A Safety and Efficacy Study of DE-120 Injectable Solution for Age-related Macular Degeneration (VAPOR1)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02401945 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : March 30, 2015
Last Update Posted : April 18, 2018
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Age-Related Macular Degeneration | Drug: DE-120 Drug: Aflibercept | Phase 2 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 16 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | A Multicenter, Randomized, Open Label, Phase IIa Study Assessing the Efficacy, Safety and Duration of Effect of Intravitreal Injections of DE-120 as Monotherapy and With a Single Eylea® Injection in Subjects With Treatment-Naive Exudative Age-Related Macular Degeneration |
Study Start Date : | April 2015 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | June 22, 2016 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | October 31, 2016 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: DE-120 Monotherapy
DE-120 intravitreal injection given as monotherapy on a PRN basis
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Drug: DE-120 |
Experimental: Eylea® and DE-120 Concomitant Therapy
DE-120 intravitreal injection given on a PRN basis after Aflibercept (Eylea®) injection as an induction therapy.
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Drug: DE-120 Drug: Aflibercept Other Name: Eylea® |
- Mean change from baseline in BCVA at Month 8 [ Time Frame: Month 8 ]
- Change from baseline in total lesion area at Month 8 [ Time Frame: Month 8 ]
- Change from baseline in greatest linear dimension of the area of leakage at Month 8 [ Time Frame: Month 8 ]
- Change in Central Subfield Thickness at Month 8 [ Time Frame: Month 8 ]

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 50 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Provide signed written informed consent
- Diagnosis of active CNV secondary to wet AMD, with some subfoveal component in the study eye
- No evidence of subfoveal fibrosis or subfoveal RPE atrophy in the study eye
- At least one lesion in the study eye that meets minimal pathology criteria
- Best corrected visual acuity of 70 to 25 ETDRS letters in the study eye
- Best corrected visual acuity of 20/320 or better in the fellow eye
- Reasonably clear media and some fixation in the study eye
Exclusion Criteria:
Ocular
- Aphakic or has an anterior chamber intraocular lens in the study eye
- Received prior treatment with anti-VEGF, intravitreal corticosteroids or photodynamic therapy in the study eye
- Uncontrolled glaucoma despite anti-glaucoma therapy in the study eye
- Evidence of any ocular disease other than AMD in the study eye that may confound the outcome of the study
- History of vitrectomy in the study eye
- Need for ocular surgery in the study eye during the course of the trial
- Presence or history of certain ocular or periocular pathology or conditions that could limit ability to perform required study assessments in either eye and/or confound study results
Non-Ocular
- Allergy or hypersensitivity to study drug product, fluorescein dye or other study-related procedures and medications
- Current or history of certain systemic conditions, abnormalities or therapies that would render a subject a poor candidate for the study
- Participation in other investigational drug or device clinical trials within 30 days prior to randomization or planning to participate in other investigational drug or device clinical trials for the duration of the study
- Females who are pregnant or lactating and females of child-bearing potential who are not using adequate contraceptive precautions and men who do not agree to practice an acceptable method of contraception throughout the course of the study
- Unable to comply with study procedures or follow-up visits

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT02401945
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Phoenix, Arizona, United States | |
United States, California | |
Bakersfield, California, United States | |
Walnut Creek, California, United States | |
United States, Colorado | |
Golden, Colorado, United States | |
United States, Florida | |
Altamonte Springs, Florida, United States | |
Fort Myers, Florida, United States | |
United States, Indiana | |
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States | |
United States, New Hampshire | |
Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States | |
United States, North Carolina | |
Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | |
United States, Texas | |
Dallas, Texas, United States | |
Houston, Texas, United States | |
McAllen, Texas, United States | |
San Antonio, Texas, United States | |
United States, Utah | |
Salt Lake City, Utah, United States |
Responsible Party: | Santen Inc. |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT02401945 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
35-002 |
First Posted: | March 30, 2015 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | April 18, 2018 |
Last Verified: | April 2018 |
Macular Degeneration |
Macular Degeneration Retinal Degeneration Retinal Diseases Eye Diseases Aflibercept Angiogenesis Inhibitors |
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