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Neovascular (Wet) Age-Related Macular DegenerationPhase 1/2NCT05197270

4D-150 in Patients With Neovascular (Wet) Age-Related Macular Degeneration

A Phase 1/2 study testing 4D-150 IVT and Aflibercept IVT in people with Neovascular (Wet) Age-Related Macular Degeneration, run by 4D Molecular Therapeutics at 26 sites in 2 countries.

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Trial summary

Phase 1/2 dose-escalation and randomized, controlled, masked expansion trial in adults with wet AMD undergoing active anti-VEGF treatment. Substudies will evaluate the safety and tolerability of 4D-150 contralateral eye dosing and characterize vector shedding. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 50 years and older
What is being tested?
4D-150 IVT and Aflibercept IVT
Type of treatment
Injection or infusion
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
215 participants
Where
26 sitesin 2 countries
Study dates
9 Dec 2021to Jan 2031
Phase
Phase 1/2

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 50 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult
  • 50 years of age

Individuals eligible to participate in the trial must meet the following inclusion criteria:

  1. ≥50 years of age
  2. Diagnosed with CNV secondary to AMD (confirmed by reading center)
  3. BCVA ≥34 ETDRS letters (~20/200) in the contralateral eye, and BCVA in the study eye:
  4. Central subfield thickness (CST) and/or presence of subretinal or intraretinal fluid requiring continued anti-VEGF therapy in the study eye, as assessed by SD-OCT; and confirmed by a reading center):
  5. Study eye amenable to IVT injection
  6. Ability to perform tests of visual and retinal function and structure, and ability to comply with other protocol-specified procedures
  7. Currently receiving anti-VEGF treatment (e.g. ranibizumab, aflibercept, faricimab or bevacizumab) in the study eye AND has demonstrated a clinical response consistent with anti-VEGF activity within 12 months prior to screening: Note: Day -7 aflibercept will be administered ≥ 4 weeks from last IVT anti-VEGF
  8. Subjects receiving 4D-150 agree to use a barrier method (e.g. condom) during intercourse for 6 months after administration of 4D-150 to prevent fluid transmission; sexually active males should not father a child or donate sperm during this period
  9. Medical records available to document history of anti-VEGF therapy (dates, drugs, and dosage) for a minimum of 12 months prior to Screening
  10. Provide written informed consent.

Contralateral Eye Sub-study-Specific Criteria:

  1. Received 4D-150 in study eye-1 at least 6 months prior to Contralateral Substudy Screening Visit NOTE: Subjects who received 4D-150 in study eye-1 as part of the Shedding Substudy are also eligible to participate in the Contralateral Eye Substudy only after biological samples from all matrices were at or below the limit of quantitation for vector genomes in at least 3 consecutive measurements AND at least 6 months has passed since 4D-150 administration to study eye-1.
  2. Macular neovascularization (MNV) secondary to AMD in study eye-2 as assessed on historical images at any time by SD-OCT (required) and FA when available or fundus photography when available or at screening based on SD-OCT, FA and fundus photography (confirmed by the reading center)
  3. History of at least 1 anti-VEGF injection in study eye-2 within 6 months prior to Screening (last anti-VEGF injection must be at least 28 days prior to Day 7) AND has demonstrated a clinical response consistent with anti-VEGF activity by historical OCT at any time point prior to screening with confirmed response by the reading center (Screening OCT can be confirmatory)
  4. BCVA between 25 and 83 ETDRS letters, inclusive (20/320 20/25 Snellen) in study eye-2
  5. Study eye-2 amenable to IVT injection
  6. BCVA ≥34 ETDRS letters (~20/200) in the previously treated study eye-1
  7. Ability to comply with protocol-specified procedures and visits, in the Investigator's judgment
  8. Agree to use a barrier method (e.g. condom) during intercourse for 6 months after administration of 4D-150 to study eye-2 to prevent fluid transmission; sexually active males should not father a child or donate sperm during this period
  9. Provide written informed consent.

Shedding Substudy-specific Inclusion Criteria:

  1. ≥50 years of age
  2. Diagnosed with MNV secondary to AMD as assessed on historical images at any time by spectral domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) (required) and fluorescein angiography when available or fundus photography when available or at screening based on SD-OCT, FA and fundus photography (confirmed by Reading Center)
  3. Best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) between 10 and 83 ETDRS letters, inclusive (~20/640 and 20/25, respectively) in the study eye at Screening
  4. BCVA ≥34 ETDRS letters (~20/200) in the contralateral eye
  5. Currently receiving anti-VEGF treatment (e.g. ranibizumab, aflibercept, faricimab or bevacizumab) in the study eye; minimum of 1 injection within the last 6 months (last anti-VEGF injection must be at least 28 days prior to Day 7) AND has demonstrated a clinical response consistent with anti-VEGF activity by historical OCT at any time prior to screening with confirmed response by the reading center (Screening OCT can be confirmatory)
  6. Study eye amenable to IVT injection
  7. Ability to perform tests of visual and retinal function and structure, and ability to comply with other protocol-specified procedures, in the Investigator's judgment
  8. Agree to use a barrier method (e.g. condom) during intercourse for 6 months after administration of 4D-150 to prevent fluid transmission; sexually active males should not father a child or donate sperm during this period
  9. Provide written informed consent.

Trial locations and contacts

26 sites in 2 countries. Contact the study team or a site near you to ask about taking part.

4DMT Patient Advocacy contact

(888) 748-8881

clinicaltrials@4DMT.com

26 sites in 2 countries

United States25 sites, 20 recruiting
  • Western Carolina Retinal Associates

    Asheville, North Carolina, 28803

    Withdrawn
  • Austin Clinical Research

    Austin, Texas, 78750

    Ivana Gunderson, igunderson@retinaresearchcenter.net

    Fuad Makkouk, M.D.

    Recruiting
  • Pacific Northwest Retina LLC

    Bellevue, Washington, 98004

    Withdrawn
  • Mid Atlantic Retina

    Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, 18017

    Leah Kritzwiser, lkritzwiser@midatlanticretina.com

    Ajay Kuriyan, MD

    Recruiting
  • Ophthalmic Consultants of Boston & Boston Eye Surgery and Laser Center

    Boston, Massachusetts, 02114

    Quinn Hogan, qhogan@eyeboston.com

    Jeffrey Heier, MD

    Recruiting
  • Retina Partners Midwest

    Carmel, Indiana, 46290

    Lorraine White, startup@midwesteye.com

    Raj Maturi, MD

    Recruiting
  • Rand Eye Institute

    Deerfield Beach, Florida, 33064

    Suspended
  • Verum Research, LLC

    Eugene, Oregon, 97401

    Lillian Carroll, lcarroll@verumresearch.com

    Albert Edwards, MD

    Recruiting
  • Retina Group of Florida

    Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 33308

    Paola Columna, PColumna@rgfla.com

    Eduardo Uchiyama

    Recruiting
  • Retina Vitreous Consultants, LLP DBA Retina Group of Florida

    Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 33308

    Active, not recruiting
  • Vitreo Retinal Associates

    Gainesville, Florida, 32607

    Jing Zhang, jingzhang@vra-pa.com

    Christine Kay, M.D.

    Recruiting
  • Cumberland Valley Retina Consultants

    Hagerstown, Maryland, 21740

    Emma Melvin, emelvin@retinacare.net

    Allen Hu, M.D.

    Recruiting
  • Colorado Retina Associates

    Lakewood, Colorado, 80288

    Lindsay Harrigan, lharrigan@retinacolorado.com

    Murtaza Adam, MD

    Recruiting
  • Valley Retina Institute, PA

    McAllen, Texas, 78503

    Yesenia Salinas, yesenia.salinas@eyeptcare.com

    Victor Gonzalez, M.D.

    Recruiting
  • Florida Eye Associates

    Melbourne, Florida, 32901

    Melissa Dougherty, MDougherty@floridaeyeassociates.com

    Vrinda Hershberger, M.D., Ph.D.

    Recruiting
  • Tennessee Retina

    Nashville, Tennessee, 37203

    Lisa Walden, LWalden@tnretina.com

    Carl Awh, MD

    Recruiting
  • University Retina and Macula Associates

    Oak Forest, Illinois, 60452

    Cindy Vallejo, cvallejo@uretina.com

    Veeral Sheth, M.D.

    Recruiting
  • California Retina Consultants

    Oxnard, California, 93036

    Annette Beltran-Almaza, annett.almazan@californiaretina.com

    Dante Pieramici, M.D.

    Recruiting
  • Retinal Specialty Institute

    Pensacola, Florida, 32503

    Vera Watkins, R.N., vwatkins@retinaspecialty.com

    Sunil Gupta, M.D.

    Recruiting
  • Barnet Delaney Perkins Eye Center

    Phoenix, Arizona, 85016

    Dallin Stuart, Dallin.stuart@researchavp.com

    Suhail Alam, M.D.

    Recruiting
  • Sierra Eye Associates

    Reno, Nevada, 89502

    Huma Khan, humak@sierraeyeassociates.com

    Arshad Khanani, M.D., M.A.

    Recruiting
  • Retinal Consultants Medical Group

    Sacramento, California, 95841

    Rashin Sedighi, sedighir@retinalmd.com

    Joel Pearlman, M.D., Ph.D.

    Recruiting
  • Retina Vitreous Associates of Florida

    Tampa, Florida, 33607

    Kimberly Velez, kvelez@rvaf.com

    David Eichenbaum, M.D.

    Recruiting
  • Retina Consultants of Texas

    The Woodlands, Texas, 77384

    Withdrawn
  • Palmetto Retina Center, LLC

    West Columbia, South Carolina, 29169

    Pamala Tims, ptims@palmettoretina.com

    John Hypes, MD

    Recruiting

Other trials in United States

Puerto Rico1 site, 1 recruiting
  • Emanuelli Research and Development Center, LLC

    Arecibo, 00612

    Diane Perez, dperez@erdpr.com

    Andres Emanuelli, MD

    Recruiting

Other trials in Puerto Rico

About this study

Official title: A Phase 1/2 Dose-Escalation and Randomized, Controlled, Masked Expansion Trial of Intravitreal 4D-150 Gene Therapy in Adults With Neovascular (Wet) Age-Related Macular Degeneration

Phase 1/2 dose-escalation and randomized, controlled, masked expansion trial in adults with wet AMD undergoing active anti-VEGF treatment.

Substudies will evaluate the safety and tolerability of 4D-150 contralateral eye dosing and characterize vector shedding.

Read the detailed description

This Phase 1/2 trial is a prospective, multicenter, Phase 1/2 dose-escalation and randomized, controlled, masked expansion trial in adults with wet AMD undergoing active anti-VEGF treatment who have demonstrated a clinical response consistent with anti-VEGF activity. The trial consists of Dose Escalation, Dose Expansion, Steroid Optimization, and Population Extension Cohorts.

After receiving one time administration of 4D-150 by intravitreal injection (IVT), subjects will undergo assessments at monthly intervals for 24 months to assess safety and efficacy outcomes. Only subjects that received 4D-150 will then enter a long-term follow-up (LTFU) period to assess long-term safety of 4D-150 gene therapy and duration of clinical activity through year 5 (60 months).

Eligible subjects who received 4D-150 in the study eye may participate in a sub-study to evaluate one-time IVT administration of 4D-150 to the contralateral ("fellow") eye.

Additional subjects will be enrolled in a separate sub-study to characterize the vector shedding profile of one-time administration of IVT 4D-150.

In both sub-studies, subjects will undergo regular assessments to assess safety and tolerability through Week 52 and then will enter long-term follow-up for safety evaluation through year 5 (60 months).

Being tested
4D-150 IVT, Aflibercept IVT
Keywords
Age-related macular degeneration, AMD, Exudative AMD, Exudative age-related macular degeneration, Neovascular AMD, Neovascular age-related macular degeneration, Wet age-related macular degeneration, Wet macular degeneration, Wet AMD, wAMD, Retinal gene therapy, Intravitreal gene therapy, Genetic Medicine, Ocular Gene Therapy
Medical subject headings
Macular Degeneration, Wet Macular Degeneration

What participants receive

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

  • 4D-150 IVTBiological

    4D-150: AAV-based gene therapy comprised of miRNA targeting VEGF-C and codon-optimized sequence encoding aflibercept

  • Aflibercept IVTBiological

    Commercially available Active Comparator Other Name: Eylea

Study groups in NCT05197270
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
4D-150 Dose Escalation up to 4 dose levelsExperimental4D-150 will be administered at the assigned dose level as a single dose IVT injection on Day 1.
Receives: Biological: 4D-150 IVT
4D-150 Dose Expansion Dose 1Experimental4D-150 will be administered at the assigned dose level as a single dose IVT injection on Day 1.
Receives: Biological: 4D-150 IVT
4D-150 Dose Expansion Dose 2Experimental4D-150 will be administered at the assigned dose level as a single dose IVT injection on Day 1.
Receives: Biological: 4D-150 IVT
4D-150 Dose Expansion ControlActive comparatorAflibercept at a fixed regimen will be administered.
Receives: Biological: Aflibercept IVT
4D-150 Steroid OptimizationExperimental4D-150 will be administered at the assigned dose level as a single dose IVT injection on Day 1.
Receives: Biological: 4D-150 IVT
4D-150 Population Extension Dose 1Experimental4D-150 will be administered at the assigned dose level as a single dose IVT injection on Day 1.
Receives: Biological: 4D-150 IVT
4D-150 Population Extension Dose 2Experimental4D-150 will be administered at the assigned dose level as a single dose IVT injection on Day 1.
Receives: Biological: 4D-150 IVT
4D-150 Population Extension Dose 3Experimental4D-150 will be administered at the assigned dose
Receives: Biological: 4D-150 IVT
4D-150 Contralateral Eye DoseExperimental4D-150 will be administered at the assigned dose level as a single dose IVT injection on Day 1.
Receives: Biological: 4D-150 IVT
4D-150 Vector Shedding DoseExperimental4D-150 will be administered at the assigned dose level as a single dose IVT injection on Day 1.
Receives: Biological: 4D-150 IVT

What is being measured

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

  1. Incidence and severity of treatment emergent adverse events (TEAEs) and serious adverse events (SAEs), including clinically significant changes in safety parameters

    Measured: 52 weeks

Secondary outcomes (6)
  1. Time to receiving the first supplemental aflibercept injection

    Measured: 52 weeks

  2. Percentage of subjects requiring supplemental aflibercept injections over 52 weeks

    Measured: 52 weeks

  3. Number of supplemental aflibercept injections over 52 weeks

    Measured: 52 weeks

  4. Change from baseline in BCVA over time (up to 52 weeks) as assessed using the ETDRS Visual Acuity Chart

    Measured: 52 weeks

  5. Change from baseline in central subfield thickness (CST) over time (up to 52 weeks) measured by spectral domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT)

    Measured: 52 weeks

  6. Percent Change in Annualized Mean Number of anti-VEGF IVT injections before and after the 4D-150 injection

    Percent change in annualized mean number of anti-VEGF IVT injections before and after the 4D-150 injection (or Day 1 for the aflibercept only arm)

    Measured: Before and after the 4D-150 injection (or Day 1 for the aflibercept only arm)

Timeline

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

  1. First posted19 Jan 2022
  2. Study start9 Dec 2021
  3. Primary completionMar 2027 (estimated)
  4. Study completionJan 2031 (estimated)

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 1/2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Sequential
Model description
In Dose Escalation, the safety and tolerability of multiple dose levels of 4D-150 will be examined following an open-label, 3+3 dose escalation design (n=3-5 per dose level). In Dose Expansion, subjects (n=50) will be randomized to receive one of 2 dose levels of 4D-150 (n=20 for each dose level) based on results from Dose Escalation, or aflibercept (n=10). In Steroid Optimization (n=up to 96) and Population Extension (n=up to 45) Cohorts, subjects will be assigned sequentially to receive 4D-150 at doses cleared by the DSMC. Contralateral sub-study: Up to 20 subjects from the 4D-150-C001 trial who have previously received 4D-150 in study eye-1 will be enrolled and administered a single open-label IVT injection of 4D-150 in the contralateral eye. Vector Shedding sub-study: Approximately 15 subjects will receive an open-label IVT injection of 4D-150 to evaluate vector shedding.
Masking
Single blind
Who is masked
Outcomes assessor
Enrolment
215 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT05197270
Sponsor's protocol ID
4D-150-C001
Status last verified
Aug 2026
First submitted
5 Jan 2022
Last updated
21 Aug 2026
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
Yes
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No

Publications

  • Calton MA, Croze RH, Burns C, Beliakoff G, Vazin T, Szymanski P, Schmitt C, Klein A, Leong M, Quezada M, Holt J, Bolender G, Barglow K, Khoday D, Mason T, Delaria K, Hassanipour M, Kotterman M, Khanani AM, Schaffer D, Francis P, Kirn D. Design and Characterization of a Novel Intravitreal Dual-Transgene Genetic Medicine for Neovascular Retinopathies. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2024 Dec 2;65(14):1. doi: 10.1167/iovs.65.14.1.

    PubMed 39620832

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