Study of the Intravitreal Implantation of NT-503-3 Encapsulated Cell Technology (ECT) for the Treatment of Recurrent Choroidal Neovascularization (CNV) Secondary to Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02228304 |
Recruitment Status :
Terminated
(After enrolling approximately 1/2 of the trial participants, the rescues exceeded stopping criteria.)
First Posted : August 29, 2014
Last Update Posted : July 18, 2022
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Prospective, multi-center 2-stage study. Stage 1 (Phase I) is open-label with all patients treated with the NT-503-3 ECT implant. Stage 1 (Phase I) patients will undergo explantation at year 2. Those who, in the opinion of the investigator, are still candidates for continued anti-VEGF therapy will be re-implanted with a new NT-503-3 investigational product and followed for an additional 12 weeks before study exit. Stage 2 (Phase II) is a separate, randomized, masked phase during which eligible patients will be randomized to the NT-503-3 group or the control group.
Clinical Hypotheses:
- NT-503-3 ECT is comparable to Eylea® injected intravitreally every 8 weeks in the prevention of vision loss due to recurrent CNV secondary to AMD
- NT-503-3 ECT has an acceptable safety profile
Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Macular Degeneration | Drug: NT-503-3 ECT implantation Drug: Eylea® injected intravitreally administered every 8 weeks | Phase 1 Phase 2 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 42 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | Triple (Participant, Care Provider, Outcomes Assessor) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | A Multi-Center, Two-Stage, Open-Label Phase I and Randomized, Active Controlled, Masked Phase II Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of Intravitreal Implantation of NT-503-3 Encapsulated Cell Technology Compared With Eylea for the Treatment of Recurrent CNV Secondary to AMD |
Study Start Date : | September 2014 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | April 2016 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | April 2016 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: NT-503-3 ECT implantation |
Drug: NT-503-3 ECT implantation
NT-503-3 ECT implantation is a biological sustained drug delivery device that could provide continuous delivery of an anti-VEGF therapy |
Active Comparator: Eylea® injected intravitreally every 8 weeks
Eylea® injected intravitreally every 8 weeks
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Drug: Eylea® injected intravitreally administered every 8 weeks
The first part, stage 1, Phase I is open label with the experimental treatment arm only. Eylea® injected intravitreally is only used as a comparator in the stage 2, Phase II, portion of the study. |
- Percentage of patients with less than a 3-line loss of BCVA in ETDRS letters [ Time Frame: Week 52 and Week 108 ]
- Change from baseline in best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) [ Time Frame: Week 52 ]
- Change from baseline in macular thickness as determined by Spectral Domain Optical Coherence Tomography (sdOCT) [ Time Frame: Up to Week 108 ]
- Mean (median) number of Eylea® injections and number of patients requiring Eylea® injections for rescue therapy [ Time Frame: Up to Week 108 ]

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 50 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Key Inclusion Criteria:
- Diagnosis of Active (recurrent or persistent) subfoveal CNV lesions secondary to AMD in the study eye
- Prior Intravitreal Anti-VEGF injections
Key Exclusion Criteria:
- Significant subretinal hemorrhage
- Significant Scar and/or, fibrosis
- Suspected polypoidal choroidopathy, or pigment epithelial tears or rips
- Inadequate response to anti-VEGF therapy

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT02228304

Study Chair: | Charles Johnson, MB, ChB | Neurotech Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
Responsible Party: | Neurotech Pharmaceuticals |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT02228304 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
NT-503-3-AMD-001 |
First Posted: | August 29, 2014 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | July 18, 2022 |
Last Verified: | July 2022 |
Wet AMD Wet Age Related Macular Degeneration Recurrent CNV Secondary to AMD Active subfoveal CNV |
Macular Degeneration Retinal Degeneration Retinal Diseases Eye Diseases |