A Study Assessing Corneal Endothelial Cells in Participants With Neovascular Age-related Macular Degeneration(nAMD) Treated With the Port Delivery System With Ranibizumab (PDS)

Last updated: May 12, 2025
Sponsor: Genentech, Inc.
Overall Status: Active - Recruiting

Phase

4

Condition

Macular Degeneration

Geographic Atrophy

Treatment

SUSVIMO (ranibizumab injection)

LUCENTIS (ranibizumab injection)

SUSVIMO Port Delivery System with ranibizumab (PDS)

Clinical Study ID

NCT04853251
ML43000
  • Ages > 50
  • All Genders

Study Summary

This study will assess corneal endothelial cells in participants with nAMD treated with PDS refilled every 24 weeks (Q24W).

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

Inclusion Criteria

Ocular Inclusion Criteria:

  • Initial diagnosis of nAMD within 18 months prior to screening

  • Difference of <10% in ECD at screening between the 2 eyes as measured by specular microscopy and determined by the independent reading center

  • Availability of historical visual acuity (VA) data and spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) imaging prior to the first anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) intravitreal therapy (IVT) treatment for nAMD

  • Availability of comprehensive historical anti-VEGF injection data including anti-VEGF agent administered and date of administration from the first anti-VEGF treatment for nAMD

  • Demonstrated response to at least two anti-VEGF IVT injections since diagnosis, as evidenced by the following:

  • Overall decrease in nAMD disease activity detected on historical or screening OCT as assessed by the investigator and confirmed by the central reading center AND

  • Stable or improved BCVA

  • Best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) of 34 letters (approximate 20/200 Snellen equivalent) or better, using Early Treatment of Diabetic Retinopathy Study (ETDRS) chart at a starting distance of 4 meters at screening and enrollment

  • All subtypes of nAMD lesions are permissible

  • nAMD lesions at the time of diagnosis must involve the macula (6 millimetres (mm) diameter centered at the fovea)

  • Sufficiently clear ocular media and adequate pupillary dilation to allow for clinical examination and analysis and grading by the central reading center of SD-OCT images

Exclusion Criteria

Prior Ocular Treatment

Study Eye:

  • Prior treatment with verteporfin for injection, external-beam radiation therapy, or transpupillary thermotherapy

  • Previous treatment with corticosteroid IVT injection

  • Previous laser (any type) used for age related macular degeneration (AMD) treatment

  • History of vitreous hemorrhage

  • History of rhegmatogenous retinal detachment

  • History of corneal transplant

  • History of conjunctival surgery in the superotemporal quadrant

Either Eye:

  • Previous PDS implantation

  • Previous intraocular surgery (including cataract surgery) within 6 months of study enrollment

  • Prior pars plana vitrectomy surgery

  • Previous intraocular device implantation excluding intraocular lenses

  • History of glaucoma-filtering surgery, tube shunts, or microinvasive glaucoma surgery

  • Intraocular laser therapy including selective laser trabeculoplasty, yttrium-aluminum garnet (YAG), prophylactic peripheral iridotomy within 1 year of screening, or YAG capsulotomy within 3 months of screening

  • Contact lens wear in either eye within 2 months of screening

  • Any prior ocular trauma (blunt or penetrating)

  • History of corneal transplantation, including partial-thickness corneal grafts

  • Prior treatment with brolucizumab

  • Prior treatment with any anti-VEGF biosimilar agents within 2 months of screening

  • Prior treatment with faricimab within 2 months of screening

  • Prior treatment with aflibercept 8 mg within 2 months of screening

  • Prior treatment with external-beam radiation therapy or brachytherapy

Macular Neovascularization Lesion (MNV) Characteristics

Study Eye:

  • Subretinal hemorrhage that involves the center of the fovea, if the hemorrhage is greater than 0.5-disc area (1.27 square millimitres (mm^2)) in size at screening

  • Subfoveal fibrosis or subfoveal atrophy

Concurrent Ocular Conditions

Study Eye:

  • Retinal pigment epithelial tear

  • Retinal tears or peripheral retinal breaks on depressed fundus exam that are untreated, or treated within the 3 months prior to study enrollment

  • Previous violation of the posterior capsule is also an exclusion criterion unless it occurred as a result of YAG laser posterior capsulotomy in association with prior, posterior chamber intraocular lens implantation

  • Spherical equivalent of the refractive error demonstrating more than 8 diopters of myopia or evidence of pathologic myopia on depressed fundus exam

  • Preoperative refractive error that exceeds 8 diopters of myopia, for participants who have undergone prior refractive or cataract surgery

  • Spherical equivalent of the refractive error demonstrating more than 5 diopters of hyperopia

  • Preoperative refractive error that exceeds 5 diopters of hyperopia, for participants who have undergone prior refractive or cataract surgery

  • Uncontrolled ocular hypertension or glaucoma

  • Scleral pathology in the superotemporal quadrant (e.g., scleral thinning or calcification)

  • Conjunctival pathologies in the superotemporal quadrant

  • History or presence of severe posterior blepharitis, recurrent chalazia or hordeolum, severe dry eye syndrome, or severe allergic conjunctivitis

  • Ectropion, entropion or other impairment of the upper or lower eyelid impacting lid functionality needed to protect the ocular surface from exposure

  • Trichiasis

  • Corneal neuropathy

  • Lagophthalmos or incomplete blink • Active or history of facial nerve palsy/paresis

Fellow (Non-Study) Eye:

• Concurrent PDS implantation

Either Eye:

  • Aphakia or absence of the posterior capsule

  • Any concurrent intraocular condition that would either require surgical intervention during the study to prevent or treat visual loss that might result from that condition or affect interpretation of study results

  • Corneal ECD ≤1500 cells/mm2 in either eye at screening as determined by the independent reading center

  • Fuchs endothelial corneal dystrophy Grade ≥ 2

  • Previous corneal endothelial cell damage, including from blunt or surgical trauma

  • Any ocular condition that precludes obtaining an analyzable specular microscopy image

  • Active or history of corneal edema

  • Active or history of corneal dystrophies

  • Active or history of iridocorneal endothelial syndrome

  • Active or history of pseudoexfoliation syndrome

  • Active or history of herpetic keratitis or kerato-uveitis

  • Any active or history of uveitis

  • Active or history of keratitis, scleritis, or endophthalmitis

  • Active ocular or periocular infection

  • Active or history of Sjogren's syndrome or keratoconjunctivitis sicca

  • Active or history of floppy eyelid syndrome

  • Active or history of chronic eye rubbing

  • Active thyroid eye disease

Concurrent Systemic Conditions:

  • Uncontrolled blood pressure

  • Active or history of autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, granulomatosis with polyangiitis (Wegner's), etc.

  • History of stroke within the last 3 months prior to screening

  • Uncontrolled atrial fibrillation within 3 months of screening

  • History of myocardial infarction within the last 3 months prior to screening

  • History of other disease, metabolic dysfunction, or clinical laboratory finding giving reasonable suspicion of a disease or condition that contraindicates the use of ranibizumab or placement of the implant and that might affect interpretation of the results of the study or renders the patient at high risk of treatment complications, in the opinion of the investigator

  • Current active systemic infection

  • Use of any systemic anti-VEGF agents

  • Chronic use of oral corticosteroids

  • Active cancer within 12 months of enrollment 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

  • Previous participation in any non-ocular (systemic) disease studies of investigational drugs within 1 month prior to screening (excluding vitamins and minerals)

  • Use of antimitotic or antimetabolite therapy within 30 days or 5 elimination half-lives of the screening visit

  • Pregnant or breastfeeding, or intention to become pregnant during the study

  • Women of childbearing potential, must have a negative urine pregnancy test result within 28 days prior to initiation of study treatment. If the urine pregnancy test is positive, it must be confirmed by a serum pregnancy test.

Study Design

Total Participants: 188
Treatment Group(s): 4
Primary Treatment: SUSVIMO (ranibizumab injection)
Phase: 4
Study Start date:
December 14, 2021
Estimated Completion Date:
April 30, 2027

Connect with a study center

  • Barnet Dulaney Perkins Eye Center

    Mesa, Arizona 85206-2747
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Arizona Retina and Vitreous Consultants

    Phoenix, Arizona 85016
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • California Retina Consultants

    Bakersfield, California 93309
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • California Retina Consultants.

    Bakersfield, California 93309
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Retina Associates of Southern California

    Huntington Beach, California 92647
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Northern California Retina Vitreous Associates

    Mountain View, California 94040
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • California Eye Specialists Medical group Inc.

    Pasadena, California 91107-3747
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Retinal Consultants Med Group

    Sacramento, California 95841-2013
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • University of California San Francisco

    San Francisco, California 94158-2510
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Orange County Retina Med Group

    Santa Ana, California 92705-6504
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Macula Retina Vitreous Center

    Torrance, California 90503-3270
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Macula Retina Vitreous Research Institute

    Torrance, California 90503-3270
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Southwest Retina Consultants

    Durango, Colorado 81303
    United States

    Completed

  • Colorado Retina Associates, PC

    Lakewood, Colorado 80228
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Advanced Vision Research Institute

    Longmont, Colorado 80503-6499
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Retina Group of New England

    Waterford, Connecticut 06385-1215
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Ft Lauderdale Eye Institute

    Miami Lakes, Florida 33016
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Retina Specialty Institute

    Pensacola, Florida 32503-2030
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Ft Lauderdale Eye Institute

    Plantation, Florida 33324-3118
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Retina Vitreous Associates of Florida

    Saint Petersburg, Florida 33711-1141
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Southeast Retina Center

    Augusta, Georgia 30909-6440
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • University Retina and Macula Associates, PC

    Lemont, Illinois 60439-7421
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • University Retina and Macula Associates, PC

    Oak Forest, Illinois 60452
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Wolfe Eye Clinic

    West Des Moines, Iowa 50266
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Retina Associates of Kentucky

    Lexington, Kentucky 40509-1827
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Maine Eye Center

    Portland, Maine 04101
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • The Retina Care Center

    Baltimore, Maryland 21209-2219
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Wilmer Eye Institute Johns Hopkins University

    Baltimore, Maryland 21287-0005
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Retina Group of Washington

    Chevy Chase, Maryland 20815-6956
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Cumberland Valley Retina Consultants

    Hagerstown, Maryland 21740
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Cumberland Valley Retina Consultants PC

    Hagerstown, Maryland 21740
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Tufts Medical Center

    Boston, Massachusetts 02111
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Associated Retinal Consultants PC

    Royal Oak, Michigan 48073
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • VitreoRetinal Surgery, PLLC.; DBA Retina Consultants of Minnesota

    Edina, Minnesota 55435
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • VitreoRetinal Surgery, PLLC.

    Minneapolis, Minnesota 55435-3004
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Midwest Vision Research Foundation

    Chesterfield, Missouri 63017-5065
    United States

    Completed

  • Sierra Eye Associates

    Reno, Nevada 89502-1605
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Envision Ocular, LLC

    Bloomfield, New Jersey 07003
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Mid Atlantic Retina

    Cherry Hill, New Jersey 08034
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Seeta Eye Centers

    Poughkeepsie, New York 12603-2416
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Western Carolina Retinal Associate PA

    Asheville, North Carolina 28803-2493
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Duke Eye Center

    Durham, North Carolina 27705-4699
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Fargo Retina Consultants

    Fargo, North Dakota 58047
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Cincinnati Eye Institute

    Blue Ash, Ohio 45242-5537
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Cincinnati Eye Institute

    Cincinnati, Ohio 45242
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Cleveland Clinic Foundation

    Cleveland, Ohio 44195
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Cleveland Clinic Foundation; Cole Eye Institute

    Cleveland, Ohio 44195
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Tulsa Retina Consultants

    Tulsa, Oklahoma 74114
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Erie Retina Research

    Erie, Pennsylvania 16507-1429
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Mid Atlantic Retina

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107-5109
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Palmetto Retina Center

    Florence, South Carolina 29501
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Palmetto Retina Center

    West Columbia, South Carolina 29169
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Palmetto Retina Center, LLC

    West Columbia, South Carolina 29169-2429
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Charles Retina Institute

    Germantown, Tennessee 38138-2405
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Tennessee Retina PC

    Nashville, Tennessee 37203-1596
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Panhandle Eye Group LLP Southwest Retina Specialists

    Amarillo, Texas 79106-1835
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Austin Retina Associates

    Austin, Texas 78705-1169
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Retina Consultants of Texas

    Bellaire, Texas 77401
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Retina Consultants of Texas

    Schertz, Texas 78154
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Retina Consultants of Texas

    The Woodlands, Texas 77384-4167
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Retina Associates of Utah, PLLC

    Salt Lake City, Utah 84107-6767
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Piedmont Eye Center

    Lynchburg, Virginia 24502-4271
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Wagner Kapoor Institute

    Norfolk, Virginia 23502-3933
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Retina Institute of Virginia

    Richmond, Virginia 23235-1962
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Spokane Eye Clinical Research

    Spokane, Washington 99204
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

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