E.1 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.1 | Medical condition(s) being investigated |
Inactive non-infectious intermediate-, posterior-, or pan-uveitis. |
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E.1.1.1 | Medical condition in easily understood language |
Uveitis refers to inflammation in the uveal tract of the eye which includes iris, ciliary body, and choroid. Diseases in which the retina is affected are also often included under the term 'uveitis'. |
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E.1.1.2 | Therapeutic area | Body processes [G] - Immune system processes [G12] |
MedDRA Classification |
E.1.2 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.2 | Version | 14.1 |
E.1.2 | Level | PT |
E.1.2 | Classification code | 10022557 |
E.1.2 | Term | Intermediate uveitis |
E.1.2 | System Organ Class | 10015919 - Eye disorders |
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E.1.2 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.2 | Version | 14.1 |
E.1.2 | Level | LLT |
E.1.2 | Classification code | 10036370 |
E.1.2 | Term | Posterior uveitis |
E.1.2 | System Organ Class | 10015919 - Eye disorders |
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E.1.2 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.2 | Version | 14.1 |
E.1.2 | Level | LLT |
E.1.2 | Classification code | 10033687 |
E.1.2 | Term | Panuveitis |
E.1.2 | System Organ Class | 10015919 - Eye disorders |
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E.1.3 | Condition being studied is a rare disease | No |
E.2 Objective of the trial |
E.2.1 | Main objective of the trial |
The objective of this study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of adalimumab
80 mg loading dose followed by 40 mg dose given every other week subcutaneously starting at Week 1 compared with placebo in subjects with inactive non-infectious intermediate-, posterior-, or pan-uveitis. |
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E.2.2 | Secondary objectives of the trial |
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E.2.3 | Trial contains a sub-study | No |
E.3 | Principal inclusion criteria |
1. Subject is ≥ 18 years of age.
2. Subject is diagnosed with non-infectious intermediate-, posterior- or pan-uveitis.
3. Subject that for ≥ 28 days prior to the Baseline visit has inactive disease, and is taking ≥ 10 mg of oral prednisone to maintain this inactive state and fulfillment of all 3 of the following criteria based on the Investigators' clinical judgment at the Screening and Baseline visits for both eyes:
● Subject without active, inflammatory chorioretinal and/or inflammatory retinal
vascular lesion.
● Subject with Anterior Chamber Cell grade ≤ 0.5+ according to SUN criteria.
● Subject with Vitreous Haze grade ≤ 0.5+ according to NEI/SUN criteria.
4. Subject is on oral prednisone 10 to 35 mg/day (or oral corticosteroid equivalent) at Baseline and the dose has not been increased in the past 28 days or decreased in the past 14 days.
5. Subject must have a documented history of experiencing at least one disease flare within 18 months of the Screening visit. This flare has to occur during or up to a maximum of 28 days after tapering off the oral corticosteroid therapy.
6. Subjects who do not have previous, active or latent TB. |
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E.4 | Principal exclusion criteria |
• Subject with isolated anterior uveitis.
• Subject with confirmed or suspected infectious uveitis, including but not limited to infectious uveitis due to TB, cytomegalovirus (CMV), Human T-Lymphotropic Virus Type 1 (HTLV-1), Whipple's disease, herpes zoster virus (HZV), Lyme disease, toxoplasmosis, ,and herpes simplex virus (HSV).
• Subject with serpiginous choroidopathy.
• Subject with corneal or lens opacity that precludes visualization of the fundus or that likely requires cataract surgery during the duration of the trial.
• Subject with intraocular pressure of > or = 25 mmHg and on > or = 2 glaucoma medications or evidence of glaucomatous optic nerve injury.
• Subject with best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) less than 20 letters (ETDRS [Early Treatment Diabetic Retinopathy Study]) in at least one eye at the baseline visit.
• Subject with intermediate uveitis or panuveitis that has signs of intermediate uveitis (e.g., presence or history of snowbanking or snowballs) and symptoms and/or Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) findings suggestive of a demyelinating disease such as multiple sclerosis. All subjects with intermediate uveitis or panuveitis that have signs of intermediate uveitis (e.g., presence or history of snowbanking or snowballs) must have a brain MRI within 90 days prior to the Baseline visit.
• Subject has previous exposure to anti-TNF therapy or any biologic therapy (except intravitreal anti VEGF therapy) with a potential therapeutic impact on non-infectious uveitis.
• Subject on concomitant immunosuppressive therapy other than methotrexate, cyclosporine, mycophenolate mofetil or an equivalent drug to mycophenolate mofetil (e.g., mycophenolic acid), azathioprine or tacrolimus within 28 days of Baseline or has discontinued an immunosuppressive therapy including methotrexate, cyclosporine, mycophenolate mofetil or an equivalent drug to mycophenolate mofetil (e.g., mycophenolic acid), azathioprine or tacrolimus within 28 days of Baseline.
• If entering the study on one concomitant immunosuppressive therapy, dose has not been stable for at least 28 days prior to the Baseline visit or is not within the following allowable doses at the Baseline visit:
- Methotrexate (MTX) < or = 25 mg per week
- Cyclosporine < or = 4 mg/kg per day
- Mycophenolate mofetil < or = 2 grams per day or an equivalent drug to mycophenolate mofetil (e.g., mycophenolic acid) at an equivalent dose approved by the Medical Monitor
- Azathioprine < or = 175 mg per day
- Tacrolimus (oral formulation) ≤ 8 mg per day.
• Subject has received Retisert® (glucocorticosteroid implant) within 3 years prior to the Baseline visit or has had complications related to the device.
Subject has had Retisert® (glucocorticosteroid implant) removed within 90 days prior to the Baseline visit or has had complications related to the removal of the device.
• Subject has received intraocular or periocular corticosteroids within 90 days prior to the Baseline visit.
• Subject with proliferative or severe non-proliferative diabetic retinopathy or clinically significant macular edema due to diabetic retinopathy.
• Subject with neovascular/wet age-related macular degeneration.
• Subject with abnormality of vitreo-retinal interface (i.e., vitreomacular traction, epiretinal membranes, etc.) with the potential for macular structural damage independent of the inflammatory process.
• Subject with cystoid macular edema unless the retinal changes are persistent, residual and stable as defined by the Standardization of Uveitis Nomenclature (SUN) criteria (persistent is > 3 months duration).
• Subject has received Ozurdex® (dexamethasone implant) within 6 months prior to the Baseline visit.
• Subject has received intravitreal methotrexate within 90 days prior to the Baseline visit.
• Subject has received intravitreal anti-VEGF therapy:
- within 45 days of the Baseline visit for Lucentis® (ranibizumab) or Avastin® (bevacizumab);
- or within 60 days of the Baseline visit for anti-VEGF Trap (Aflibercept).
• Subject on cyclophosphamide within 30 days prior to the Baseline visit.
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E.5 End points |
E.5.1 | Primary end point(s) |
Time to treatment failure. Please refer to section 5.3.3.1 of the study protocol for further information. |
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E.5.1.1 | Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point |
All visits after Baseline. |
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E.5.2 | Secondary end point(s) |
• Change in Anterior Chamber (AC) cell grade in each eye from Baseline to the Final/Early Termination visit
• Change in Vitreous Haze grade (NEI/SUN criteria) in each eye from Baseline to the Final/Early Termination visit
• Change in logMAR BCVA in each eye from Baseline to the Final/Early Termination visit
• Time to OCT evidence of macular edema in at least one eye or after week 2
• Percent change in central retinal thickness in each eye from Baseline to the Final/Early Termination visit
• Change in NEI Visual Functioning Questionnaire score (VFQ-25) composite score from Baseline to the Final/Early Termination visit |
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E.5.2.1 | Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point |
All visits after Baseline. |
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E.6 and E.7 Scope of the trial |
E.6 | Scope of the trial |
E.6.1 | Diagnosis | No |
E.6.2 | Prophylaxis | No |
E.6.3 | Therapy | Yes |
E.6.4 | Safety | Yes |
E.6.5 | Efficacy | Yes |
E.6.6 | Pharmacokinetic | Yes |
E.6.7 | Pharmacodynamic | No |
E.6.8 | Bioequivalence | No |
E.6.9 | Dose response | No |
E.6.10 | Pharmacogenetic | No |
E.6.11 | Pharmacogenomic | No |
E.6.12 | Pharmacoeconomic | No |
E.6.13 | Others | No |
E.7 | Trial type and phase |
E.7.1 | Human pharmacology (Phase I) | No |
E.7.1.1 | First administration to humans | No |
E.7.1.2 | Bioequivalence study | No |
E.7.1.3 | Other | No |
E.7.1.3.1 | Other trial type description | |
E.7.2 | Therapeutic exploratory (Phase II) | No |
E.7.3 | Therapeutic confirmatory (Phase III) | Yes |
E.7.4 | Therapeutic use (Phase IV) | No |
E.8 Design of the trial |
E.8.1 | Controlled | Yes |
E.8.1.1 | Randomised | Yes |
E.8.1.2 | Open | No |
E.8.1.3 | Single blind | No |
E.8.1.4 | Double blind | Yes |
E.8.1.5 | Parallel group | Yes |
E.8.1.6 | Cross over | No |
E.8.1.7 | Other | No |
E.8.2 | Comparator of controlled trial |
E.8.2.1 | Other medicinal product(s) | No |
E.8.2.2 | Placebo | Yes |
E.8.2.3 | Other | No |
E.8.2.4 | Number of treatment arms in the trial | 2 |
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.8.5 | The trial involves multiple Member States | Yes |
E.8.5.1 | Number of sites anticipated in the EEA | 43 |
E.8.6 Trial involving sites outside the EEA |
E.8.6.1 | Trial being conducted both within and outside the EEA | Yes |
E.8.6.2 | Trial being conducted completely outside of the EEA | No |
E.8.6.3 | If E.8.6.1 or E.8.6.2 are Yes, specify the regions in which trial sites are planned |
Argentina |
Australia |
Austria |
Belgium |
Brazil |
Canada |
Czech Republic |
Denmark |
France |
Germany |
Greece |
Israel |
Italy |
Japan |
Mexico |
Netherlands |
Poland |
Portugal |
Spain |
Switzerland |
United Kingdom |
United States |
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E.8.7 | Trial 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
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The end-of-study is defined as the date of the last subject's last scheduled visit or the actual date of follow-up contact, whichever is later (refer section 13 of the protocol). |
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E.8.9 Initial estimate of the duration of the trial |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned years | 1 |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned months | 6 |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned days | 0 |
E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial years | 1 |
E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial months | 6 |
E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial days | 0 |