Status:

RECRUITING

NG101 AAV Gene Therapy in Subjects With Wet Age-Related Macular Degeneration

Lead Sponsor:

Elisigen, Inc.

Collaborating Sponsors:

ORA, Inc.

Conditions:

Age-Related Macular Degeneration

Eligibility:

All Genders

50-89 years

Phase:

PHASE1

PHASE2

Brief Summary

This study will evaluate the safety, tolerability, and preliminary efficacy of NG101 AAV gene therapy administered by subretinal injections into a single selected eye as a single selected dose for pat...

Detailed Description

This is a Phase 1/2a, multicenter, open-label, dose escalation study to evaluate the safety, tolerability, and preliminary efficacy of NG101 AAV gene therapy, administered by subretinal injection in p...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Subjects ≥ 50 and ≤ 89 years of age with a diagnosis of active subfoveal CNV secondary to wAMD in the Study Eye
  • BCVA between 20/40 and 20/400 in the Study Eye, with BCVA decrement primarily attributable to wAMD
  • Administration of at least 3 anti-VEGF (vascular endothelial growth factor) injections in the study eye in the past 6 months for clinically active wAMD, the most recent of which was within 1 month prior to Screening Day -14 (Visit 1).
  • Must be pseudo phakic (status post cataract surgery) in the Study Eye
  • Female and Male reproductive status: Female subjects must be either: (1) of non-childbearing potential; or (2) of childbearing potential and using an acceptable method of birth control with a negative pregnancy test. Male subjects agree to refrain from sperm donations and practice contraception to avoid any pregnancy for 3 months after administration of NG101.
  • Normal blood pressure (BP) and heart rate (HR), or near normal BP and HR not considered clinically significant (NCS) by the Investigator at the Screening Day -14 (Visit 1) and Day -7 (Visit 2)
  • Willing and able to provide written, signed informed consent after the nature of the study has been explained and prior to the performance of any study-related procedures
  • Willingness and ability to comply with schedule for follow-up visits and postoperative evaluations

Exclusion

  • CNV or macular edema in the Study Eye secondary to any causes other than AMD
  • Any condition preventing visual acuity improvement in the Study Eye, e.g., fibrosis, atrophy, or retinal pigment epithelial tear involving the center of the macula
  • Any ophthalmic condition that precludes adequate ophthalmic examination or requires treatment
  • Retinal detachment or history of retinal detachment in the Study Eye
  • Active uncontrolled glaucoma with intraocular pressure (IOP) ≥ 30 mmHg despite treatment with more than 2 glaucoma medications, advanced glaucoma with cup-to-disc ratio of ≥ 0.9, visual field defects secondary to glaucoma that involve the macula, and/or optic atrophy from glaucoma
  • History of intravitreal therapy in the Study Eye, such as intravitreal steroid injection or an investigational product, other than anti-VEGF therapy, in the 6 months prior to Screening
  • History of vitrectomy, trabeculectomy, glaucoma tube-shunt procedure, minimally invasive glaucoma surgery (MIGS) device, or other filtration surgery in the Study Eye
  • Photodynamic therapy or retinal laser for the treatment of wAMD within the last 6 months
  • Any prior therapeutic radiation in the region of the Study Eye such as whole brain radiation, proton beam radiation, gamma knife treatment, or plaque brachytherapy
  • Any previous intraocular or refractive surgery on the Study Eye within 6 months
  • Any previous gene therapy in the Study Eye
  • Presence of an ocular implant in the Study Eye at Screening, excluding intraocular lens and custom flex iris prosthesis
  • Any diabetic retinopathy or other retinal vascular disease including retinal vein occlusion, retinal artery occlusion, retinal arterial macro aneurysm, ocular ischemic syndrome, retinal vasculitis, vitritis, posterior uveitis
  • Medically uncontrolled diabetes, defined as HbA1C \> 8.0
  • History of ocular melanoma
  • History of any known inherited retinal disease
  • Currently taking any anticoagulant therapy, which is deemed medically necessary and cannot be permanently stopped at least 2 weeks prior to NG101 injection, excluding prophylactic low-dose aspirin therapy
  • Any underlying systemic diseases as unstable or severe cardiovascular, cerebrovascular, dementia or neurodegenerative diseases of a level that prevents adequate evaluation of the subject during the study, active malignancy or currently undergoing treatment for active malignancy at Screening or a history of malignancy that precludes completion of this 260 week study, and immunocompromised conditions and/or need for immunosuppressive therapy
  • Active hepatitis B or C
  • History of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), active tuberculosis, and/or syphilis
  • Any significant illness that would preclude study compliance and follow-up
  • Subjects who, in the Investigator's opinion, lack the mental capacity to provide written informed consent for study participation

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

September 8 2023

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

January 1 2030

Estimated Enrollment :

18 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT05984927

Start Date

September 8 2023

End Date

January 1 2030

Last Update

October 30 2025

Active Locations (5)

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Cincinnati Eye Institute

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States, 45242

2

Retina Consultants of Texas

Bellaire, Texas, United States, 77401

3

Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, V5Z 3N9

4

Sunnybrook Ophthalmology and Vision Services

Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M4N 3M5