A Study to Investigate Vamikibart in Participants With Uveitic Macular Edema
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A Phase III, Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Masked, Sham-Controlled Study to Investigate the Efficacy, Safety, Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of Vamikibart Administered Intravitreally in Patients With Uveitic Macular Edema
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interventional
245
14 countries
77
Brief Summary
This study will assess the efficacy and safety of vamikibart in participants with uveitic macular edema.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
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participants targeted
Target at P50-P75 for phase_3
Started Jan 2023
77 active sites
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
First Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
December 6, 2022
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
December 8, 2022
CompletedStudy Start
First participant enrolled
January 9, 2023
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
December 9, 2024
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
July 9, 2025
CompletedNovember 21, 2025
November 1, 2025
1.9 years
December 6, 2022
November 19, 2025
Conditions
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Proportion of participants with ≥ 15 letter improvement from baseline in best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) at Week 16
Week 16
Secondary Outcomes (22)
Proportion of participants with ≥ 15 letter improvement from baseline in BCVA at Week 20
Week 20
Change from baseline in BCVA at Week 16
Week 16
Change from baseline in central subfield thickness (CST) at Week 16
Week 16
Change from Baseline in BCVA at Weeks 20 and 52
Weeks 20 and 52
Change from baseline in CST at Weeks 20 and 52
Weeks 20 and 52
- +17 more secondary outcomes
Study Arms (3)
Arm A
EXPERIMENTALParticipants will receive 4 high-dose vamikibart intravitreal (IVT) injections every 4 weeks (Q4W) to Week 12, followed by as-needed (PRN) dosing from Week 20 to Week 48.
Arm B
EXPERIMENTALParticipants will receive 4 low-dose vamikibart IVT injections Q4W to Week 12, followed by PRN dosing from Week 20 to Week 48.
Arm C
SHAM COMPARATORParticipants will receive 4 sham injections Q4W to Week 12, followed by PRN sham dosing from Week 20 to Week 48.
Interventions
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Female participants: Agreement to remain abstinent (refrain from heterosexual intercourse) or use contraception as defined by the protocol
- Diagnosis of macular edema associated with non-infectious uveitis (NIU)
- Diagnosis of active or inactive, acute, or chronic NIU of any etiology and of any anatomical type (anterior, intermediate, posterior, panuveitis)
- BCVA letter score of 73 to 19 letters (inclusive) on Early Treatment Diabetic Retinopathy Study (EDTRS)-like charts
You may not qualify if:
- Evidence of active or latent syphilis infection
- Evidence of active or latent tuberculosis infection and/or positive tuberculosis assay, or previous or current HIV diagnosis
- Serious acute or chronic medical or psychiatric illness
- History of major ocular and non-ocular surgical procedures
- Uncontrolled IOP or glaucoma or chronic hypotony
- Any anatomical changes or media opacity in the study eye preventing evaluation of retina, vitreous, and capture of study images
- Prior use of IVT biologics including anti-VEGFs less than 2-4 months prior to Day 1; received IVT Methotrexate within 4 months prior to Day 1
- Prior macular laser therapy, cataract surgery within 6 months and laser capsulotomy within 3 months of Day 1
- Topical corticosteroids and/or topical NSAID \> 3 drops per day in the 14 days prior to Day 1 (D1); intraocular or periocular corticosteroid injections in the 2 months prior to D1; subconjunctival corticosteroid injection within 1 month prior to Day 1; an OZURDEX implant in the 4 months prior to D1; YUTIQ, RETISERT or ILUVIEN implant in the 3 years prior to D1
- Diagnosis of macular edema due to any cause other than NIU
- Any major ocular conditions that may require medical or surgical intervention during the study period to prevent vision loss
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (77)
Kaiser Permanente Southern California
Los Angeles, California, 90027, United States
Colorado Retina Associates, PC
Lakewood, Colorado, 80228, United States
Retina Vitreous Associates of Florida
St. Petersburg, Florida, 33711-1141, United States
Cumberland Valley Retina PC
Hagerstown, Maryland, 21740, United States
VitreoRetinal Surgery, PLLC.
Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55435, United States
Truhlsen Eye Institute
Omaha, Nebraska, 68106-5540, United States
Envision Ocular, LLC
Bloomfield, New Jersey, 07003, United States
Wake Forest Baptist Health Eye Centre
Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 27157, United States
University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Cleveland, Ohio, 44106, United States
The Ohio State University Investigational Drug Services
Columbus, Ohio, 43212, United States
Oregon Health & Science Uni
Portland, Oregon, 97239, United States
Erie Retina Research
Erie, Pennsylvania, 16507-1429, United States
Palmetto Retina Center
West Columbia, South Carolina, 29169, United States
Tennessee Retina PC
Nashville, Tennessee, 37203, United States
Austin Clinical Research LLC
Austin, Texas, 78750, United States
Texas Retina Associates
Dallas, Texas, 75231, United States
LKH-Univ.Klinikum Graz
Graz, 8036, Austria
Kepler Universitätskliniken GmbH - Med Campus III
Linz, 4021, Austria
Medizinische Universitat Wien
Vienna, 1090, Austria
Retina Clinic
SĂ£o Paulo, SĂ£o Paulo, 01427-002, Brazil
Universidade Federal de Sao Paulo - UNIFESPX
SĂ£o Paulo, SĂ£o Paulo, 04023-062, Brazil
CEMAPE - Centro Médico
SĂ£o Paulo, SĂ£o Paulo, 04084-002, Brazil
Fiocruz - FundaĂ§Ă£o Oswaldo Cruz
Rio de Janeiro, 21040-360, Brazil
Kensington Vision and Research Centre
Toronto, Ontario, M5T 3A9, Canada
HĂ´pital Maisonneuve - Rosemont
Montreal, Quebec, H1T 2M4, Canada
CHU de Quebec-Universite Laval
Québec, G1S 4L8, Canada
Peking Union Medical College Hospital
Beijing, 100032, China
Beijing Tongren Hospital
Beijing, 100730, China
The Second Hospital of Jilin University
Changchun, 130041, China
The First Affiliated Hospital, Chongqing Medical University
Chongqing, 400016, China
Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-sen University
Guangzhou, 510060, China
Second Affiliated Hospital Zhejiang University College of Medicine
Hangzhou, China
Shanghai First People's Hospital
Shanghai, 200080, China
Tianjin Medical University Eye Hospital
Tianjin, 300070, China
Eye Hospital, Wenzhou Medical University
Wenzhou, 325027, China
Ren Min Hospital Affiliated Wu Han University
Wuhan, 430060, China
Rambam Medical Center
Haifa, 3109601, Israel
Hadassah MC
Jerusalem, 9112001, Israel
Meir Medical Center
Kfar Saba, 4428164, Israel
Rabin MC
Petah Tikva, 4941492, Israel
Kaplan Medical Center
Rehovot, 7660101, Israel
Tel Aviv Sourasky MC
Tel Aviv, 6423906, Israel
Assuta Hashalom Medical Center
Tel Aviv, 6789140, Israel
AUSL ? IRCCS Santa Maria Nuova
Reggio Emilia, Emilia-Romagna, 42100, Italy
ASL 4 SSR Ospedale Santa Maria di Montallegro
Rapallo, Liguria, 16035, Italy
Irccs Ospedale San Raffaele
Milan, Lombardy, 20132, Italy
Asst Fatebenefratelli Sacco
Milan, Lombardy, 20157, Italy
Hospital de la Ceguera APEC
Mexico City, Mexico CITY (federal District), 04030, Mexico
Het Oogziekenhuis Rotterdam
Rotterdam, 3011 BH, Netherlands
Universitair Medisch Centrum Utrecht
Utrecht, 3584 CX, Netherlands
OFTALMIKA Sp. z o.o
Bydgoszcz, 85-631, Poland
Gabinet Okulistyczny Prof Edward Wylegala
Katowice, 40-594, Poland
SP ZOZ Szpital Uniwersytecki w Krakowie Oddzia? Kliniczny Okulistyki i Onkologii Okulistycznej
Krakow, 31-501, Poland
SPSK nr 1 w Lublinie
Lublin, 20-079, Poland
SPEKTRUM Osrodek Okulistyki Klinicznej
Wroclaw, 53-334, Poland
AIBILI - Association for Innovation and Biomedical Research on Light
Coimbra, 3000-548, Portugal
Instituto de Oftalmologia Dr. Gama Pinto
Lisbon, 1169-019, Portugal
Hospital de Santa Maria
Lisbon, 1649-035, Portugal
Pusan National University Hospital
Busan, 49241, South Korea
Yeungnam University Medical Center
Daegu, 42415, South Korea
Ajou University Medical Center
Gyeonggi-do, 16499, South Korea
Seoul National University Bundang Hospital
Seongnam-si, 13605, South Korea
Severance Hospital, Yonsei University Health System
Seoul, 03722, South Korea
Asan Medical Center
Seoul, 05505, South Korea
Samsung Medical Center
Seoul, 06351, South Korea
Seoul St Mary's Hospital
Seoul, 06591, South Korea
Kim's Eye Hospital
Seoul, 07301, South Korea
Taipei Veterans General Hospital
Taipei, 11217, Taiwan
Mackay Memorial Hospital
Taipei, Taiwan
Chang Gung Medical Foundation - Linkou
Taoyuan District, 333, Taiwan
Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Birmingham, B15 2TH, United Kingdom
Bradford Royal Infirmary
Bradford, BD9 6RJ, United Kingdom
Bristol Eye Hospital
Bristol, BS1 2LX, United Kingdom
Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Gloucestershire, GL1 3NN, United Kingdom
Royal Liverpool University Hospital
Liverpool, L7 8XP, United Kingdom
Western Eye Hospital
London, NW1 5QH, United Kingdom
James Cook Hospital
Middlesbrough, TS4 3BW, United Kingdom
MeSH Terms
Interventions
Study Officials
- STUDY DIRECTOR
Clinical Trials
Hoffmann-La Roche
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- phase 3
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- DOUBLE
- Who Masked
- PARTICIPANT, INVESTIGATOR
- Purpose
- TREATMENT
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- INDUSTRY
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
December 6, 2022
First Posted
December 8, 2022
Study Start
January 9, 2023
Primary Completion
December 9, 2024
Study Completion
July 9, 2025
Last Updated
November 21, 2025
Record last verified: 2025-11
Data Sharing
- IPD Sharing
- Will share
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