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Diabetic Macular EdemaPhase 2DRAW-2NCT04588948

A Pharmacokinetic stuDy of intRavitreal Aflibercept Injection in Vitrectomized and Non-vitrectomized Eyes With Diabetic Macular Edema

A Phase 2 study testing Intravitreal Aflibercept in people with Diabetic Macular Edema, run by Stanford University at 1 site in United States.

Withdrawn

Withdrawn. The study stopped before anyone enrolled.

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Trial summary

The primary objective is to investigate and characterize the intraocular pharmacokinetics (free and bound) following intravitreal aflibercept injection (IAI) in vitrectomized and non-vitrectomized eyes with diabetic macular edema The secondary objectives are to - Investigate and characterize plasma concentrations… Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Diabetic Macular Edema
What is being tested?
Intravitreal Aflibercept
Type of treatment
Injection or infusion
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
0 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
Dec 2020to Dec 2021
Phase
Phase 2
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • A patient must meet the following criteria to be eligible for inclusion in the study:
  • Age > 18 years with diabetes
  • Diabetic macular edema (DME) with
  • 30 patients with non-vitrectomized eyes
  • 30 patients with vitrectomized eyes
  • Prior DME treatment allowed if
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  • Intravitreal anti-VEGF agent 6 months before study day 0
  • Intravitreal steroid administered 5 months before study day 0
  • Laser photocoagulation administered 4 months before study day 0
  • Phakic and pseudophakic eyes are allowed in the study.
  • Willing and able to provide written informed consent after the nature of the study has been explained, and prior to any research-related procedures
  • Willing and able to comply with clinic visits and study-related procedures

Who cannot join

  • A patient who meets any of the following criteria will be excluded from the study:
  • Presence of other retinal vascular diseases (AMD, vein occlusion) that could affect the VEGF levels within the eye
  • History of fluocinolone acetonide intravitreal implant
  • Known hypersensitivity to aflibercept
  • Autoimmune disease of the anterior segment or posterior chamber including chronic keratoconjunctivitis sicca, uveitis, iritis/scleritis, blepharitis of either eye
  • Infectious conjunctivitis, keratitis, or endophthalmitis of either eye
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  • Previous participation in any studies of investigational drugs within 1 month preceding Day 0
  • Any clinically significant acute or chronic medical condition that would preclude participation in a clinical study
  • Pregnant or breastfeeding women
  • Sexually active men* or women of childbearing potential** who are unwilling to practice adequate contraception prior to the initial dose/start of the first treatment, during the study, and for at least 3 months after the last dose. Adequate contraceptive measures include stable use of oral contraceptives or other prescription pharmaceutical contraceptives for 2 or more menstrual cycles prior to screening; intrauterine device; bilateral tubal ligation; vasectomy; condom plus contraceptive sponge, foam, or jelly, or diaphragm plus contraceptive sponge, foam, or jelly.
  • Contraception is not required for men with documented vasectomy. **Postmenopausal women must be amenorrhoeic for at least 12 months in order not to be considered of childbearing potential. Pregnancy testing and contraception are not required for women with documented hysterectomy or tubal ligation.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site
  • Byers Eye Institute

    Palo Alto, California, 94303

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About this study

Official title: A Pharmacokinetic Study of Intravitreal Aflibercept Injection in Vitrectomized and Non-vitrectomized Eyes With Diabetic Macular Edema

The primary objective is to investigate and characterize the intraocular pharmacokinetics (free and bound) following intravitreal aflibercept injection (IAI) in vitrectomized and non-vitrectomized eyes with diabetic macular edema

The secondary objectives are to -

  • Investigate and characterize plasma concentrations (free and bound) following injections of intravitreal aflibercept in vitrectomized and non-vitrectomized eyes with diabetic macular edema
  • Correlate with changes in ocular concentration of drug over 12 months -
  • change in Best Corrected Visual Acuity (BCVA)
  • change in Central Retinal Thickness (CRT)
  • change in Diabetic Retinopathy Severity Scale (DRSS)
  • changes observed on Ocular coherence tomography angiography (OCT-A)
  • number of injections
  • Evaluate ocular and systemic safety of intravitreal aflibercept
  • Additional plasma and anterior chamber (AC) fluid cytokine analysis will be performed if sufficient samples are available
Read the detailed description

Little information is known about the intraocular pharmacokinetics of intravitreal aflibercept injection in human eyes of Diabetic macular edema (DME) patients. In addition, the durability of intravitreal aflibercept injection in vitrectomized eyes is not known, since individuals with a history of vitrectomy have been excluded from clinical trials in DME. Although we recently conducted a prospective study (the DRAW study) to evaluate the intraocular pharmacokinetics of IAI in eyes with neovascular age-related macular degeneration (AMD), this research did not include eyes with DME. There has been a paucity of studies on systemic levels of free aflibercept following intravitreal aflibercept injection in DME patients, which would have implications for normal vascular hemostasis and wound repair in which vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) plays an important role. The proposed research will fill in these gaps in the knowledge base for intravitreal aflibercept injection.

Two arms (non-vitrectomized, and vitrectomized) are included in the study to evaluate the effect of vitrectomy on the intraocular and systemic pharmacokinetics of intravitreal aflibercept injection. A sample size of 60 eyes was chosen to provide a sample of 30 non-vitrectomized eyes and 30 vitrectomized eyes to evaluate. This sample size will allow for an initial determination of the pharmacokinetics of intravitreal aflibercept injection inside the eye and in the systemic circulation of eyes with DME.

One eye per patient may be eligible. In this research proposal, participants will be followed for 12-month period. Study eyes will receive intravitreal aflibercept at baseline and then starting at month 2 there will be no mandatory injection. Subject will receive additional aflibercept on an as needed basis (PRN) if DME is still present. AC fluid and blood draw will be performed prior to first PRN dose of intravitreal aflibercept.

Study will involve following procedures: bio-microscopy, dilated fundoscopic exam, measurement of intraocular pressure, measurement of best corrected visual acuity (BCVA), fundus photograph, optical coherence tomography (OCT) and OCT-Angiography (OCT-A). Patients will be followed monthly for 12 months.

Being tested
Intravitreal Aflibercept

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Intravitreal AfliberceptDrug

    Also called Eylea

    Two arms (non-vitrectomized, and vitrectomized) are included in the study to evaluate the effect of vitrectomy on the intraocular and systemic pharmacokinetics of intravitreal aflibercept injection

Study groups in NCT04588948
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Vitrectomized EyesExperimentalThe study is an exploratory investigation to evaluate the intraocular and systemic pharmacokinetics of intravitreal aflibercept. A sample size of 60 eyes was chosen to provide a sample of 30 non-vitrectomized eyes and 30 vitrectomized eyes to evaluate.
Receives: Drug: Intravitreal Aflibercept
Non-Vitrectomized EyesExperimentalThe study is an exploratory investigation to evaluate the intraocular and systemic pharmacokinetics of intravitreal aflibercept. A sample size of 60 eyes was chosen to provide a sample of 30 non-vitrectomized eyes and 30 vitrectomized eyes to evaluate.
Receives: Drug: Intravitreal Aflibercept

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Intravitreal Aflibercept Pharmacokinetics

    Intraocular aflibercept levels (free and bound) after intravitreal aflibercept injection.The primary objective is to investigate and characterize the intraocular pharmacokinetics (free and bound) following intravitreal aflibercept injection (IAI) in vitrectomized and non-vitrectomized eyes with diabetic macular edema

    Measured: 12 months

Secondary outcomes (3)
  1. Plasma aflibercept levels

    • Investigate and characterize plasma concentrations (free and bound) following injections of intravitreal aflibercept in vitrectomized and non-vitrectomized eyes with diabetic macular edema

    Measured: 12 months

  2. Correlation of drug concentration with ophthalmic outcomes

    Correlate with changes in ocular concentration of drug

    • change in BCVA
    • change in CRT
    • change in DRSS
    • changes observed on OCT-A
    • number of injections

    Measured: over 12 months

  3. Safety Outcomes

    Compare adverse events during the trial to the expected adverse events on the Aflibercept label to assess ocular and systemic safety of intravitreal aflibercept.

    Measured: 12 months

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted19 Oct 2020
  2. Study startDec 2020 (estimated)
  3. Primary completionJun 2021 (estimated)
  4. Study completionDec 2021 (estimated)

Why it stopped: Study did not proceed due to funding issues.

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Non-randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Model description
The study is an exploratory investigation to evaluate the intraocular and systemic pharmacokinetics of intravitreal aflibercept. A sample size of 60 eyes was chosen to provide a sample of 30 non-vitrectomized eyes and 30 vitrectomized eyes to evaluate. This sample size will allow for an initial determination of the pharmacokinetics of intravitreal aflibercept injection inside the eye and in the systemic circulation of eyes with DME.One eye per patient may be eligible. In this research proposal, participants will be followed for 12-month period and have 17 study visits
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
0 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT04588948
Sponsor's protocol ID
58689
Other IDs
VGFTe-DME-2041
Acronym
DRAW-2
Status last verified
Apr 2022
First submitted
29 Sep 2020
Last updated
28 Apr 2022
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
Yes
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No

Publications

  • Al-Hinai AS. Experience of intravitreal injections in a tertiary Hospital in Oman. Oman J Ophthalmol. 2015 Sep-Dec;8(3):166-70. doi: 10.4103/0974-620X.169896.

    PubMed 26903722
  • Semeraro F, Morescalchi F, Duse S, Parmeggiani F, Gambicorti E, Costagliola C. Aflibercept in wet AMD: specific role and optimal use. Drug Des Devel Ther. 2013 Aug 5;7:711-22. doi: 10.2147/DDDT.S40215. eCollection 2013.

    PubMed 23990705
  • Garcia-Quintanilla L, Luaces-Rodriguez A, Gil-Martinez M, Mondelo-Garcia C, Maronas O, Mangas-Sanjuan V, Gonzalez-Barcia M, Zarra-Ferro I, Aguiar P, Otero-Espinar FJ, Fernandez-Ferreiro A. Pharmacokinetics of Intravitreal Anti-VEGF Drugs in Age-Related Macular Degeneration. Pharmaceutics. 2019 Jul 31;11(8):365. doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics11080365.

    PubMed 31370346
  • Kakinoki M, Sawada O, Sawada T, Saishin Y, Kawamura H, Ohji M. Effect of vitrectomy on aqueous VEGF concentration and pharmacokinetics of bevacizumab in macaque monkeys. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2012 Aug 24;53(9):5877-80. doi: 10.1167/iovs.12-10164.

    PubMed 22836776
  • Ahn SJ, Ahn J, Park S, Kim H, Hwang DJ, Park JH, Park JY, Chung JY, Park KH, Woo SJ. Erratum. Intraocular Pharmacokinetics of Ranibizumab in Vitrectomized Versus Nonvitrectomized Eyes. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2015 Mar 3;56(3):1473-4. doi: 10.1167/iovs.13-13054a. No abstract available.

    PubMed 25737148

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 2 study testing Intravitreal Aflibercept in people with Diabetic Macular Edema, run by Stanford University at 1 site in United States.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 12 inclusion and 11 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: withdrawn, as of the sponsor's last update on 28 Apr 2022. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this phase mean?

Phase 2 studies give the treatment to a larger group to see whether it has the intended effect and to keep checking safety.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

The study was withdrawn before enrolling participants, so there are no results.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Intravitreal Aflibercept Pharmacokinetics (time frame: 12 months). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT04588948, which also lists 5 linked publications.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 28 Apr 2022.

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