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Report for D008268: Macular Degeneration NIH

(Synonyms: Macular D, Macular De, Macular Degene, Macular Degenera, Macular Degeneration)

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Clinical Trial MeSH HPO Drug Gene SNP Protein Mutation


Correlated Drug Terms (6)


Name (Synonyms) Correlation
drug82 ASP7317 Wiki 0.71
drug724 Data collection up to 1 year Wiki 0.71
drug2905 mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) Wiki 0.71
drug3022 tacrolimus Wiki 0.71
drug1978 Questionnaire Wiki 0.15
drug1822 Placebo Wiki 0.04

Correlated MeSH Terms (2)


Name (Synonyms) Correlation
D012170 Retinal Vein Occlusion NIH 0.71
D008269 Macular Edema NIH 0.50

Correlated HPO Terms (2)


Name (Synonyms) Correlation
HP:0012636 Retinal vein occlusion HPO 0.71
HP:0011505 Cystoid macular edema HPO 0.50

There are 2 clinical trials

Clinical Trials


1 A Staged Study Incorporating a Phase 1b, Multicenter, Unmasked, Dose Escalation Evaluation of Safety and Tolerability and a Phase 2, Multicenter, Unmasked, Randomized, Parallel Group, Controlled, Proof of Concept Investigation of Efficacy and Safety of ASP7317 for Atrophy Secondary to Age-related Macular Degeneration

This study is for adults 50 years or older who are losing their clear, sharp central vision. Central vision is needed to be able to read and drive a car. They have been diagnosed with dry age-related macular degeneration (called dry AMD). The macula is the part of the eye that allows one to see fine detail. AMD causes cells in the macula to die (atrophy). This study is looking at a new treatment for slowing or reversing dry AMD, called ASP7317. ASP7317 is a specially created type of cells derived from stem cells. ASP7317 cells are injected into the macula of the eye. Immunosuppressive medicines (called IMT) are also taken around the time of injection of the cells to prevent the body from rejecting them. The study is divided into 3 stages. Stage 1 looks at the safety of ASP7317 at different dose levels. Researchers want to learn which of 3 different dose levels of ASP7317 work without causing unwanted effects. The doses are low, medium and high numbers of cells. IMT medicines will also be taken by mouth (oral) for 13 weeks around the time of the injection of ASP7317. In Stage 2, the participants are selected by chance (randomization) to be in the ASP7317 treatment group or to be in the control group (no treatment). What was learned about the dose of ASP7317 in stage 1 will be used to determine the appropriate dose(s) in this stage. In those who receive ASP7317, oral IMT medicines will also be taken for 13 weeks. 26 weeks after ASP3717 is injected, the best corrected visual acuity will be compared between participants who received ASP7317 and in those who did not (control group). Visual acuity is a test to find out what the smallest letters are that one can read on a standard chart. This test will be masked. Masked means the study opticians who measure one's visual acuity don't know whether the participant received ASP7317 or not. In Stage 3, participants in the untreated control group from stage 2 will have the option to receive treatment with ASP7317. They must have been in the study for 26 weeks and still meet the requirements for treatment.

NCT03178149 Age-Related Macular Degeneration Drug: ASP7317 Other: Placebo Drug: tacrolimus Drug: mycophenolate mofetil (MMF)
MeSH:Macular Degeneration

Primary Outcomes

Description: Best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) will be measured by an assessor certified to use the early treatment of diabetic retinopathy study (ETDRS) method. The BCVA score (in letter units) will be reported.

Measure: PoC only: Change from baseline in BCVA score, measured by ETDRS method at week 26

Time: Baseline and Week 26

Description: Adverse events (AEs) will be coded using Medical Dictionary for Regulatory Activities (MedDRA). Adverse event collection will begin upon the participant signing the informed consent.

Measure: Safety as assessed by Incidence, frequency and severity of adverse events (AEs)

Time: Up to 60 Months

Description: An AE is considered "serious" if, in the view of either the investigator or sponsor, it results in any of the following outcomes: results in death; is life-threatening; results in persistent or significant disability/incapacity or substantial disruption of the ability to conduct normal life functions; results in congenital anomaly or birth defect; requires inpatient hospitalization (except for planned procedures as allowed per study) or leads to prolongation of hospitalization (hospitalization for treatment/observation/examination caused by AE is to be considered as serious); or other medically important events.

Measure: Safety as assessed by Incidence, frequency and severity of Serious adverse events (SAEs)

Time: Up to 60 Months

Description: ATIMP events which may represent a significant hazard to the trial's participant population, and thus require expedited reporting, including but not limited to the following example ATIMPs: ectopic or proliferative cell growth (RPE or non-RPE) with adverse clinical Consequence; any new diagnosis of an immune-mediated disorder; any new cancer, irrespective of prior history; unexpected, clinically significant AEs possibly related to the cell transplant procedure, IMT or ASP7317 (e.g., graft failure or rejection).

Measure: Safety as assessed by Incidence, frequency and severity of advanced therapy investigational medicinal product (ATIMP) events

Time: Up to 60 Months

Description: Evidence of graft failure or rejection will be assessed by BCVA, slit lamp examination, dilated indirect ophthalmoscopy, fundus photographs, spectral domain-optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) and fluorescein angiography (FA), when performed.

Measure: Number of Participants with graft failure or rejection

Time: Up to 60 Months

Description: Evidence of graft failure or rejection will be assessed by BCVA, slit lamp examination, dilated indirect ophthalmoscopy, fundus photographs, spectral domain-optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) and fluorescein angiography (FA), when performed.

Measure: Incidence of graft failure or rejection

Time: Up to 60 Months

Description: Immediate notification (within 24 hours of becoming aware) to the sponsor is required for any evidence of graft failure or rejection. AEs which are assessed as being evidence of graft failure or rejection will be summarized in additional AE tables, including time to onset relative to the start of adjunct study medication.

Measure: Time of onset of ASP7317 to graft failure or rejection

Time: Up to 60 Months

Description: An abnormality identified during a medical test will be defined as an AE only if the abnormality meets 1 of the following criteria: induces clinical signs or symptoms; requires active intervention; requires interruption or discontinuation of adjunct study medications; age-related eye disease studies (AREDS) lens grade increase from baseline by ≥ 1 grade; the abnormality or test value is clinically significant; visual acuity loss of ≥ 10 letters due to graft failure or rejection.

Measure: Number of clinically significant objective test results in laboratory tests

Time: Up to 26 Weeks

Description: Clinically significant changes in blood pressure will be reported as moderate or severe.

Measure: Number of clinically significant objective test results in blood pressure

Time: Up to 12 Weeks

Description: Clinically significant changes in AC cells grade will be reported with a grade ranging from 0 to 4+ (0 = good and 4+ = not good), on a scale from <1 to >50, with cells in field as the indicator (0 = <1 cells in the field and 4+ = >50 cells in the field).

Measure: Number of clinically significant objective test results in anterior chamber (AC) cells grade

Time: Up to 26 Weeks

Description: Clinically significant changes in flare grade will be reported with a grade ranging from 0 to 4+ and defined as follows: none (grade 0), faint (grade 1), moderate (iris and lens details clear, grade 2), marked (iris and lens details hazy, grade 3), and intense (fibrin or plastic aqueous, grade 4).

Measure: Number of clinically significant objective test results in AC flare grade

Time: Up to 26 Weeks

Description: Clinically significant changes in vitreous haze grade will be reported with a grade ranging from 0 to 4+ and defined as follows: clear (grade 0), opacities without obstruction of retinal details (grade 1), few opacities resulting in the mild burning of posterior details of optic nerve and retinal vessels (grade 2), optic nerve head and retinal vessels significantly blurred but still visible (grade 3), dense opacity obscuring optic nerve head (grade 4).

Measure: Number of clinically significant objective test results in vitreous haze grade

Time: Up to 26 Weeks

Description: Intraocular pressure in both eyes will be measured by tonometry. Intraocular pressure should be measured after biomicroscopic examination and before pupil dilation approximately the same time of day, when possible.

Measure: Number of clinically significant objective test results in intraocular pressure (IOP) in each eye

Time: Up to 60 Months

Secondary Outcomes

Description: BCVA will be measured by an assessor certified to use the ETDRS method. The BCVA score (in letter units) will be reported.

Measure: PoC only: Change from baseline in BCVA score, average of assessments from weeks 4 to 26

Time: Baseline and up to Week 26

Description: BCVA will be measured by an assessor certified to use the ETDRS method.

Measure: PoC only: Participant response, defined as a confirmed ≥ 10-letter (0.2 logMAR) improvement in BCVA, at week 26

Time: Week 26

Description: The index quadrant is defined as the macular quadrant (superior, temporal, inferior or nasal) where ASP7317 is injected or, for the untreated control group, this is the macular quadrant recommended for ASP7317 injection by the subject selection committee (SSC).

Measure: PoC only: Change from baseline in mean retinal sensitivity of all test points in the index quadrant at week 26

Time: Baseline and Week 26

Description: DDAF will be assessed by Fundus Autofluorescence Photography (FAF). The image reading center will review the FAF images for area of DDAF and pattern of hyper autofluorescence around the DDAF.

Measure: PoC only: Change from baseline in (square root) area of definite decreased autofluorescence (DDAF) in the index quadrant at week 26

Time: Baseline and Week 26

Description: The FRII is a 7-item questionnaire that evaluates the effect of geographic atrophy on a patient's ability to independently perform reading activities.

Measure: Change from baseline in the Functional Reading Independence Index (FRII) at week 26

Time: Baseline and Week 26

Description: The IVI-VLV questionnaire (28 questions) will be used to assess activities of daily living, mobility, safety and emotional well-being. This questionnaire measures perceived restriction of participation associated with daily living activities.

Measure: Change from baseline in the Impact of Vision Impairment - Very Low Vision questionnaire (IVI-VLV) at week 26

Time: Baseline and Week 26

2 Collateral Damage From the COVID-19 Pandemic Observed in Patients Treated With Intravitreal Injections (IVT) of Anti-angiogenic Agents

In patients treated for exudative age-related macular degeneration (AMD), diabetes, retinal venous occlusion (OVR), or other conditions causing macular edema, treatments with anti-angiogenic intravitreal injections (IVT) are widely used both for their anti-angiogenic action. Patients often have injections for many years, sometimes monthly or every 2 months. The discontinuation of treatment with repeated injections of anti-angiogenic agents, linked to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic will potentially impact the visual acuity, the ophthalmological state and the quality of life of the patients concerned, therefore it is relevant to analyze the consequences the breakdown of usual care in this population.

NCT04395859 Age Related Macular Degeneration Diabetic Macular Edema Retinal Vein Occlusion Procedure: Questionnaire Other: Data collection up to 1 year
MeSH:Macular Degeneration Macular Edema Retinal Vein Occlusion
HPO:Cystoid macular edema Macular edema Retinal vein occlusion

Primary Outcomes

Description: Change from baseline (last visual acuity before confinement) and visual acuity 6 months after resumption of follow-up

Measure: Change of visual acuity in patients treated with repeated IVT anti-angiogens during the COVID-19 epidemic

Time: Baseline (Before confinement) and 6 months after resumption of follow-up


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