Multiple Dose Safety and Efficacy of LKA651 in Patients With Diabetic Macular Edema
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03927690 |
Recruitment Status :
Recruiting
First Posted : April 25, 2019
Last Update Posted : November 2, 2020
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Diabetic Macular Edema | Drug: LKA651 Drug: Lucentis | Phase 2 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Estimated Enrollment : | 90 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | A Randomized, Active-controlled, Patient and Investigator-masked, Multiple Dose Proof-of-concept Study of Intravitreal LKA651 in Patients With Diabetic Macular Edema |
Actual Study Start Date : | January 23, 2019 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date : | November 2, 2021 |
Estimated Study Completion Date : | November 2, 2021 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: LKA651
LKA651 IVT
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Drug: LKA651
LKA651 IVT |
Experimental: LKA651/Lucentis
LKA651/Lucentis IVT
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Drug: LKA651
LKA651 IVT Drug: Lucentis Lucentis IVT |
Active Comparator: Lucentis
Lucentis IVT
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Drug: Lucentis
Lucentis IVT |
- Adverse event profile and safety endpoints of LKA651 [ Time Frame: Day 169 ]Incidence of treatment emergent adverse events and study drug related adverse events.
- Effect of LKA651 on Best Corrected Visual Acuity (BCVA) [ Time Frame: Day 85 ]To determine Best Corrected Visual Acuity (BCVA) as assessed by ETDRS (Early Treatment Diabetic Retinopathy Study) visual acuity charts
- Effect of LKA651 on Central subfield retinal thickness [ Time Frame: Day 85 ]Change from baseline in Central subfield retinal thickness as measured by SD-OCT
- Evaluate the time to retreatment with anti-VEGF [ Time Frame: Day 169 ]To determine the time to retreatment with anti-VEGF (as determined by PI) after week 12
- Cmax of LKA651 at steady state in patients with diabetic macular edema [ Time Frame: Day 169 ]To assess the Cmax of LKA651 at steady state in patients with diabetic macular edema
- Cmax of ranizumab at steady state in patients with diabetic macular edema [ Time Frame: Day 169 ]To assess the Cmax of ranizumab at steady state in patients with diabetic macular edema
- AUC0-28 of LKA651 at steady state in patients with diabetic macular edema [ Time Frame: Day 169 ]To assess the AUC0-28 of LKA651 at steady state in patients with diabetic macular edema
- AUC0-28 of ranizumab at steady state in patients with diabetic macular edema [ Time Frame: Day 169 ]To assess the AUC0-28 of ranizumab at steady state in patients with diabetic macular edema
- Effect of IVT LKA651 when administered alone or in combination with Lucentis® on DR progression in patients with DME [ Time Frame: Day 169 ]effect of IVT LKA651 when administered alone or in combination with Lucentis® on DR progression in patients with DME by improvement in the diabetic retinopathy severity scale by color fundus photos

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years to 85 Years (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria
- Written informed consent must be obtained before any assessment is performed.
- Male and female patients age 18 to 85 years of age inclusive at screening
- Presence of type I or type II diabetes mellitus
- The ETDRS letter score in the study eye must be between 24 and 70 letters (approximate Snellen equivalent of 20/40-20/320). The non-study eye (fellow eye) should be ≥34 letters or better (approximate Snellen equivalent of 20/200) at screening
- Presence of DME in the study eye, with decrease in vision due to foveal thickening of central macular thickness ≥ 320 µm in the central subfield, as assessed on SD-OCT and confirmed by the central reading center at screening
Other protocol specified inclusion/exclusion criteria apply.

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT03927690
Contact: Novartis Pharmaceuticals | 1-888-669-6682 | Novartis.email@novartis.com | |
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United States, California | |
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Beverly Hills, California, United States, 90211 | |
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Rancho Cordova, California, United States, 95670 | |
United States, Florida | |
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Miami, Florida, United States, 33143 | |
United States, Nevada | |
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Reno, Nevada, United States, 89502 | |
United States, South Dakota | |
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Rapid City, South Dakota, United States, 57701 | |
United States, Texas | |
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Austin, Texas, United States, 78793 | |
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Houston, Texas, United States, 77025 | |
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San Antonio, Texas, United States, 78240 | |
Germany | |
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Berlin, Germany, 13353 | |
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Gottingen, Germany, 37075 | |
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Hannover, Germany, 30625 | |
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Muenster, Germany, 48145 | |
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Tuebingen, Germany, 72076 | |
Puerto Rico | |
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Arecibo, Puerto Rico, 00612 | |
Spain | |
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Sevilla, Andalucia, Spain, 41009 | |
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Barcelona, Catalunya, Spain, 08036 | |
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Sant Cugat, Catalunya, Spain, 08190 | |
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Barcelona, Cataluña, Spain, 08025 | |
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Zaragoza, Spain, 50009 |
Responsible Party: | Novartis Pharmaceuticals |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT03927690 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
CLKA651X2202 |
First Posted: | April 25, 2019 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | November 2, 2020 |
Last Verified: | October 2020 |
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement: | |
Plan to Share IPD: | Yes |
Plan Description: | Novartis is committed to sharing with qualified external researchers, access to patient-level data and supporting clinical documents from eligible studies. These requests are reviewed and approved by an independent review panel on the basis of scientific merit. All data provided is anonymized to respect the privacy of patients who have participated in the trial in line with applicable laws and regulations. This trial data availability is according to the criteria and process described on www.clinicalstudydatarequest.com |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: | Yes |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: | No |
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