Phase 3, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Study of Tinlarebant to Explore Safety and Efficacy in Geographic Atrophy (PHOENIX)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT05949593 |
Recruitment Status :
Recruiting
First Posted : July 18, 2023
Last Update Posted : September 28, 2023
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Geographic Atrophy | Drug: Tinlarebant Drug: Placebo | Phase 3 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Estimated Enrollment : | 429 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | Double (Participant, Investigator) |
Masking Description: | Eligible subjects will be randomly assigned to begin treatment in 2:1 ratio to receive the study drug (either Tinlarebant 5 mg or matching placebo) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | PHase 3, Multicenter, RandOmized, Double-masked, PlacEbo-CoNtrolled Study of TInlarebant to EXplore Safety and Efficacy in the Treatment of Geographic Atrophy (the PHOENIX Study) |
Actual Study Start Date : | July 27, 2023 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date : | August 31, 2027 |
Estimated Study Completion Date : | November 30, 2027 |
Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: LBS-008, Tinlarebant |
Drug: Tinlarebant
5 mg tablet taken orally once a day |
Placebo Comparator: Placebo |
Drug: Placebo
Placebo tablets for tinlarebant 5 mg prepared similarly. |
- To measure the rate of change (growth rate slope) in geographic atrophy (GA) lesion size [ Time Frame: From baseline to Month 24] ]
- To measure the change in best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) as assessed using the Early Treatment Diabetic Retinopathy Study (ETDRS) scale [ Time Frame: From baseline to Month 24 ]
- To measure changes in the area and size of the inner/outer segment junction of photoreceptors by spectral domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) [ Time Frame: From baseline to Month 24 ]

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 60 Years to 85 Years (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Subjects must have a confirmed diagnosis of GA with atrophic lesions in 1 or both eyes.
- Minimum BCVA is required in the study eye
Exclusion Criteria:
- The presence of diabetic macular edema or macular disease in either eye.
- Diabetic retinopathy more advanced than mild nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy, or any other retinal vascular disease in either eye.
- Uncontrolled diagnosed glaucoma in the study eye

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT05949593
Contact: Belitebio Clinical Operations | +886 972 080 097 | clinicaltrial@belitebio.com |
United States, California | |
Belite Study Site | Not yet recruiting |
Arcadia, California, United States, 91007 | |
Belite Study Site | Recruiting |
Huntington Beach, California, United States, 92467 | |
United States, Maryland | |
Belite Study Site | Recruiting |
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States, 21740 | |
United States, New York | |
Belite Study Site | Not yet recruiting |
Westbury, New York, United States, 11590 | |
United States, Oregon | |
Belite Study Site | Not yet recruiting |
Portland, Oregon, United States, 97239 | |
United States, Tennessee | |
Belite Study Site | Recruiting |
Germantown, Tennessee, United States, 38138 | |
United States, Texas | |
Belite Study Site | Recruiting |
Abilene, Texas, United States, 79606 | |
Australia, New South Wales | |
Belite Study Site | Not yet recruiting |
Strathfield, New South Wales, Australia, 2135 | |
Taiwan | |
Belite Study Site | Not yet recruiting |
Taichung, Taiwan, 40447 | |
Belite Study Site | Not yet recruiting |
Taoyuan, Taiwan, 33305 |
Responsible Party: | Belite Bio, Inc |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT05949593 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
LBS-008-CT05 |
First Posted: | July 18, 2023 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | September 28, 2023 |
Last Verified: | September 2023 |
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 |
LBS-008 Tinlarebant GA |
Geographic Atrophy Atrophy Pathological Conditions, Anatomical Macular Degeneration |
Retinal Degeneration Retinal Diseases Eye Diseases |