Safety and Efficacy of Faricimab in Patients With NPDR (MAGIC)

• ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT05681884
• Recruitment Status: Active, not recruiting
• First Posted: January 12, 2023
• Last Update Posted: April 19, 2024
• Sponsor: Greater Houston Retina Research
• Collaborator: Genentech, Inc.
• Information provided by (Responsible Party): Greater Houston Retina Research

Study Description

Brief Summary:

The purpose of this Phase 2 study is comprised of two groups to evaluate the safety, tolerability, and efficacy of faricimab in patients with Non-Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy.

Condition or disease	Intervention/treatment	Phase
Non-Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy	Drug: Faricimab	Phase 2

Detailed Description:

Group 1: Subjects will be administered intravitreal faricimab every 4 through week 48 and then will be receive faricimab every 16 weeks with an end of study visit at week 96. At any visit after Week 48, if rescue criteria are met, faricimab 6mg will be given every 4 weeks and the subject will continue dosing through the end of the trial.

Group 2: Subjects are seen and observed every 16 weeks. Starting at Week 48, subjects will be administered intravitreal faricimab every 4 weeks from week 48 to week 92 with an end of study visit at week 96. At any visit before Week 48, if rescue criteria are met, faricimab will be given every 4 weeks and the subject will continue dosing through the end of the trial.

Study Design

• Study Type: Interventional (Clinical Trial)
• Estimated Enrollment: 150 participants
• Allocation: Randomized
• Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
• Intervention Model Description: Randomized during the enrollment phase of the study in a 1:1 ratio to one of two treatment arms.
• Masking: None (Open Label)
• Primary Purpose: Treatment
• Official Title: Faricimab for Retinal Non-Perfusion Associated With Non-Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy: The MAGIC Phase 2, Multi-Center, Open-Label, Randomized Controlled Trial
• Actual Study Start Date: May 16, 2023
• Estimated Primary Completion Date: March 20, 2026
• Estimated Study Completion Date: April 13, 2026

Arms and Interventions

Arm	Intervention/treatment
Experimental: Group 1; Subjects will be administered intravitreal faricimab 6 mg every 4 weeks (defined as every 28 days + 7 days and at least 21 days between injections) through week 48. Starting at Week 48, subjects will be treated every 16 weeks (weeks 48, 64 & 80) with an end of study visit at week 96. Rescue: At any visit after Week 48, if rescue criteria are met, faricimab 6mg will be given every 4 weeks and the subject will continue dosing through the end of the trial.	Drug: Faricimab; Faricimab is a humanized bispecific antibody binding to human Ang-2 and VEGF. For Phase III studies, the Ro 686-7461 drug product is provided in single-dose 2-mL glass vials (6 mg/0.05 mL) with L-histidine/acetate buffered solution (approximately pH 5.5) containing sodium chloride, sucrose, L-methionine, polysorbate 20, and water for injection.
Experimental: Group 2; Subjects are seen and observed every 16 weeks. Starting at Week 48, subjects will be administered intravitreal faricimab 6 mg every 4 weeks from week 48 to week 92, (defined as every 28 days ± 7 days and at least 21 days between injections) with an end of study visit at week 96. Rescue: At any visit before Week 48, if rescue criteria are met, faricimab 6mg will be given every 4 weeks and the subject will continue dosing through the end of the trial.	Drug: Faricimab; Faricimab is a humanized bispecific antibody binding to human Ang-2 and VEGF. For Phase III studies, the Ro 686-7461 drug product is provided in single-dose 2-mL glass vials (6 mg/0.05 mL) with L-histidine/acetate buffered solution (approximately pH 5.5) containing sodium chloride, sucrose, L-methionine, polysorbate 20, and water for injection.

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures :

1. Primary Objective [ Time Frame: 48 weeks ]
   Analyze the change in the area of retinal non-perfusion (RNP) within the macula over 48 weeks using ultrawide-field fluorescein angiography (UWFA) within eyes that have NPDR.
2. Primary Objective [ Time Frame: 48 weeks ]
   Analyze the change in the area of retinal non-perfusion (RNP) outside the macula over 48 weeks using ultrawide-field fluorescein angiography (UWFA) within eyes that have NPDR.

Secondary Outcome Measures :

1. Change in area of RNP [ Time Frame: Baseline through week 96 ]
   Change in area of RNP, as assessed by a central reading center; linear regression of change in area of RNP (dependent variable) between the monthly faricimab and observation groups, adjusted for age, sex, and disease severity as defined by Baseline ETDRS
2. Change in area of RNP within the macula [ Time Frame: Baseline through week 48 and from baseline through week 96 ]
   Change in area of RNP within the macula, as assessed by ultrawide-field fluorescein; linear regression of change in area of RNP (dependent variable) between the monthly faricimab and observation groups, adjusted for age, sex, and disease severity as defined by Baseline ETDRS
3. Change in area of RNP outside of the macula [ Time Frame: Baseline through week 48 and from baseline through week 96 ]
   Change in area of RNP outside of the macula, as assessed by ultrawide-field fluorescein from baseline to week 96; linear regression of change in area of RNP (dependent variable) between the monthly faricimab and observation groups, adjusted for age, sex, and disease severity as defined by Baseline ETDRS
4. Percentage of subjects with disease [ Time Frame: Baseline through week 96 ]
   Percentage of subjects with neovascularization and/or vitreous hemorrhage and/or DME
5. Mean change in ETDRS [ Time Frame: Baseline through week 48 and from baseline through week 96 ]
   Mean change in ETDRS BCVA
6. Mean change in CST [ Time Frame: Baseline through week 48 and from baseline through week 96 ]
   Mean change in CST
7. Contrast Sensitivity [ Time Frame: Baseline through Week 48 and from baseline through week 96 ]
   Contrast sensitivity as measured using the quantitative Contrast Sensitivity Function (qCSF) testing on the Manifold Contrast Vision
8. Natural History of RNP [ Time Frame: Baseline through Week 48 and from baseline through week 96 ]
   Natural history of RNP through detection of apoptosing retinal cells (DoARC) imaging
9. 2-step Improvement in DRSS [ Time Frame: 48 weeks and 96 weeks ]
   Proportion of subjects with at least a 2-step improvement in DRSS

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
• Sexes Eligible for Study: All
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Provide signed IRB-approved informed consent form (ICF) prior to any study-specific procedures
• Willing and able to comply with clinic visits and study-related procedures and likely to return for all study visits, in the investigator's judgement
• Men or women > 18 years of age at the time of signing the Informed Consent Form
• Diagnosis of diabetes mellitus (type 1 or type 2)
• For women of childbearing potential: agreement to remain abstinent (refrain from heterosexual intercourse) or use acceptable contraceptive methods that result in a failure rate of < 1% per year during the treatment period and for at least 3 months after the final dose of study treatment. A woman is considered to be of childbearing potential if she is post-menarcheal, has not reached a post-menopausal state (>12 continuous months of amenorrhea with no identified cause other than menopause), and has not undergone surgical sterilization (removal of ovaries and/or uterus). The definition of childbearing potential may be adapted for alignment with local guidelines or requirements. Examples of acceptable contraceptive methods include bilateral tubal ligation, male sterilization, hormonal contraceptives that inhibit ovulation, hormone-releasing intrauterine devices, and copper intrauterine devices.

Contraception methods that do not result in a failure rate of < 1% per year such as male or female condom with or without spermicide; and cap, diaphragm, or sponge with spermicide are not acceptable.

The reliability of sexual abstinence should be evaluated in relation to the duration of the clinical trial and the preferred and usual lifestyle of the subject. If a subject is usually not sexually active but becomes active, they, with their partner, must comply with the contraceptive requirements of the study.

Ocular inclusion criteria for study eye:

Subjects must meet the following ocular inclusion criteria for the study eye for entry into the study:

• ETDRS BCVA > 20/400 in the study eye
• Non-proliferative diabetic retinopathy, as confirmed by the site investigator
• Substantial non-perfusion (defined as greater than 5 disc areas on Wide-Field Fluorescein Angiograph (WFFA)), as assessed by site investigator

Exclusion Criteria:

• Any known hypersensitivity to any of the components in the faricimab injection
• Any known hypersensitivity to any contrast media (e.g., fluorescein), dilating eye drops, disinfectants (e.g., iodine), or any of the anesthetics and antimicrobial preparations used by the site during the study
• Active cancer within the past 12 months prior to Screen/Baseline except for appropriately treated carcinoma in situ of the cervix, non-melanoma skin carcinoma, and prostate cancer with a Gleason score of ≤6 and a stable prostate-specific antigen for >12 months
• Stroke (cerebral vascular accident) or myocardial infarction within 6 months prior to Screen/Baseline

• Pregnant or breastfeeding, or intending to become pregnant during the study or within 3 months after the final dose of faricimab

  o Women of childbearing potential must have a negative urine pregnancy test at the Screen/Baseline visit for both Group 1 and Group 2. Women of childbearing potential must also have a negative urine pregnancy test on any visit where they will receive treatment with IP or rescue medication. Urine pregnancy tests must be completed prior to the administration of IP/rescue medication and prior to FA being performed.

• Participation in an investigational trial that involves treatment with any drug or device (with the exception of vitamins or minerals) within 3 months (or 5 half-lives, whichever is longer) prior to Screen/Baseline, or during the course of this study
• Any prior or concomitant systemic anti-VEGF treatment within 4 months prior to Screen/Baseline
• Any use of any prohibited therapies during times of prohibition.

Ocular exclusion criteria for study eye:

Subjects who meet any of the following exclusion criteria for the study eye will be excluded from study entry:

• Any history of treatment with anti-VEGF or any periocular or IVT corticosteroids in the study eye within 4 months prior to Screen/Baseline
• SD-OCT central subfield thickness (CST) measurement > 325 µm, in the study eye due to DME.
• Evidence of infectious ocular infection, in the study eye at Screen/Baseline
• Any pan-retinal photocoagulation (PRP) treatment received in the study eye prior to Screen/Baseline
• Retinal vein occlusion in the study eye
• Cystoid macular edema not attributed to diabetes (instead caused by epiretinal membrane, macular telangiectasia, Coats disease, and inherited retinal diseases) in the study eye
• Current vitreous hemorrhage obscuring imaging in the study and/or dilated indirect examination
• Any intraocular surgery (e.g., cataract surgery) within 4 weeks prior to Screen/Baseline in the study eye
• Active intraocular inflammation including scleritis at screening/baseline

Contacts and Locations

Locations

United States, California

California Retina Consultants

Bakersfield, California, United States, 93309

Retinal Consultants Medical Group

Modesto, California, United States, 95356

United States, Florida

Florida Retina Institute

Orlando, Florida, United States, 32806

Retina Group of Florida

Sarasota, Florida, United States, 34233

United States, Minnesota

Retina Consultants of Minnesota St. Louis Park

Saint Louis Park, Minnesota, United States, 55416

United States, Mississippi

Mississippi Retina Associates

Jackson, Mississippi, United States, 39202

United States, New York

Long Island Vitreoretinal Consultants

Westbury, New York, United States, 11590

United States, North Carolina

North Carolina Retina Associates

Wake Forest, North Carolina, United States, 27587

United States, South Carolina

Charleston Neuroscience Institute

Ladson, South Carolina, United States, 29456

Palmetto Retina Center

West Columbia, South Carolina, United States, 29169

United States, Texas

Austin Retina Associates

Austin, Texas, United States, 78705

Retina Consultants of Texas

Beaumont, Texas, United States, 77707

Retina Consultants of Texas

Bellaire, Texas, United States, 77401

Retina Consultants of Texas

Katy, Texas, United States, 77494

Retina Consultants of Texas

San Antonio, Texas, United States, 78240

Retina Consultants of Texas

The Woodlands, Texas, United States, 77384

Sponsors and Collaborators

Greater Houston Retina Research

Genentech, Inc.

More Information

• Responsible Party: Greater Houston Retina Research
• ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT05681884
• Other Study ID Numbers: ML43601; 164104 ( Other Identifier: FDA (IND) )
• First Posted: January 12, 2023
• Last Update Posted: April 19, 2024
• Last Verified: April 2024

Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement:

• Plan to Share IPD: No

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: Yes
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: No
• Product Manufactured in and Exported from the U.S.: No

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Retinal Diseases; Diabetic Retinopathy; Eye Diseases; Diabetic Angiopathies; Vascular Diseases; Cardiovascular Diseases; Diabetes Complications; Diabetes Mellitus; Endocrine System Diseases; Faricimab; Angiogenesis Inhibitors; Angiogenesis Modulating Agents; Growth Substances; Physiological Effects of Drugs; Growth Inhibitors; Antineoplastic Agents