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Summary
EudraCT Number:	2019-003643-30
Sponsor's Protocol Code Number:	VGFTe-HD-DME-1934
National Competent Authority:	Czechia - SUKL
Clinical Trial Type:	EEA CTA
Trial Status:	Completed
Date on which this record was first entered in the EudraCT database:	2020-02-05
Trial 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.1

Member State Concerned

Czechia - SUKL

A.2

EudraCT number

2019-003643-30

A.3

Full title of the trial

A Randomized, Double-Masked, Active-Controlled Phase 2/3 Study of the Efficacy and Safety of High-Dose Aflibercept in Patients with Diabetic Macular Edema

Randomizovaná, dvojitě zaslepená, aktivně kontrolovaná studie fáze 2/3 účinnosti a bezpečnosti vysoké dávky Afliberceptu u pacientů s diabetickým makulárním edémem (DME)

A.3.1

Title of the trial for lay people, in easily understood, i.e. non-technical, language

Study of a high-dose of aflibercept in patients with diabetic eye disease

A.3.2

Name or abbreviated title of the trial where available

PHOTON

A.4.1

Sponsor's protocol code number

VGFTe-HD-DME-1934

A.7

Trial is part of a Paediatric Investigation Plan

A.8

EMA Decision number of Paediatric Investigation Plan

B. Sponsor Information
B.Sponsor: 1
B.1.1	Name of Sponsor	Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
B.1.3.4	Country	United States
B.3.1 and B.3.2	Status of the sponsor	Commercial
B.4 Source(s) of Monetary or Material Support for the clinical trial:
B.4.1	Name of organisation providing support	Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
B.4.2	Country	United States
B.5 Contact point designated by the sponsor for further information on the trial
B.5.1	Name of organisation	Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
B.5.2	Functional name of contact point	Clinical Trial Management
B.5.3	Address:
B.5.3.1	Street Address	777 Old Saw Mill River Road
B.5.3.2	Town/ city	Tarrytown
B.5.3.3	Post code	NY 10591
B.5.3.4	Country	United States
B.5.6	E-mail	clinicaltrials@regeneron.com

D. IMP Identification
D.IMP: 1
D.1.2 and D.1.3	IMP Role	Test
D.2	Status of the IMP to be used in the clinical trial
D.2.1	IMP to be used in the trial has a marketing authorisation	No
D.2.5	The IMP has been designated in this indication as an orphan drug in the Community	No
D.2.5.1	Orphan drug designation number
D.3 Description of the IMP
D.3.1	Product name	aflibercept
D.3.4	Pharmaceutical form	Solution for injection
D.3.4.1	Specific paediatric formulation	No
D.3.7	Routes of administration for this IMP	Intravitreal use
D.3.8 to D.3.10 IMP Identification Details (Active Substances)
D.3.8	INN - Proposed INN	AFLIBERCEPT
D.3.9.1	CAS number	862111-32-8
D.3.9.3	Other descriptive name	VEGF Trap-Eye
D.3.9.4	EV Substance Code	SUB26987
D.3.10	Strength
D.3.10.1	Concentration unit	mg/ml milligram(s)/millilitre
D.3.10.2	Concentration type	equal
D.3.10.3	Concentration number	114.3
D.3.11 The IMP contains an:
D.3.11.1	Active substance of chemical origin	No
D.3.11.2	Active substance of biological/ biotechnological origin (other than Advanced Therapy IMP (ATIMP)	Yes
	The IMP is a:
D.3.11.3	Advanced Therapy IMP (ATIMP)	No
D.3.11.3.1	Somatic cell therapy medicinal product	No
D.3.11.3.2	Gene therapy medical product	No
D.3.11.3.3	Tissue Engineered Product	No
D.3.11.3.4	Combination ATIMP (i.e. one involving a medical device)	No
D.3.11.3.5	Committee on Advanced therapies (CAT) has issued a classification for this product	No
D.3.11.4	Combination product that includes a device, but does not involve an Advanced Therapy	No
D.3.11.5	Radiopharmaceutical medicinal product	No
D.3.11.6	Immunological medicinal product (such as vaccine, allergen, immune serum)	No
D.3.11.7	Plasma derived medicinal product	No
D.3.11.8	Extractive medicinal product	No
D.3.11.9	Recombinant medicinal product	Yes
D.3.11.10	Medicinal product containing genetically modified organisms	No
D.3.11.11	Herbal medicinal product	No
D.3.11.12	Homeopathic medicinal product	No
D.3.11.13	Another type of medicinal product	No
D.IMP: 2
D.1.2 and D.1.3	IMP Role	Comparator
D.2	Status of the IMP to be used in the clinical trial
D.2.1	IMP to be used in the trial has a marketing authorisation	Yes
D.2.1.1.1	Trade name	Eylea
D.2.1.1.2	Name of the Marketing Authorisation holder	Bayer AG
D.2.1.2	Country which granted the Marketing Authorisation	European Union
D.2.5	The IMP has been designated in this indication as an orphan drug in the Community	No
D.2.5.1	Orphan drug designation number
D.3 Description of the IMP
D.3.1	Product name	Eylea
D.3.4	Pharmaceutical form	Solution for injection
D.3.4.1	Specific paediatric formulation	No
D.3.7	Routes of administration for this IMP	Intravitreal use
D.3.8 to D.3.10 IMP Identification Details (Active Substances)
D.3.8	INN - Proposed INN	AFLIBERCEPT
D.3.9.1	CAS number	862111-32-8
D.3.9.3	Other descriptive name	VEGF Trap-Eye
D.3.9.4	EV Substance Code	SUB26987
D.3.10	Strength
D.3.10.1	Concentration unit	mg/ml milligram(s)/millilitre
D.3.10.2	Concentration type	equal
D.3.10.3	Concentration number	40
D.3.11 The IMP contains an:
D.3.11.1	Active substance of chemical origin	No
D.3.11.2	Active substance of biological/ biotechnological origin (other than Advanced Therapy IMP (ATIMP)	Yes
	The IMP is a:
D.3.11.3	Advanced Therapy IMP (ATIMP)	No
D.3.11.3.1	Somatic cell therapy medicinal product	No
D.3.11.3.2	Gene therapy medical product	No
D.3.11.3.3	Tissue Engineered Product	No
D.3.11.3.4	Combination ATIMP (i.e. one involving a medical device)	No
D.3.11.3.5	Committee on Advanced therapies (CAT) has issued a classification for this product	No
D.3.11.4	Combination product that includes a device, but does not involve an Advanced Therapy	No
D.3.11.5	Radiopharmaceutical medicinal product	No
D.3.11.6	Immunological medicinal product (such as vaccine, allergen, immune serum)	No
D.3.11.7	Plasma derived medicinal product	No
D.3.11.8	Extractive medicinal product	No
D.3.11.9	Recombinant medicinal product	Yes
D.3.11.10	Medicinal product containing genetically modified organisms	No
D.3.11.11	Herbal medicinal product	No
D.3.11.12	Homeopathic medicinal product	No
D.3.11.13	Another 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.1.1

Medical condition(s) being investigated

Diabetic Macular Edema

E.1.1.1

Medical condition in easily understood language

Diabetic Eye Disease

E.1.1.2

Therapeutic area

Diseases [C] - Eye Diseases [C11]

MedDRA Classification

E.1.2 Medical condition or disease under investigation

E.1.2	Version	20.1
E.1.2	Level	LLT
E.1.2	Classification code	10057934
E.1.2	Term	Diabetic macular edema
E.1.2	System Organ Class	10015919 - Eye disorders

E.1.3

Condition being studied is a rare disease

E.2 Objective of the trial

E.2.1

Main objective of the trial

The primary objective of the study is to determine if treatment with high-dose aflibercept (HD) at intervals of 12 or 16 weeks provides noninferior best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) compared to 2 mg aflibercept dosed every 8 weeks

E.2.2

Secondary objectives of the trial

- To determine the effect of HD vs 2 mg aflibercept on anatomic and other visual measures of response
- To evaluate the safety, immunogenicity and pharmacokinetics (PK) of aflibercept

E.2.3

Trial contains a sub-study

E.3

Principal inclusion criteria

1. Men or women ≥18 years of age (or country’s legal age of adulthood if the legal age is >18 years) with type 1 or type 2 diabetes mellitus
2. Diabetic macular edema (DME) with central involvement in the study eye
3. Best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) early treatment diabetic retinopathy study (ETDRS) letter score of 78 to 24 (approximate Snellen equivalent of 20/32 to 20/320) in the study eye with decreased vision determined to be primarily the result of DME
4. Willing and able to comply with clinic visits and study-related procedures
5. Provide informed consent signed by study patient or legally acceptable representative

Extension Phase:
All randomized patients that complete visit 26, week 96, as long as the patient 1) provides informed consent and 2) no treatment for DME has been given in the study eye other than the randomized study treatment.

NOTE: Other Protocol Defined Inclusion Criteria Apply

E.4

Principal exclusion criteria

1. Evidence of macular edema due to any cause other than diabetes mellitus in either eye
2. Active proliferative diabetic retinopathy in the study eye
3. IVT anti-VEGF treatment (aflibercept, ranibizumab, bevacizumab, brolucizumab, pegaptanib sodium) or panretinal laser photocoagulation (PRP)/macular laser photocoagulation within 12 weeks (84 days) or intraocular or periocular corticosteroids within 16 weeks (112 days) of the screening visit in the study eye
4. Prior IVT investigational agents in either eye (eg, anti-ang-2/anti-VEGF bispecific monoclonal antibodies, gene therapy, etc.) at any time
5. Treatment with ocriplasmin (JETREA®) in the study eye at any time

NOTE: Other Protocol Defined Exclusion Criteria Apply

E.5 End points

E.5.1

Primary end point(s)

Change from baseline in best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) at week 48

E.5.1.1

Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point

Week 48

E.5.2

Secondary end point(s)

1. Proportion of patients with a ≥2 step improvement in Diabetic Retinopathy Severity Scale (DRSS) at week 48
2. Change from baseline in BCVA at week 60 (region-specific analysis)
3. Proportion of patients gaining ≥15 letters at week 48
4. Proportion of patients with BCVA ≥69 letters at week 48
5. Proportion of patients without fluid at foveal center at week 48
6. Change from baseline in central retinal thickness (CRT) at week 48
7. Proportion of patients without leakage on fluorescein angiography (FA) at week 48
8. Change from baseline in National Eye Institute Visual Function Questionnaire (NEI-VFQ) total score at week 48
9. Systemic PK of aflibercept as assessed from baseline through week 48
10. Assessment of immunogenicity to aflibercept through end of study (EOS) week (week 96)
11. Safety evaluation by assessment of adverse events (AEs) and serious adverse events (SAEs) through weeks 48, 60, 96 and 156.

E.5.2.1

Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point

1, 3-9: Week 48
2: Week 60
10: Week 96
11: Weeks 48, 60, 96, 156

E.6 and E.7 Scope of the trial

E.6

Scope of the trial

E.6.1

Diagnosis

E.6.2

Prophylaxis

E.6.3

Therapy

Yes

E.6.4

Safety

Yes

E.6.5

Efficacy

Yes

E.6.6

Pharmacokinetic

Yes

E.6.7

Pharmacodynamic

E.6.8

Bioequivalence

E.6.9

Dose response

Yes

E.6.10

Pharmacogenetic

E.6.11

Pharmacogenomic

E.6.12

Pharmacoeconomic

E.6.13

Others

E.7

Trial type and phase

E.7.1

Human pharmacology (Phase I)

E.7.1.1

First administration to humans

E.7.1.2

Bioequivalence study

E.7.1.3

Other

E.7.1.3.1

Other trial type description

E.7.2

Therapeutic exploratory (Phase II)

Yes

E.7.3

Therapeutic confirmatory (Phase III)

Yes

E.7.4

Therapeutic use (Phase IV)

E.8 Design of the trial

E.8.1

Controlled

Yes

E.8.1.1

Randomised

Yes

E.8.1.2

Open

E.8.1.3

Single blind

E.8.1.4

Double blind

Yes

E.8.1.5

Parallel group

Yes

E.8.1.6

Cross over

E.8.1.7

Other

E.8.2

Comparator of controlled trial

E.8.2.1

Other medicinal product(s)

Yes

E.8.2.2

Placebo

E.8.2.3

Other

Yes

E.8.2.3.1

Comparator description

Eylea (AFLIBERCEPT) 2mg authorised dose

E.8.2.4

Number of treatment arms in the trial

E.8.3

The trial involves single site in the Member State concerned

E.8.4

The trial involves multiple sites in the Member State concerned

Yes

E.8.4.1

Number of sites anticipated in Member State concerned

E.8.5

The trial involves multiple Member States

Yes

E.8.5.1

Number of sites anticipated in the EEA

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

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

Canada

China

Japan

Russian Federation

United Kingdom

United States

Czechia

Germany

Hungary

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

LVLS

E.8.9 Initial estimate of the duration of the trial

E.8.9.1

In the Member State concerned years

E.8.9.1

In the Member State concerned months

E.8.9.1

In the Member State concerned days

E.8.9.2

In all countries concerned by the trial years

E.8.9.2

In all countries concerned by the trial months

E.8.9.2

In all countries concerned by the trial days

F. Population of Trial Subjects

F.1 Age Range

F.1.1

Trial has subjects under 18

F.1.1.1

In Utero

F.1.1.2

Preterm newborn infants (up to gestational age < 37 weeks)

F.1.1.3

Newborns (0-27 days)

F.1.1.4

Infants and toddlers (28 days-23 months)

F.1.1.5

Children (2-11years)

F.1.1.6

Adolescents (12-17 years)

F.1.2

Adults (18-64 years)

Yes

F.1.2.1

Number of subjects for this age range:

362

F.1.3

Elderly (>=65 years)

Yes

F.1.3.1

Number of subjects for this age range:

278

F.2 Gender

F.2.1

Female

Yes

F.2.2

Male

Yes

F.3 Group of trial subjects

F.3.1

Healthy volunteers

F.3.2

Patients

Yes

F.3.3

Specific vulnerable populations

Yes

F.3.3.1

Women of childbearing potential not using contraception

F.3.3.2

Women of child-bearing potential using contraception

Yes

F.3.3.3

Pregnant women

F.3.3.4

Nursing women

F.3.3.5

Emergency situation

F.3.3.6

Subjects incapable of giving consent personally

F.3.3.7

Others

F.4 Planned number of subjects to be included

F.4.1

In the member state

F.4.2

For a multinational trial

F.4.2.1

In the EEA

F.4.2.2

In the whole clinical trial

640

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)

None

G. Investigator Networks to be involved in the Trial

N. Review by the Competent Authority or Ethics Committee in the country concerned

Competent Authority Decision

Authorised

Date of Competent Authority Decision

2020-02-21

Ethics Committee Opinion of the trial application

Favourable

Ethics Committee Opinion: Reason(s) for unfavourable opinion

Date of Ethics Committee Opinion

2020-03-04

P. End of Trial
P.	End of Trial Status	Completed
P.	Date of the global end of the trial	2024-06-18

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