A Phase 1/ Phase 2 Study of TTHX1114(NM141) (INTREPID)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04520321 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : August 20, 2020
Last Update Posted : May 26, 2021
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Corneal Endothelial Dystrophy Fuchs Endothelial Corneal Dystrophy Pseudophakic Bullous Keratopathy Endothelial Dysfunction | Drug: TTHX1114(NM141) Other: Vehicle (placebo) | Phase 1 Phase 2 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 22 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Intervention Model Description: | Randomized, Masked, Vehicle-controlled, Dose-escalation study |
Masking: | Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | A Phase 1/ Phase 2 Study Evaluating the Safety and Efficacy of the Investigational New Drug TTHX1114(NM141) on the Regeneration of Corneal Endothelial Cells in Patients With Corneal Endothelial Dystrophies Following Intracameral Delivery |
Actual Study Start Date : | August 19, 2020 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | April 23, 2021 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | May 18, 2021 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Placebo Comparator: Vehicle (placebo)
Placebo weekly x 4
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Other: Vehicle (placebo)
Placebo |
Experimental: Low dose
TTHX1114(NM141) low-dose weekly x 4
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Drug: TTHX1114(NM141)
engineered FGF-1 delivered intracamerally |
Experimental: Mid-dose
TTHX1114(NM141) mid-dose weekly x 4
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Drug: TTHX1114(NM141)
engineered FGF-1 delivered intracamerally |
Experimental: High-dose
TTHX1114(NM141) high-dose weekly x 4
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Drug: TTHX1114(NM141)
engineered FGF-1 delivered intracamerally |
- Change in Corneal Endothelial Cell Count [ Time Frame: 56 Days ]Measured with Specular Microscopy

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Key Inclusion Criteria:
- Fuchs Endothelial Corneal Dystrophy, pseudophakic bullous keratopathy, or endothelial dysfunction/ insufficiency due to surgical intervention diagnosed more than 6 months prior to Study Day 0
- Central endothelial cell count of < 2000 mm^2 in at least one eye as determined by the central reading facility
Key Exclusion Criteria:
- Conditions that would impair examination of the anterior chamber structure
- Documented repeated elevated intra ocular pressure (in either eye)
- Corneal transplant (in either eye)
- Posterior Polymorphous Corneal Dystrophy (PPCD)
- History of uveitis or herpetic keratitis
- Cataract surgery within the past 3 months
- Refractive surgery (in the Study Eye)
- Anterior Chamber IOL placement (in the Study Eye)
- Active extra-ocular inflammation from any non-infectious or infectious cause within the past 6 months
- Expected or planned ocular surgery within the next 3 months
- Use of cytotoxic chemotherapy within the last 1 month
- Treatment with a rho kinase inhibitor within the last 3 months
- Use of cyclosporine ophthalmic emulsion or lifitegrast ophthalmic solution in the last 30 days
- Systemic or ophthalmic corticosteroid use in the 30 days prior to Study Day 0 unless approved by the Medical Monitor
- History of significant allergy, hypersensitivity, or intolerance to any drug compound, food, or other substance
- Unwilling to use birth control

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT04520321
United States, California | |
North Bay Eye Associates, Inc. | |
Petaluma, California, United States, 94954 | |
United States, Florida | |
Levenson Eye Associates, Inc | |
Jacksonville, Florida, United States, 32204 | |
United States, Illinois | |
Chicago Corneal Consultants | |
Hoffman Estates, Illinois, United States, 60169 | |
United States, Indiana | |
Price Vision Group | |
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States, 46260 | |
United States, Missouri | |
Tauber Eye Center | |
Kansas City, Missouri, United States, 64111 | |
United States, Nebraska | |
Vance Thompson Vision - Omaha | |
Omaha, Nebraska, United States, 68137 | |
United States, New York | |
Alterman, Modi and Wolter | |
Poughkeepsie, New York, United States, 12603 | |
United States, South Dakota | |
Vance Thompson Vision - Sioux Falls | |
Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States, 57108 |
Study Director: | Thomas M Tremblay, RN BSN | Trefoil Therapeutics |
Responsible Party: | Trefoil Therapeutics, Inc. |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT04520321 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
TTHX-001 |
First Posted: | August 20, 2020 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | May 26, 2021 |
Last Verified: | December 2020 |
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement: | |
Plan to Share IPD: | No |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: | Yes |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: | No |
Corneal Dystrophies, Hereditary Fuchs' Endothelial Dystrophy Corneal Diseases |
Eye Diseases Eye Diseases, Hereditary Genetic Diseases, Inborn |