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    Summary
    EudraCT Number:2009-012509-20
    Sponsor's Protocol Code Number:MERLOT
    National Competent Authority:UK - MHRA
    Clinical Trial Type:EEA CTA
    Trial Status:Completed
    Date on which this record was first entered in the EudraCT database:2009-09-17
    Trial results View results
    Index
    A. PROTOCOL INFORMATION
    B. SPONSOR INFORMATION
    C. APPLICANT IDENTIFICATION
    D. IMP IDENTIFICATION
    D.8 INFORMATION ON PLACEBO
    E. GENERAL INFORMATION ON THE TRIAL
    F. POPULATION OF TRIAL SUBJECTS
    G. INVESTIGATOR NETWORKS TO BE INVOLVED IN THE TRIAL
    N. REVIEW BY THE COMPETENT AUTHORITY OR ETHICS COMMITTEE IN THE COUNTRY CONCERNED
    P. END OF TRIAL
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    A. Protocol Information
    A.1Member State ConcernedUK - MHRA
    A.2EudraCT number2009-012509-20
    A.3Full title of the trial
    A randomised controlled trial of epimacular brachytherapy versus ranibizumab
    monotherapy for the treatment of subfoveal choroidal neovascularisation
    associated with wet age-related macular degeneration in patients who have
    commenced anti-VEGF therapy
    A.3.2Name or abbreviated title of the trial where available
    Merlot
    A.4.1Sponsor's protocol code numberMERLOT
    A.7Trial is part of a Paediatric Investigation Plan Information not present in EudraCT
    A.8EMA Decision number of Paediatric Investigation Plan
    B. Sponsor Information
    B.Sponsor: 1
    B.1.1Name of SponsorKing's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
    B.1.3.4CountryUnited Kingdom
    B.3.1 and B.3.2Status of the sponsorNon-Commercial
    B.4 Source(s) of Monetary or Material Support for the clinical trial:
    B.4.1Name of organisation providing support
    B.4.2Country
    B.5 Contact point designated by the sponsor for further information on the trial
    B.5.1Name of organisation
    B.5.2Functional name of contact point
    D. IMP Identification
    D.IMP: 1
    D.1.2 and D.1.3IMP RoleComparator
    D.2 Status of the IMP to be used in the clinical trial
    D.2.1IMP to be used in the trial has a marketing authorisation Yes
    D.2.1.1.1Trade name Lucentis 10mg/ml solution for injection
    D.2.1.1.2Name of the Marketing Authorisation holderNovartis Europharm Limited
    D.2.1.2Country which granted the Marketing AuthorisationUnited Kingdom
    D.2.5The IMP has been designated in this indication as an orphan drug in the Community No
    D.2.5.1Orphan drug designation number
    D.3 Description of the IMP
    D.3.4Pharmaceutical form Solution for injection
    D.3.4.1Specific paediatric formulation Information not present in EudraCT
    D.3.7Routes of administration for this IMPIntravitreal use
    D.3.8 to D.3.10 IMP Identification Details (Active Substances)
    D.3.8INN - Proposed INNRANIBIZUMAB
    D.3.9.1CAS number 347396-82-1
    D.3.10 Strength
    D.3.10.1Concentration unit mg/ml milligram(s)/millilitre
    D.3.10.2Concentration typeequal
    D.3.10.3Concentration number10
    D.3.11 The IMP contains an:
    D.3.11.1Active substance of chemical origin No
    D.3.11.2Active substance of biological/ biotechnological origin (other than Advanced Therapy IMP (ATIMP) Yes
    The IMP is a:
    D.3.11.3Advanced Therapy IMP (ATIMP) Information not present in EudraCT
    D.3.11.3.1Somatic cell therapy medicinal product No
    D.3.11.3.2Gene therapy medical product No
    D.3.11.3.3Tissue Engineered Product Information not present in EudraCT
    D.3.11.3.4Combination ATIMP (i.e. one involving a medical device) Information not present in EudraCT
    D.3.11.3.5Committee on Advanced therapies (CAT) has issued a classification for this product Information not present in EudraCT
    D.3.11.4Combination product that includes a device, but does not involve an Advanced Therapy Information not present in EudraCT
    D.3.11.5Radiopharmaceutical medicinal product No
    D.3.11.6Immunological medicinal product (such as vaccine, allergen, immune serum) Yes
    D.3.11.7Plasma derived medicinal product No
    D.3.11.8Extractive medicinal product No
    D.3.11.9Recombinant medicinal product Information not present in EudraCT
    D.3.11.10Medicinal product containing genetically modified organisms No
    D.3.11.11Herbal medicinal product No
    D.3.11.12Homeopathic medicinal product No
    D.3.11.13Another type of medicinal product No
    D.8 Information on Placebo
    E. General Information on the Trial
    E.1 Medical condition or disease under investigation
    E.1.1Medical condition(s) being investigated
    Wet age-related macular degeneration
    MedDRA Classification
    E.1.2 Medical condition or disease under investigation
    E.1.2Version 12.0
    E.1.2Level LLT
    E.1.2Classification code 10067791
    E.1.2Term Wet macular degeneration
    E.1.3Condition being studied is a rare disease No
    E.2 Objective of the trial
    E.2.1Main objective of the trial
    To determine if a new surgical device (epimacular brachytherapy (VIDION)) can reduce patients' requirement for ongoing ranibizumab eye injections (average number of injections per patient, per year) and maintain visual function (measured using an ETDRS eyechart).
    E.2.2Secondary objectives of the trial
    Safety

    To determine the safety profile of VIDION including: the incidence and severity of adverse events and ocular adverse events; the incidence of cataract changes; and the incidence of radiation induced toxicity.

    Efficacy

    Secondary outcome measures are:
    Percentage of subjects losing < 15 ETDRS letters
    Percentage of subjects gaining ≥ 0 ETDRS letters
    Percentage of subjects gaining ≥ 15 ETDRS letters
    Change in total lesion size by fluorescein angiography
    Change in total CNV size by fluorescein angiography
    Foveal thickness measured using optical coherence tomography (OCT)
    E.2.3Trial contains a sub-study No
    E.3Principal inclusion criteria
    Inclusion criteria

    1. Subjects with subfoveal choroidal neovascularization associated with wet age-related macular degeneration. Retinal Angiomatous Proliferation (RAP) lesions
    not directly involving the fovea must be associated with contiguous foveal
    leakage demonstrated on fundus examination, OCT, or fluorescein angiography;

    2. Subjects must have received anti-VEGF (Lucentis) induction treatment, defined as the first three months of anti-VEGF therapy. Following this induction period, subjects must have received at least 4 additional injections of Lucentis® in no more than 12 months preceding enrolment, or 2 additional injections of Lucentis® in no more than 6 months preceding enrolment, given on an as needed basis;

    3.At the time subjects commenced anti-VEGF therapy for wet age-related macular degeneration they were aged 50 years or older and met the NICE treatment criteria for Lucentis® therapy, as outlined in the Final Appraisal Determination (FAD). This states that all of the following circumstances must apply in the eye to be treated:

    − the best-corrected visual acuity is between 6/12 and 6/96 (24 to 69 ETDRS letters)

    − there is no permanent structural damage to the central fovea

    − the lesion size is less than or equal to 12 disc areas in greatest linear dimension

    − there is evidence of recent presumed disease progression (blood vessel growth, as indicated by fluorescein angiography, or recent visual acuity changes)
    E.4Principal exclusion criteria
    Exclusion criteria

    1. Patients who have not been treated in accordance with NICE guidance;
    2. Visual acuity worse than 6/96 (24 ETDRS letters) at time of study enrolment;
    3. Subjects with prior or concurrent subfoveal CNV therapy with agents, surgery or devices (other than Macugen®, Avastin®, or Lucentis®) including thermal laser photocoagulation (with or without photographic evidence), photodynamic therapy, intravitreal or subretinal steroids, and transpupillary thermotherapy (TTT);
    4. Subfoveal scarring;
    5. Subjects with active concomitant disease in the study eye, including uveitis, presence of pigment epithelial tears or rips, acute ocular or periocular infection;
    6. Subjects who have been previously diagnosed with Type 1 or Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. Subjects who do not have a documented diagnosis, but have retinal findings consistent with Type 1 or Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus;
    7. Subjects with advanced glaucoma (greater than 0.8 cup:disk) or intraocular pressure ≥ 30 mmHg in the study eye;
    8. Previous glaucoma filtering surgery in the study eye;
    9. Subjects with inadequate pupillary dilation or significant media opacities in the study eye, including cataract, which may interfere with visual acuity or the evaluation of the posterior segment;
    10.Current vitreous hemorrhage in the study eye;
    11.History of rhegmatogenous retinal detachment or macular hole in the study eye;
    12.Subjects who present with CNV due to causes other than AMD, including subjects with known or suspected idiopathic polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy (IPCV), ocular histoplasmosis syndrome, angioid streaks, multifocal choroiditis, choroidal rupture, or pathologic myopia (spherical equivalent ≥ 8 Dioptre or axial length ≥ 25mm);
    13.Subjects who have undergone any intraocular surgery in the study eye within 12 weeks prior to the screening visit, with the exception of cataract surgery as discussed in the Exclusion Criteria #14;
    14.Previous cataract surgery within 2 months prior to enrollment into the study;
    15.Subjects with known serious allergies to fluorescein dye used in angiography;
    16.Subjects with known sensitivity or allergy to Lucentis®;
    17.Subjects who underwent previous radiation therapy to the eye, head or neck;
    18.Subjects with an intravitreal device or drug in the study eye;
    19.Subjects with any other condition, which in the judgment of the investigator would prevent the subject from completing the study (e.g. documented diagnosis of dementia or serious mental illness);
    20.Current participation in another drug or device clinical trial, or participation in such a clinical trial within the last year;
    21.History of use of drugs with known retinal toxicity, including: chloroquine (Aralen – an anti-malarial drug), hydroxychloriquine (Plaquenil), phenothiazines, chlorpromazine (Thorazine), thioridazine (Mellaril), fluphenazine (Prolixin), perphenazine (Trilafon), and trifluoperazine (Stelazine);
    22.Subjects who are unwilling or unable to return for scheduled treatment and follow-up examinations for three years;
    23.Women must be post-menopausal <1 year unless surgically sterilized.
    E.5 End points
    E.5.1Primary end point(s)
    Co-primary outcome measures:
    1. Mean change in ETDRS best-corrected visual acuity;
    2. Mean number of re-treatment injections of Lucentis per patient, per year.
    E.6 and E.7 Scope of the trial
    E.6Scope of the trial
    E.6.1Diagnosis No
    E.6.2Prophylaxis No
    E.6.3Therapy Yes
    E.6.4Safety Yes
    E.6.5Efficacy Yes
    E.6.6Pharmacokinetic No
    E.6.7Pharmacodynamic No
    E.6.8Bioequivalence No
    E.6.9Dose response No
    E.6.10Pharmacogenetic No
    E.6.11Pharmacogenomic No
    E.6.12Pharmacoeconomic No
    E.6.13Others No
    E.7Trial type and phase
    E.7.1Human pharmacology (Phase I) No
    E.7.1.1First administration to humans No
    E.7.1.2Bioequivalence study No
    E.7.1.3Other No
    E.7.1.3.1Other trial type description
    E.7.2Therapeutic exploratory (Phase II) No
    E.7.3Therapeutic confirmatory (Phase III) No
    E.7.4Therapeutic use (Phase IV) Yes
    E.8 Design of the trial
    E.8.1Controlled Yes
    E.8.1.1Randomised Yes
    E.8.1.2Open Yes
    E.8.1.3Single blind No
    E.8.1.4Double blind No
    E.8.1.5Parallel group No
    E.8.1.6Cross over No
    E.8.1.7Other No
    E.8.2 Comparator of controlled trial
    E.8.2.1Other medicinal product(s) No
    E.8.2.2Placebo No
    E.8.2.3Other Yes
    E.8.2.3.1Comparator description
    Lucentis monotherapy (Comparator) versus Lucentis and VIDION device
    E.8.3 The trial involves single site in the Member State concerned No
    E.8.4 The trial involves multiple sites in the Member State concerned Yes
    E.8.4.1Number of sites anticipated in Member State concerned35
    E.8.5The trial involves multiple Member States No
    E.8.6 Trial involving sites outside the EEA
    E.8.6.1Trial being conducted both within and outside the EEA No
    E.8.6.2Trial being conducted completely outside of the EEA Information not present in EudraCT
    E.8.7Trial has a data monitoring committee Yes
    E.8.8 Definition of the end of the trial and justification where it is not the last visit of the last subject undergoing the trial
    Last patient last visit
    E.8.9 Initial estimate of the duration of the trial
    E.8.9.1In the Member State concerned years5
    E.8.9.1In the Member State concerned months0
    E.8.9.1In the Member State concerned days0
    E.8.9.2In all countries concerned by the trial years5
    E.8.9.2In all countries concerned by the trial months0
    E.8.9.2In all countries concerned by the trial days0
    F. Population of Trial Subjects
    F.1 Age Range
    F.1.1Trial has subjects under 18 No
    F.1.1.1In Utero No
    F.1.1.2Preterm newborn infants (up to gestational age < 37 weeks) No
    F.1.1.3Newborns (0-27 days) No
    F.1.1.4Infants and toddlers (28 days-23 months) No
    F.1.1.5Children (2-11years) No
    F.1.1.6Adolescents (12-17 years) No
    F.1.2Adults (18-64 years) Yes
    F.1.3Elderly (>=65 years) Yes
    F.2 Gender
    F.2.1Female Yes
    F.2.2Male Yes
    F.3 Group of trial subjects
    F.3.1Healthy volunteers No
    F.3.2Patients Yes
    F.3.3Specific vulnerable populations No
    F.3.3.1Women of childbearing potential not using contraception No
    F.3.3.2Women of child-bearing potential using contraception No
    F.3.3.3Pregnant women No
    F.3.3.4Nursing women No
    F.3.3.5Emergency situation No
    F.3.3.6Subjects incapable of giving consent personally No
    F.3.3.7Others No
    F.4 Planned number of subjects to be included
    F.4.1In the member state363
    F.4.2 For a multinational trial
    F.4.2.2In the whole clinical trial 363
    F.5 Plans for treatment or care after the subject has ended the participation in the trial (if it is different from the expected normal treatment of that condition)
    Standard clinical care
    G. Investigator Networks to be involved in the Trial
    N. Review by the Competent Authority or Ethics Committee in the country concerned
    N.Competent Authority Decision Authorised
    N.Date of Competent Authority Decision2009-07-28
    N.Ethics Committee Opinion of the trial applicationFavourable
    N.Ethics Committee Opinion: Reason(s) for unfavourable opinion
    N.Date of Ethics Committee Opinion2009-07-27
    P. End of Trial
    P.End of Trial StatusCompleted
    P.Date of the global end of the trial2015-03-10
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