texas, United States

Site Status

Retina Consultants of Texas

San Antonio, Texas, United States

Site Status

Retina Consultants of Texas

The Woodlands, Texas, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Other Identifiers

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164104

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

ML43601

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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