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    Summary
    EudraCT Number:2013-003334-33
    Sponsor's Protocol Code Number:CRFB002FIT01
    National Competent Authority:Italy - Italian Medicines Agency
    Clinical Trial Type:EEA CTA
    Trial Status:Completed
    Date on which this record was first entered in the EudraCT database:2013-10-23
    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 ConcernedItaly - Italian Medicines Agency
    A.2EudraCT number2013-003334-33
    A.3Full title of the trial
    A 12-month, open-label, interventional, multicentre study to investigate the current criteria driving re-treatment with ranibizumab upon relapse in patients with visual impairment due to choroidal neovascularization secondary to pathologic myopia
    A.3.1Title of the trial for lay people, in easily understood, i.e. non-technical, language
    Study to investigate the current criteria driving re-treatment with ranibizumab upon relapse in patients with visual impairment due to choroidal neovascularization secondary to pathologic myopia.
    A.4.1Sponsor's protocol code numberCRFB002FIT01
    A.7Trial is part of a Paediatric Investigation Plan No
    A.8EMA Decision number of Paediatric Investigation Plan
    B. Sponsor Information
    B.Sponsor: 1
    B.1.1Name of SponsorNOVARTIS FARMA
    B.1.3.4CountryItaly
    B.3.1 and B.3.2Status of the sponsorCommercial
    B.4 Source(s) of Monetary or Material Support for the clinical trial:
    B.4.1Name of organisation providing supportNOVARTIS FARMA
    B.4.2CountryItaly
    B.5 Contact point designated by the sponsor for further information on the trial
    B.5.1Name of organisationNOVARTIS FARMA
    B.5.2Functional name of contact pointDrug Regulatory Affairs
    B.5.3 Address:
    B.5.3.1Street AddressLargo Umberto Boccioni, 1
    B.5.3.2Town/ cityOriggio
    B.5.3.3Post code21040
    B.5.3.4CountryItaly
    B.5.4Telephone number+390296541
    B.5.5Fax number+39029659066
    B.5.6E-mailinfo.studiclinici@novartis.com
    D. IMP Identification
    D.IMP: 1
    D.1.2 and D.1.3IMP RoleTest
    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*INIET 1FL 2,3 MG/0,23 ML
    D.2.1.1.2Name of the Marketing Authorisation holderNOVARTIS FARMA S.p.A.
    D.2.1.2Country which granted the Marketing AuthorisationItaly
    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.3.1Product nameLucentis
    D.3.4Pharmaceutical form Solution for injection
    D.3.4.1Specific paediatric formulation No
    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.3.9.4EV Substance CodeSUB22314
    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) No
    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 No
    D.3.11.3.4Combination ATIMP (i.e. one involving a medical device) No
    D.3.11.3.5Committee on Advanced therapies (CAT) has issued a classification for this product No
    D.3.11.4Combination product that includes a device, but does not involve an Advanced Therapy No
    D.3.11.5Radiopharmaceutical medicinal product No
    D.3.11.6Immunological medicinal product (such as vaccine, allergen, immune serum) No
    D.3.11.7Plasma derived medicinal product No
    D.3.11.8Extractive medicinal product No
    D.3.11.9Recombinant medicinal product Yes
    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
    Choroidal neovascularization secondary
    to pathologic myopia
    E.1.1.1Medical condition in easily understood language
    Choroidal neovascularization secondary
    to pathologic myopia
    E.1.1.2Therapeutic area Diseases [C] - Eye Diseases [C11]
    MedDRA Classification
    E.1.2 Medical condition or disease under investigation
    E.1.2Version 14.1
    E.1.2Level LLT
    E.1.2Classification code 10060837
    E.1.2Term Choroidal neovascularization
    E.1.2System Organ Class 100000004853
    E.1.3Condition being studied is a rare disease No
    E.2 Objective of the trial
    E.2.1Main objective of the trial
    The primary objective of the study is to investigate current criteria driving re-treatment in patients affected by CNV secondary to PM and experiencing a relapse of the disease after the first administration of ranibizumab. The criteria for re-treatment may consist in patient subjectivity or a clinical decision (described through clinical examination (BCVA, fundus), and/or optical coherence tomography (OCT), and/or fluorescein angiography (FAG).
    E.2.2Secondary objectives of the trial
    • To evaluate the mean changes in BCVA at 6M and 12M versus baseline.
    • To evaluate the number of injections of ranibizumab administered over the 12-month study period
    • To evaluate the time to relapse/re-treatment
    • To generate additional safety and tolerability data of ranibizumab in patients with visual impairment due to PM, administered as per currently approved EU label recommendation.
    • To evaluate changes in the quality of life after ranibizumab injection, by means of IVI Questionnaire.
    E.2.3Trial contains a sub-study No
    E.3Principal inclusion criteria
    1. Written informed consent given before any study related procedure is performed;
    2. Male or Female patients ≥ 18 years of age;
    3. Diagnosis of active CNV secondary to PM confirmed by complete ocular examination in the affected eye(s) using the following criteria:
    - Presence of high myopia greater than -6D of spherical equivalence
    - Presence of posterior changes compatible with pathologic myopia (any signs of attenuation of retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) and choroids, mottling of the RPE, tilted disc, geographic atrophy of RPE, Fuchs spots, posterior staphyloma, submacular hemorrhage, lacquer cracks) detected by fundus ophthalmoscopy and fundus photography
    - Presence of active leakage from CNV observed through fluorescein angiography (FAG)
    - Presence of intra or subretinal fluid demonstrated by Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT);
    4. BCVA > 24 letters and < 78 letters tested at 4 meters staring distance using ETDRS-like visual acuity chart;
    5. Visual loss must be only due to the presence of any eligible types of CNV related to PM based on clinical ocular findings, FAG and OCT. (Also patients that have for example 20/60 as their best visual acuity due to PM in their history and have additional vision loss due to CNV lesion can be included).
    E.4Principal exclusion criteria
    1. Patients with inability to comply with study related procedures;
    2. Presence of confirmed systolic blood pressure > 150 mmHg or diastolic > 90 mmHg at the time of enrollment;
    3. History of stroke;
    4. Any type of advanced, severe or unstable medical condition or its treatment that could significantly bias the assessment of clinical status and interfere with primary and/or secondary outcome evaluations or put the patient at risk;
    5. Presence of active infectious disease or intra-ocular inflammation in either eye at the time of enrollment;
    6. Ocular disorders in the study eye that may confound interpretation of study results, compromise visual acuity or require medical or surgical intervention during the 12-month study period (including retinal detachment, cataract and pre-retinal membrane of the macula);
    7. History of pan-retinal or focal/grid laser photocoagulation with involvement of the macular area in the study eye at any time;
    8. History of intraocular treatment with any anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), vPDT and any intra-ocular surgery or corticosteroids administration within one month before study entrance;
    9. Known hypersensitivity to ranibizumab or any component of the ranibizumab formulation;
    10. Women of childbearing potential, defined as all women physiologically capable of becoming pregnant, unless they are using effective methods of contraception during dosing of investigational treatment;
    11. Pregnant or nursing (lactating) women, where pregnancy is defined as the state of a female after conception and until the termination of gestation, confirmed by a positive hCG laboratory test. In case of use of oral contraception, women should have been stably on the same pill for a minimum of 3 months before taking investigational treatment. Women are considered post-menopausal and not of child bearing potential if they have had 12 months of natural (spontaneous) amenorrhea with an appropriate clinical profile (e.g. age appropriate, history of vasomotor symptoms) or have had surgical bilateral oophorectomy (with or without hysterectomy) or tubal ligation at least six weeks ago. In the case of oophorectomy alone, only when the reproductive status of the woman has been confirmed by follow up hormone level assessment is she considered not of childbearing potential;
    12. Simultaneous participation in a study that includes administration of any investigational drug.
    E.5 End points
    E.5.1Primary end point(s)
    To investigate current criteria driving re-treatment in patients affected by CNV secondary to PM and experiencing a relapse of the disease after the first administration of ranibizumab.
    E.5.1.1Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point
    12 months
    E.5.2Secondary end point(s)
    - To evaluate the mean changes in BCVA at 6M and 12M versus baseline;
    - To evaluate the number of injections of ranibizumab administered over a 12-month study period;
    - To evaluate time to relapse/re-treatment;
    - To generate additional safety and tolerability data regarding ranibizumab in patients with visual impairment due to PM, administered as per currently approved EU label recommendation;
    - To evaluate changes in quality of life after ranibizumab injection by means of IVI Questionnaire.
    E.5.2.1Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point
    12 months
    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 Yes
    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) Yes
    E.7.4Therapeutic use (Phase IV) No
    E.8 Design of the trial
    E.8.1Controlled No
    E.8.1.1Randomised No
    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 No
    E.8.2.4Number of treatment arms in the trial1
    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 concerned40
    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 No
    E.8.7Trial has a data monitoring committee No
    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
    LVLS
    E.8.9 Initial estimate of the duration of the trial
    E.8.9.1In the Member State concerned years2
    E.8.9.1In the Member State concerned months0
    E.8.9.1In the Member State concerned 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.1.2.1Number of subjects for this age range: 170
    F.1.3Elderly (>=65 years) Yes
    F.1.3.1Number of subjects for this age range: 30
    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 Yes
    F.3.3.1Women of childbearing potential not using contraception No
    F.3.3.2Women of child-bearing potential using contraception Yes
    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 state200
    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 therapy
    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 Decision2013-12-16
    N.Ethics Committee Opinion of the trial applicationFavourable
    N.Ethics Committee Opinion: Reason(s) for unfavourable opinion
    N.Date of Ethics Committee Opinion2013-10-28
    P. End of Trial
    P.End of Trial StatusCompleted
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