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CompletedNCT02781480OPTIRPE65Updated Jul 12, 2021Results posted

Clinical Trial of Gene Therapy for the Treatment of Leber Congenital Amaurosis (LCA)

A Phase 1/2 interventional study of AAV RPE65 in Leber Congenital Amaurosis, sponsored by MeiraGTx UK II Ltd. Completed at 2 sites in 2 countries. Open to participants aged 3 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2021-07-12.

Sponsored by MeiraGTx UK II Ltd · Phase 1/2, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Phase 1/2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
15
Allocation
Non-randomized
Ages
3 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

A clinical trial of AAV2/5 vector for patients with Defects in RPE65

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A dose escalation and dose expansion (Phase I/II) trial of adults and children with retinal dystrophy associated with defects in RPE65. ATIMP will be administered to one eye only in a single sub-retinal procedure

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Conditions studied

  • Leber Congenital Amaurosis
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In context

Blindness

161 studies on the registry are indexed under Blindness; 33 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 15 is below the median of 30 across 105 interventional studies indexed under Blindness.

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Lead sponsor

MeiraGTx UK II Ltd is the lead sponsor of 9 studies on the registry; none are open to participants now.

Of its 5 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 4 (80%) have results posted.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
3 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Eligibility criteria

Key Inclusion Criteria:

  • Aged 3 years or older
  • Early-onset severe retinal dystrophy consistent with RPE65 deficiency

Key Exclusion Criteria:

  • Females who are pregnant or breastfeeding
  • Have participated in another research study involving an investigational therapy for ocular disease within the last 6 months.
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Study design

Phase
Phase 1 / Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Non-randomized
Intervention model
Sequential assignment
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
15 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Low dose AAV-RPE65

    Subretinal administration of a single low dose of range AAV-RPE65

    Biological: AAV RPE65

  • Experimental
    Intermediate dose AAV-RPE65

    Subretinal administration of a single intermediate dose of range AAV-RPE65

    Biological: AAV RPE65

  • Experimental
    High dose AAV-RPE65

    Subretinal administration of a single high dose of range AAV-RPE65

    Biological: AAV RPE65

Interventions

  • BiologicalAAV RPE65

    Comparison of different dosages of AAV RPE65

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Overall Safety of Adeno-Associated Virus Vector (AAV-OPTIRPE65) - Number of Participants With a Safety Event

    Safety was defined as an advanced therapy investigational medicinal product (ATIMP) related: * Reduction in visual acuity by 15 Early Treatment Diabetic Retinopathy Study (ETDRS) letters or more. * Severe unresponsive inflammation. * Infective endophthalmitis. * Ocular malignancy. * Grade III or above non-ocular suspected unexpected serious adverse reaction (SUSAR).

    Time frame: 6 months

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Results

Posted Apr 8, 2021

Participant flow

Participant flow — Overall Study
MilestoneLow Dose AAV-RPE65Intermediate Dose AAV-RPE65High Dose AAV-RPE65
Started933
Completed933
Not completed000

Outcome measures

PrimaryOverall Safety of Adeno-Associated Virus Vector (AAV-OPTIRPE65) - Number of Participants With a Safety Event

Safety was defined as an advanced therapy investigational medicinal product (ATIMP) related: * Reduction in visual acuity by 15 Early Treatment Diabetic Retinopathy Study (ETDRS) letters or more. * Severe unresponsive inflammation. * Infective endophthalmitis. * Ocular malignancy. * Grade III or above non-ocular suspected unexpected serious adverse reaction (SUSAR).

Time frame:
6 months
Reported as:
Count of participants · Participants
Overall Safety of Adeno-Associated Virus Vector (AAV-OPTIRPE65) - Number of Participants With a Safety Event
ParticipantsLow Dose AAV-RPE65Intermediate Dose AAV-RPE65High Dose AAV-RPE65
Number of subjects with dose limiting events.001
Reduction in visual acuity by 15 ETDRS001
Severe unresponsive inflammation000
Infective endophthalmitis000
Ocular malignancy000
Grade III or above non-ocular SUSAR000

Adverse events

Collected over Within 6 months of ATIMP administration.. Non-serious events are listed at a 5% frequency threshold.

Adverse event summary by group
GroupDeathsSeriousOther
Low Dose AAV-RPE650/9 (0%)0/9 (0%)5/9 (55.6%)
Intermediate Dose AAV-RPE650/3 (0%)2/3 (66.7%)2/3 (66.7%)
High Dose AAV-RPE650/3 (0%)1/3 (33.3%)3/3 (100%)
Most frequent serious events
Most frequent serious events
EventLow Dose AAV-RPE65Intermediate Dose AAV-RPE65High Dose AAV-RPE65
UveitisEye disorders0/92/31/3
Visual acuity reducedEye disorders0/90/31/3
Most frequent other events
Most frequent other events
EventLow Dose AAV-RPE65Intermediate Dose AAV-RPE65High Dose AAV-RPE65
UveitisEye disorders3/91/31/3
Visual acuity reducedEye disorders2/90/31/3
Anterior chamber inflammationEye disorders0/90/31/3
Blurred visionEye disorders0/91/30/3
Visual field defectNervous system disorders0/91/30/3
Hypotony of eyeEye disorders1/90/30/3
Intraocular pressure increasedInvestigations1/90/30/3

Baseline characteristics

Age, Continuous
Age, Continuous(years)Low Dose AAV-RPE65Intermediate Dose AAV-RPE65High Dose AAV-RPE65Total
Mean12.8 ± 5.5219.0 ± 2.6521.0 ± 3.0015.7 ± 5.79
Sex: Female, Male
Sex: Female, Male(Participants)Low Dose AAV-RPE65Intermediate Dose AAV-RPE65High Dose AAV-RPE65Total
Female7209
Male2136
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Race/Ethnicity, Customized(Participants)Low Dose AAV-RPE65Intermediate Dose AAV-RPE65High Dose AAV-RPE65Total
Hispanic or Latino0101
Not Hispanic or Latino92314
Black or African American0011
Asian2002
White73212
Region of Enrollment
Region of Enrollment(participants)Low Dose AAV-RPE65Intermediate Dose AAV-RPE65High Dose AAV-RPE65Total
United States2002
United Kingdom73313
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Study locations

2 sites
  • Kellogg Eye Centre, University of Michigan
    Ann Arbor, Michigan 48105, United States
  • Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
    London, EC1V 2PD, United Kingdom
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References and documents

Study documents

  • Protocol and statistical analysis plan · Jun 11, 2018

Documents are hosted by the registry — open the source record to download them.

Individual participant data

Plan to share: Undecided

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jul 12, 2021, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT02781480
Lead sponsor
MeiraGTx UK II Ltd
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
May 24, 2016
Start date
Apr 2016
Primary completion
Dec 2018
Completion
Dec 2018
Results posted
Apr 8, 2021
Last update
Jul 12, 2021

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
Yes
FDA-regulated device
No
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