A Phase 1 interventional study of Sirolimus (rapamycin) and Sirolimus (rapamycin) in Uveitis, Intermediate Uveitis and Posterior Uveitis, sponsored by Johns Hopkins University. Completed at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2018-08-20.
Sponsored by Johns Hopkins University · Phase 1, Interventional, and Treatment
The purpose of this study is to find out about the safety and effectiveness of the study drug, sirolimus, in patients with uveitis and to utilize the potential effectiveness of sirolimus, and yet to avoid the potential complications of systemic use of the drug. In this study, the investigators will administer sirolimus either around (subconjunctival injection) or inside the eye (intravitreal injection). Local administration of sirolimus to the eye is not expected to have effects on the rest of the body. Therefore, it may offer a safer way than the current methods used to control the inflammation caused by non-infectious uveitis.
Uveitis is a condition in which certain parts of your eye become inflamed. The inflammation is usually recurrent. If the inflammation is not treated adequately, permanent damage to the eye and to the vision may occur. The inflammation can be caused by infectious or non infectious causes. The current research is being done to determine the safety and the usefulness of treatment of non-infectious uveitis using a drug called sirolimus.
Current treatment options for uveitis include oral corticosteroids and drugs that weaken the immune system of the body (i.e., immunosuppressant drugs). Treatment using oral corticosteroids, especially for long periods, may cause many undesirable side effects and complications such as high blood sugar, high blood pressure, bone weakness, obesity, stomach ulcers, abnormal hair growth, and increased risks of infection. In addition to that, in some cases, the disease cannot be controlled even with the highest dose of steroids.
Injection of steroids around and inside the eye can be used to control uveitis. However, the inflammation does not always respond to such kind of treatment. The eyes may develop high pressure and cataract with injections of steroids into the eyes or around the eyes.
On the other hand, despite their potential effectiveness, treatment with drugs that weaken the immune system may cause severe side effects. Increased risk of infection is a common side effect of all the immunosuppressant drugs. The immune system protects the body from infections. When the immune system is suppressed, infections are more likely to happen. Some of these infections are potentially dangerous. Because the immune system protects the body against some forms of cancer, immunosuppressant drugs are also associated with a slightly increased risk of cancer. For example, long-term use of immunosuppressant drugs may carry an increased risk of developing skin cancer as a result of the combination of the drugs and exposure to sunlight. The immunosuppressive drugs are very powerful and can cause serious side effects such as high blood pressure, kidney problems, and liver problems. Some side effects may not show up until years after the medicine is used.
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Have diagnosis of uveitis determined by the Investigator to be non infectious;
Have active uveitis, defined as having at least 1+ Vitreous Haze and/or at least 1+ Vitreous Cell Count (SUN scale), and:
Exclusion Criteria:
Any significant ocular disease that could compromise vision in the study eye. These include, but are not limited to:
Any of the following treatments within 90 days prior to Day 0 or anticipated use of any of the following treatments to the study eye:
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Anti-inflammatory medicines such as prednisone, prednisolone and dexamethasone — not the anabolic steroids used for muscle.
Studies differ in what they allow: check which steroid medicines, routes (tablets, injections, creams, inhalers, eye drops) and doses this study accepts.
A weakened immune system. It can come from an illness, such as HIV or some blood cancers, or from medicines that turn the immune system down, for example after an organ transplant or for an autoimmune disease; steroids at higher doses count.
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Malignancy means cancer. Criteria about another or earlier malignancy ask whether you have had a different cancer, usually within a set number of years.
Some are commonly allowed, such as treated skin cancers other than melanoma and early cancers removed completely — check the exceptions this study lists.
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You can keep asking questions during the study, you are told of new information that matters, and you can choose to leave at any time.
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Corticosteroids (steroids)
Anti-inflammatory medicines such as prednisone, prednisolone and dexamethasone — not the anabolic steroids used for muscle.
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Immunosuppression
A weakened immune system. It can come from an illness, such as HIV or some blood cancers, or from medicines that turn the immune system down, for example after an organ transplant or for an autoimmune disease; steroids at higher doses count.
Read whether the line is about a condition or about medicines, and which medicines and doses it means.
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Cancer (malignancy)
Malignancy means cancer. Criteria about another or earlier malignancy ask whether you have had a different cancer, usually within a set number of years.
Some are commonly allowed, such as treated skin cancers other than melanoma and early cancers removed completely — check the exceptions this study lists.
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Investigational drug or device
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It may be new, or already approved and being studied for another use, dose or form. Criteria often leave out people who took part in another study of one within a recent period, commonly 30 days or five half-lives.
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Will receive intravitreal injections of sirolimus 352 µg in study eye on Days 0, 60, and 120.
Drug: Sirolimus (rapamycin)
Will receive subconjunctival injections of sirolimus 1320 µg in the study eye on Days 0, 60, and 120.
Drug: Sirolimus (rapamycin)
Will receive intravitreal injections of sirolimus (rapamycin) 352 µg in study eye on Days 0, 60, and 120.
Also known as: Rapamycin, Rapamune, Sirolimus
Will receive subconjunctival injections of sirolimus 1320 µg in the study eye on Days 0, 60, and 120.
Also known as: Rapamycin, Rapamune, Sirolimus
Number of Participants With at Least 2-step Decrease in Vitreous Haze (VH)
Vitreous Haze is calculated using a 9 step photographic haze in uveitis patients using fundus photograph
Time frame: 6 months
Change From Baseline VA by ETDRS
Time frame: 6 and 12 months
| Milestone | Intravitreal Injection | Subconjunctival Injection |
|---|---|---|
| Started | 15 | 15 |
| Completed | 14 | 14 |
| Not completed | 1 | 1 |
Vitreous Haze is calculated using a 9 step photographic haze in uveitis patients using fundus photograph
| participants | Intravitreal Injection | Subconjunctival Injection |
|---|---|---|
| Number of Participants With at Least 2-step Decrease in Vitreous Haze (VH) | 4 | 4 |
Results for this outcome have not been posted.
Collected over 6 Months. Non-serious events are listed at a 0% frequency threshold.
| Group | Deaths | Serious | Other |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intravitreal Injection | — | 1/15 (6.7%) | 0/15 (0%) |
| Subconjunctival Injection | — | 0/15 (0%) | 6/15 (40%) |
| Event | Intravitreal Injection | Subconjunctival Injection |
|---|---|---|
| Serious Ocular Adverse EventEye disorders | 1/15 | 0/15 |
| Event | Intravitreal Injection | Subconjunctival Injection |
|---|---|---|
| Inflammation at the injection siteEye disorders | 0/15 | 6/15 |
| Age, Continuous(years) | Intravitreal Injection | Subconjunctival Injection | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | 45 ± 19.8 | 48 ± 18.2 | 47 ± 18.8 |
| Sex: Female, Male(Participants) | Intravitreal Injection | Subconjunctival Injection | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Female | 6 | 9 | 15 |
| Male | 9 | 6 | 15 |
| Race/Ethnicity, Customized(participants) | Intravitreal Injection | Subconjunctival Injection | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Asian | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Black or African American | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| White | 11 | 11 | 22 |
| More than one race | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown or Not Reported | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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