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Non Infectious UveitisPhase 3FOCUSNCT06258915

Treatment FOr Corticosteroid Dependent UveitiS

A Phase 3 study testing Adalimumab and Mycophenolate Mofetil in people with Non Infectious Uveitis, run by Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris.

Not yet recruiting

Opening soon. The study is approved but enrolment has not started yet. Sites may already take enquiries.

Sites and contacts
Official record
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Trial summary

FOCUS is the first prospective randomized study comparing standard of care (mycophenolate mofetil) to adalimumab in recently active non infectious uveitis (NIU) with steroid dependency. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 100 years
Conditions the study is for
Non Infectious Uveitis
What is being tested?
Adalimumab and Mycophenolate Mofetil
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
120 participants
Where
No sites listed yet
Study dates
1 Mar 2024to 1 Nov 2027
Phase
Phase 3
Are there results?
Not yet: the study is under way

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 to 100 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Provide written, informed consent prior to the performance of any study-specific procedures
  • ≥18 years of age
  • Diagnosis of non-infectious intermediate, posterior-, or pan-uveitis in at least one eye fulfilling the International Study Group Classification Criteria (Standardization of Uveitis Nomenclature [SUN] criteria) of posterior, or pan- uveitis confirmed by documented medical history
  • Recent activity of Non Infectious Uveitis as defined by the presence of at least 1 of the following parameters in either eye within the 3 months prior to inclusion visit despite >7mg/day of oral prednisone:
  • Active chorioretinal or retinal vascular lesion
  • Presence of macular edema by optical coherence.
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  • ≥ 2+ anterior chamber cells (Standardization of Uveitis Nomenclature [SUN] criteria)
  • ≥ 2+ vitreous haze (National Eye Institute [NEI]/SUN criteria)
  • Chest X-ray (postero-anterior and lateral) or CT-scanner results within 12 weeks prior to inclusion with no evidence of active Tuberculosis, active infection, or malignancy
  • A potential subject with a positive interferon-gamma release assay (IGRA) (e.g., QuantiFERON®-TB Gold or T-spot TB® Test) at inclusion is eligible if:
  • Her/his chest X-ray does not show evidence suggestive of active tuberculosis disease
  • And there are no clinical signs and symptoms of pulmonary and/or extra-pulmonary tuberculosis disease.
  • And these subjects with a latent tuberculosis infection who have not already received a prophylactic tuberculosis treatment must agree in advance to complete such a treatment course.
  • For female subjects of child-bearing potential: a negative pregnancy test at inclusion
  • For subjects with reproductive potential, a willingness to use contraceptive measures adequate to prevent the subject or the subject's partner from becoming pregnant during the study and 3 months and 5 months after stopping therapy for Mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) and adalimumab, respectively, unless sterility is confirmed. The simultaneous use of two complementary methods of contraception is preferable. Methods which may be considered as highly effective methods that can achieve a failure rate of less than 1% per year when used consistently and correctly are considered as highly effective birth control methods (according to Clinical Trial Falicitation Group (CTFG) recommendations). Such methods include:
  • For Female subjects :
  • combined (estrogen and progestogen containing) hormonal contraception associated with inhibition of ovulation 1:
  • oral
  • intravaginal
  • transdermal
  • progestogen-only hormonal contraception associated with inhibition of ovulation:
  • oral
  • injectable
  • implantable
  • intrauterine device (IUD)
  • intrauterine hormone-releasing system (IUS)
  • bilateral tubal occlusion
  • vasectomised partner
  • sexual abstinence (In the context of this guidance sexual abstinence is considered a highly effective method only if defined as refraining from heterosexual intercourse during the entire period of risk associated with the study treatments. The reliability of sexual abstinence needs to be evaluated in relation to the duration of the clinical trial and the preferred and usual lifestyle of the subject).
  • For male subjects :
  • use of condoms
  • vasectomy (with documentation of azoospermia)
  • sexual abstinence
  • Affiliated to a social security system

Who cannot join

  • Infectious uveitis, masquerade syndromes (idiopathic uveitis is permitted)
  • Isolated anterior uveitis
  • Monocular patient
  • Active tuberculosis
  • Positive HIV serology or Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) Ag test
  • History of malignancy within 5 years prior to Inclusion other than carcinoma in situ of the cervix, non-metastatic squamous or basal cell carcinoma of the skin.
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  • History of severe allergic or anaphylactic reactions to monoclonal antibodies, mycophenolate mofetil, rifampicin, isoniazid or fluorescein
  • Infection requiring treatment with intravenous antibiotics within 3 weeks prior to inclusion
  • History of multiple sclerosis and/or demyelinating disorder
  • Laboratory values assessed during inclusion:
  • Hemoglobin < 8g/dL
  • Whole Blood Count (WBC) < 2.0 x 103/mm3
  • Platelet count < 80 x 103/mm3
  • Glomerular filtration rates (GFR) <30ml/min.
  • Transaminases > 3 times upper normal value
  • Use of the following systemic treatments during the specified periods:
  • Treatment with any systemic alkylating agents within 12 months prior to inclusion (e.g., cyclophosphamide, chlorambucil)
  • Any live (attenuated) vaccine within 4 weeks prior to inclusion.
  • Stage III and IV New York Heart Association (NYHA) cardiac insufficiency
  • Pregnancy or breastfeeding
  • Under legal protection
  • Participation in another interventional study involving human participants or in the exclusion period

Trial locations and contacts

No sites are listed yet. Contact the study team or a site near you to ask about taking part.

Bahram BODAGHI, Pr contact

+33142163728

bahram.bodaghi@aphp.fr

Jérôme Lambert, Pr contact

+33142499742

jerome.lambert@u-paris.fr

About this study

Official title: Randomized Controlled Multicenter Study Comparing Efficacy and Safety of Adalimumab to That of Mycophenolate Mofetil in Steroid Dependent Non-infectious Uveitis

FOCUS is the first prospective randomized study comparing standard of care (mycophenolate mofetil) to adalimumab in recently active non infectious uveitis (NIU) with steroid dependency. There is no firm evidence or randomized trials that compared classical immunosuppressive compounds to biological agents; or identified the best treatment in this condition. The burden of NIU has been reduced with the use of immunosuppressive agents and biologics, raising the question of which of these compounds should be preferentially used in recently active NIU with steroid dependency.

Keywords
Non-infectious uveitis, Macular oedema, Retinal vascularitis, Adalimumab, Mycophenolate mofetil
Medical subject headings
Macular Edema

What participants receive

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

Study groups in NCT06258915
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
AdalimumabExperimentalNot described
Receives: Drug: Adalimumab
Mycophenolate mofetilActive comparatorNot described
Receives: Drug: Mycophenolate Mofetil

What is being measured

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

  1. Treatment failure rate

    Treatment failure is defined by any of the following in at least one eye:

    • new active, inflammatory chorioretinal or retinal vascular lesions;
    • worsening of Best Corrected Visual Acuity (BCVA) by>3 lines; Score from 20/10 (best vision) to 20/2400 (worst vision).
    • 2- step increase in anterior chamber cell grade and/or in vitreous haze relative to baseline. Anterior chamber cells scored from 0 (None) to 4+ (intense: fibrin or plastic aquerous) and Vitreous haze Scored from 0 (<1 cell in field) to +4 (>100 cells in field)
    • absence of steroid discontinuation between week 13 and week 19 (as per protocol)
    • or any additional immunosuppressive drug or injectable steroids

    Measured: At week 36

Secondary outcomes (56)
  1. Time to treatment failure

    Measured: Up to week 55

  2. Best corrected visual acuity

    Snellen score in each eye. Score from 20/10 (best vision) to 20/2400 (worst vision).

    Measured: At week 4

  3. Best corrected visual acuity

    Snellen score in each eye. Score from 20/10 (best vision) to 20/2400 (worst vision).

    Measured: At week 8

  4. Best corrected visual acuity

    Snellen score in each eye. Score from 20/10 (best vision) to 20/2400 (worst vision).

    Measured: At week 12

  5. Best corrected visual acuity

    Snellen score in each eye. Score from 20/10 (best vision) to 20/2400 (worst vision).

    Measured: At week 16

  6. Best corrected visual acuity

    Snellen score in each eye. Score from 20/10 (best vision) to 20/2400 (worst vision).

    Measured: At week 20

  7. Best corrected visual acuity

    Snellen score in each eye. Score from 20/10 (best vision) to 20/2400 (worst vision).

    Measured: At week 24

  8. Best corrected visual acuity

    Snellen score in each eye. Score from 20/10 (best vision) to 20/2400 (worst vision).

    Measured: At week 30

  9. Best corrected visual acuity

    Snellen score in each eye. Score from 20/10 (best vision) to 20/2400 (worst vision).

    Measured: At week 36

  10. Best corrected visual acuity

    Snellen score in each eye. Score from 20/10 (best vision) to 20/2400 (worst vision).

    Measured: At week 55

  11. Anterior chamber cell grade in each eye

    Score from 0 (None) to 4+ (intense: fibrin or plastic aqueous).

    Measured: At week 4

  12. Anterior chamber cell grade in each eye

    Score from 0 (None) to 4+ (intense: fibrin or plastic aqueous).

    Measured: At week 8

  13. Anterior chamber cell grade in each eye

    Score from 0 (None) to 4+ (intense: fibrin or plastic aqueous).

    Measured: At week 12

  14. Anterior chamber cell grade in each eye

    Score from 0 (None) to 4+ (intense: fibrin or plastic aqueous).

    Measured: At week 16

  15. Anterior chamber cell grade in each eye

    Score from 0 (None) to 4+ (intense: fibrin or plastic aqueous).

    Measured: At week 20

  16. Anterior chamber cell grade in each eye

    Score from 0 (None) to 4+ (intense: fibrin or plastic aqueous).

    Measured: At week 24

  17. Anterior chamber cell grade in each eye

    Score from 0 (None) to 4+ (intense: fibrin or plastic aqueous).

    Measured: At week 30

  18. Anterior chamber cell grade in each eye

    Score from 0 (None) to 4+ (intense: fibrin or plastic aqueous).

    Measured: At week 36

  19. Anterior chamber cell grade in each eye

    Score from 0 (None) to 4+ (intense: fibrin or plastic aqueous).

    Measured: At week 55

  20. Vitreous haze grade in each eye.

    Nussenblatt score, Score from 0 (<1 cell in field) to +4 (>100 cells in field)

    Measured: At week 4

  21. Vitreous haze grade in each eye.

    Nussenblatt score, Score from 0 (<1 cell in field) to +4 (>100 cells in field)

    Measured: At week 8

  22. Vitreous haze grade in each eye.

    Nussenblatt score, Score from 0 (<1 cell in field) to +4 (>100 cells in field)

    Measured: At week 12

  23. Vitreous haze grade in each eye.

    Nussenblatt score, Score from 0 (<1 cell in field) to +4 (>100 cells in field)

    Measured: At week 16

  24. Vitreous haze grade in each eye.

    Nussenblatt score, Score from 0 (<1 cell in field) to +4 (>100 cells in field)

    Measured: At week 20

  25. Vitreous haze grade in each eye.

    Nussenblatt score, Score from 0 (<1 cell in field) to +4 (>100 cells in field)

    Measured: At week 24

  26. Vitreous haze grade in each eye.

    Nussenblatt score, Score from 0 (<1 cell in field) to +4 (>100 cells in field)

    Measured: At week 30

  27. Vitreous haze grade in each eye.

    Nussenblatt score, Score from 0 (<1 cell in field) to +4 (>100 cells in field)

    Measured: At week 36

  28. Vitreous haze grade in each eye.

    Nussenblatt score, Score from 0 (<1 cell in field) to +4 (>100 cells in field)

    Measured: At week 55

  29. Central retinal thickness in each eye from baseline

    Measured: At week 4

  30. Central retinal thickness in each eye from baseline

    Measured: At week 8

  31. Central retinal thickness in each eye from baseline

    Measured: At week 12

  32. Central retinal thickness in each eye from baseline

    Measured: At week 16

  33. Central retinal thickness in each eye from baseline

    Measured: At week 20

  34. Central retinal thickness in each eye from baseline

    Measured: At week 24

  35. Central retinal thickness in each eye from baseline

    Measured: At week 30

  36. Central retinal thickness in each eye from baseline

    Measured: At week 36

  37. Central retinal thickness in each eye from baseline

    Measured: At week 55

  38. Proportion of patients with central macular thickness< 300 microns

    Measured: At week 4

  39. Proportion of patients with central macular thickness< 300 microns

    Measured: At week 8

  40. Proportion of patients with central macular thickness< 300 microns

    Measured: At week 12

  41. Proportion of patients with central macular thickness< 300 microns

    Measured: At week 16

  42. Proportion of patients with central macular thickness< 300 microns

    Measured: At week 20

  43. Proportion of patients with central macular thickness< 300 microns

    Measured: At week 24

  44. Proportion of patients with central macular thickness< 300 microns

    Measured: At week 30

  45. Proportion of patients with central macular thickness< 300 microns

    Measured: At week 36

  46. Proportion of patients with central macular thickness< 300 microns

    Measured: At week 55

  47. Time to optical coherence tomographic (OCT) evidence of macular edema in at least one eye

    Measured: Up to week 55

  48. National Eye Institute Visual Functioning Questionaire-25 (VFQ-25) composite score

    Note after responses converted: 100=Best, 0=Worst possible score

    Measured: At week 12

  49. National Eye Institute Visual Functioning Questionaire-25 (VFQ-25) composite score

    Note after responses converted: 100=Best, 0=Worst possible score

    Measured: At week 24

  50. National Eye Institute Visual Functioning Questionaire-25 (VFQ-25) composite score

    Note after responses converted: 100=Best, 0=Worst possible score

    Measured: At week 36

  51. Measures of corticosteroid sparing

    Percent meeting targets [<0.1 mg/kg/day prednisone], mean change, mean dose at week 55, and cumulative dose

    Measured: Up to week 55

  52. Cumulative incidence of relapse

    Measured: Up to week 55

  53. Number of relapses

    Measured: Up to week 55

  54. Number of clinical manifestations of underlying disease

    Depending on the underlying disease

    Measured: Up to week 55

  55. Frequency and severity of adverse events

    Measured: Up to week 55

  56. Treatment discontinuation

    Measured: Up to week 55

Timeline

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

  1. First posted14 Feb 2024
  2. Study start1 Mar 2024 (estimated)
  3. Primary completion1 Jun 2027 (estimated)
  4. Study completion1 Nov 2027 (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 3
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
Triple blind
Who is masked
Participant, Care provider, Investigator
Enrolment
120 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT06258915
Sponsor's protocol ID
APHP211032
Acronym
FOCUS
Status last verified
Jan 2024
First submitted
23 Jan 2024
Last updated
14 Feb 2024
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
Undecided

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 3 study testing Adalimumab and Mycophenolate Mofetil in people with Non Infectious Uveitis, run by Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris.

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 34 inclusion and 22 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: opening soon, as of the sponsor's last update on 14 Feb 2024. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

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 3 studies compare the treatment with the current standard treatment or a placebo in a large group, to confirm how well it works and watch for side effects.

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

Are results available for this study?

This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.

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

Contact Bahram BODAGHI, Pr (+33142163728, bahram.bodaghi@aphp.fr), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Treatment failure rate (time frame: At week 36). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
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 14 Feb 2024; AzTrials last refreshed its copy on 30 Oct 2026.

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