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A Phase II Trial of G01 Eye Drops for Glaucomatous Optic Neuropathy

A Phase 2 interventional study of G01 Eye Drops 100μg/ml and G01 Eye Drops 200μg/ml in Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma and Optic Nerve Injury, sponsored by Qingdao WanMing BioCell Pharmaceutics Co.,Ltd.. Recruiting at 9 sites in China. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 80 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-08-24.

Sponsored by Qingdao WanMing BioCell Pharmaceutics Co.,Ltd. · Phase 2, Interventional, and Treatment

From the registry’s dates

  • Registered 4 months after the study started (first participant enrolled Mar 2026, registered Aug 2026).
  • Started Mar 2026; still recruiting 7 months later.
Phase
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
90
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years to 80 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

This is a randomized, double-masked, placebo-controlled Phase II clinical trial. The primary objective is to explore the efficacy of G01 Eye Drops in the treatment of optic nerve injury associated with open-angle glaucoma, providing supportive evidence for the design of subsequent clinical trials. The secondary objectives are to evaluate the safety, pharmacokinetic profiles, and immunogenicity of G01 Eye Drops in the target patient population.

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Eligible patients with open-angle glaucoma and concomitant optic nerve injury will be randomized to receive either topical G01 Eye Drops or matched placebo. Multiple assessments of efficacy, safety, pharmacokinetics (PK), and immunogenicity are conducted at predefined time points following the first administration of the study drug.

The primary efficacy endpoint is the change from baseline in visual field mean deviation (MD) at Day 168. Secondary efficacy endpoints include changes from baseline in visual field MD at Days 28, 84, 252, and 336, as well as changes from baseline in retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) thickness, macular ganglion cell-inner plexiform layer (GCIPL) thickness, and P100 wave amplitude and latency of pattern visual evoked potential (PVEP) at Days 28, 84, 168, 252, and 336.

Additional secondary endpoints encompass pharmacokinetic characterization through plasma and tear drug concentration measurements, evaluation of anti-drug antibody (ADA) positive rates and neutralizing antibody levels, and comprehensive safety assessments throughout the study, including adverse events, vital signs, physical examinations, laboratory tests, and ophthalmic evaluations. All participants will complete the scheduled assessments according to the protocol to systematically evaluate the overall clinical profile of G01 Eye Drops.

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Conditions studied

  • Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma
  • Optic Nerve Injury

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In context

Glaucoma, Open-Angle

924 studies on the registry are indexed under Glaucoma, Open-Angle; 117 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 90 is above the median of 80 across 692 interventional studies indexed under Glaucoma, Open-Angle.

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Lead sponsor

Qingdao WanMing BioCell Pharmaceutics Co.,Ltd. is the lead sponsor of 2 studies on the registry; 1 is open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 80 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

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Inclusion criteria

  • Age from 18 to 80 years (inclusive) at the time of signing the form, regardless of gender.
  • Diagnosis of primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) in one or both eyes.
  • Goal eye demonstrates disease progression as shown by Guided Progression Analysis (GPA) visual field testing at screening.
  • Mean Deviation (MD) of the visual field in the goal eye ≥-16 dB and ≤-3 dB.
  • Best-corrected visual acuity of the goal eye ≥0.3; spherical equivalent refraction ≥-8 D (spherical equivalent = spherical refraction + 1/2 cylindrical refraction) OR axial length ≤28 mm in the goal eye.
  • Intraocular pressure of the goal eye ranges from 10 mmHg to 21 mmHg (inclusive) under hypotensive medication, post-glaucoma surgery, or no medication; and the intraocular pressure is judged stably controlled by the investigator.
  • Subjects and their partners agree to use effective physical and/or pharmacological from screening through 3 months after study completion; no plan for sperm/egg donation or pregnancy.
  • Voluntarily sign the informed consent form for participation in this clinical trial and comply with investigator-provided instructions.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Goal eye diagnosed as angle-closure glaucoma, glaucomatocyclitic crisis, ocular hypertension, or secondary glaucoma.
  • Active herpetic keratitis in the goal eye within 1 year prior to screening, or receiving antiviral therapy at screening.
  • Active or recurrent ocular infection in either eye that may interfere with trial evaluations (e.g., iridocyclitis, conjunctivitis, keratitis, uveitis, endophthalmitis).
  • Disease in either eye preventing adequate examination of the fundus or anterior segment.
  • Fundus disorders in the goal eye that may cause severe visual loss or interfere with efficacy/safety assessments (e.g., pathological myopia, diabetic retinopathy, central retinal vein/artery occlusion, retinal detachment, retinitis pigmentosa, non-glaucomatous optic neuropathy, choroidal melanoma, hematological or vascular diseases).
  • Monocular subjects.
  • Ocular infection or corneal-iris-lens lesions in the goal eye judged by the investigator to interfere with efficacy or safety evaluations of the study.
  • Corneal surgery on the goal eye within 3 months before screening (e.g., PRK, LASIK, SMILE, corneal cross-linking, radial keratotomy); or other conditions affecting intraocular pressure measurement (e.g., corneal edema, corneal scar, keratoconus).
  • History of retinal laser surgery covering the macular region in the goal eye.
  • Intraocular surgery on the goal eye (e.g., cataract surgery, fundus surgery) or ocular trauma within 3 months before screening; or planned ocular surgery during the study period.
  • Glaucoma laser therapy (e.g., laser trabeculoplasty) performed on the goal eye within 1 year prior to screening.
  • Filtering surgery for glaucoma on the goal eye within 1 year prior to screening (e.g., trabeculectomy, non-penetrating trabeculectomy, glaucoma drainage device implantation, cyclophotocoagulation).
  • Known or suspected allergy to any component of the study drug or placebo.
  • Initiation of neurotrophic medications within 28 days before screening or anticipated during the trial (e.g., nerve growth factor other than study drug, brimonidine eye drops, coenzyme Q, ginkgo biloba extract, citicoline, nicotinamide, mecobalamin, autologous serum eye drops, deproteinized calf blood extract-related preparations).
  • Discontinuation period of prior growth-factor-based therapy does not exceed 5 half-lives AND/OR 14 days (the longer of 5 half-lives and 14 days shall be applied).
  • Unwilling or unable to discontinue contact lens wear (including cosmetic contact lenses) throughout the study.
  • Receiving systemic or other agents.
  • Poorly-controlled hypertension: systolic blood pressure ≥180 mmHg or diastolic blood pressure ≥100 mmHg despite pharmacological treatment.
  • Severe cardiovascular, hepatic, renal, or hematological disorders; poorly-controlled diabetes (random blood glucose >11.1 mmol/L at screening, >8%, or insulin-dependent glycemic control).
  • Positive for HBeAg, -Ab, antibody, or TP-Ab.
  • Unable to complete trial procedures due to severe psychiatric or language barriers.
  • Participation in another clinical trial within 30 days prior to screening.
  • Cigarette consumption >10 cigarettes per day within 3 months before screening, or alcohol intake >14 alcohol units per week (1 unit =10 mL ethanol =200 mL 5%-ABV beer =25 mL 40%-ABV spirits =83 mL 12%-ABV wine).
  • History of (excluding basal cell carcinoma), unless treatment was completed at least 2 years prior to screening.
  • Ongoing chemotherapy.
  • History of drug dependence, drug abuse, or illicit-drug use within 5 years prior to screening.
  • Female subjects who are pregnant, lactating, or with positive serum pregnancy test.
  • Subjects deemed unsuitable for participation by the investigator.
Terms in these criteria, in plain language(8)

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Informed consent

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Contraception

Ways of preventing pregnancy. “Highly effective” methods fail less than 1% of the time a year when used correctly — for example an IUD or an implant.

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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.

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HbA1c

A blood test of average blood sugar over the past two to three months, given as a percentage or in mmol/mol. 6.5% (48 mmol/mol) or more is the usual threshold for diabetes, normally confirmed by a second test.

Hepatitis C tests

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HIV

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Cancer (malignancy)

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Study design

Phase
Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Quadruple (Participant, Care provider, Investigator, Outcomes assessor)
Enrollment
90 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    G01 Eye Drops

    Subjects receive G01 Eye Drops topically to the study eye for 24-week treatment period. Dosing is administered according to the trial-specified regimen, followed by a follow-up observation period. Safety, tolerability and efficacy endpoints are evaluated at scheduled study visits.

    Drug: G01 Eye Drops 100μg/ml · Drug: G01 Eye Drops 200μg/ml

  • Placebo comparator
    Placebo of G01 Eye Drops

    Subjects receive visually identical matched placebo eye drops topically to the study eye for 24-week treatment period with the identical dosing schedule as the investigational product, followed by a follow-up observation period. Safety, tolerability and efficacy endpoints are evaluated at scheduled study visits.

    Drug: Placebo of G01 Eye Drops

Interventions

  • DrugG01 Eye Drops 100μg/ml

    Investigational G01 Eye Drops (100 μg/mL), administered topically to the eye, twice daily, one drop (approximately 33 μL) per dose, for a 24-week treatment period, for patients with optic nerve injury associated with primary open-angle glaucoma.

  • DrugG01 Eye Drops 200μg/ml

    Investigational G01 Eye Drops (200 μg/mL), administered topically to the eye, twice daily, one drop (approximately 33 μL) per dose, for a 24-week treatment period, for patients with optic nerve injury associated with primary open-angle glaucoma.

  • DrugPlacebo of G01 Eye Drops

    Matched placebo eye drops, identical in appearance, viscosity and packaging to G01 Eye Drops. Administered topically to the eye, twice daily, one drop (approximately 33 μL) per dose for a 24-week treatment period to maintain study blinding.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Change from Baseline in Mean Deviation (MD) of Visual Field

    Change from baseline in visual field mean deviation (MD) of target eye, assessed by perimetry.

    Time frame: Day 168 after first study drug administration (Day 1)

Secondary outcomes

  1. Change from Baseline in Visual Field Mean Deviation (MD)

    Change from baseline in visual field mean deviation (MD) of target eye at multiple post-treatment time points.

    Time frame: Day 28, Day 84, Day 252, Day 336 after first study drug administration (Day 1)

  2. Change from Baseline in Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer (RNFL) Thickness

    Change from baseline in retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) thickness measured by optical coherence tomography (OCT) in target eye.

    Time frame: Day 28, Day 84, Day 168, Day 252, Day 336 after first study drug administration (Day 1)

  3. Change from Baseline in Macular GCIPL Thickness

    Change from baseline in macular ganglion cell-inner plexiform layer (GCIPL) thickness measured by OCT in target eye.

    Time frame: Day 28, Day 84, Day 168, Day 252, Day 336 after first study drug administration (Day 1)

  4. Change from Baseline in PVEP P100 Amplitude and Latency

    Change from baseline in P100-wave amplitude and latency of pattern visual evoked potential (PVEP) for target eye.

    Time frame: Day 28, Day 84, Day 168, Day 252, Day 336 after first study drug administration (Day 1)

  5. Number of Participants With Adverse Events

    The number and percentage of participants with adverse events will be summarized by treatment group. Adverse events will be evaluated for seriousness, severity, relationship to study drug, action taken, outcome, and classification as treatment-emergent adverse events (TEAEs).

    Time frame: From informed consent through post-study visit, assessed up to 48 weeks after the first study drug administration

  6. Number of Participants With Clinically Significant Abnormalities in Safety Assessments

    Safety assessments include vital signs, physical examinations, 12-lead electrocardiograms, clinical laboratory tests, ocular symptom assessments, and ophthalmic examinations. The number and percentage of participants with clinically significant abnormalities will be summarized by treatment group.

    Time frame: From baseline through post-study visit, assessed up to 48 weeks after the first study drug administration

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Study locations

9 of 9 sites recruiting
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References and documents

Publications

  • Beykin G, Stell L, Halim MS, Nunez M, Popova L, Nguyen BT, Groth SL, Dennis A, Li Z, Atkins M, Khavari T, Wang SY, Chang R, Fisher AC, Sepah YJ, Goldberg JL. Phase 1b Randomized Controlled Study of Short Course Topical Recombinant Human Nerve Growth Factor (rhNGF) for Neuroenhancement in Glaucoma: Safety, Tolerability, and Efficacy Measure Outcomes. Am J Ophthalmol. 2022 Feb;234:223-234. doi: 10.1016/j.ajo.2021.11.002. Epub 2021 Nov 13. PubMed 34780798 ↗
  • Lambiase A, Aloe L, Centofanti M, Parisi V, Bao SN, Mantelli F, Colafrancesco V, Manni GL, Bucci MG, Bonini S, Levi-Montalcini R. Experimental and clinical evidence of neuroprotection by nerve growth factor eye drops: Implications for glaucoma. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2009 Aug 11;106(32):13469-74. doi: 10.1073/pnas.0906678106. PubMed 19805021 ↗
  • Colafrancesco V, Parisi V, Sposato V, Rossi S, Russo MA, Coassin M, Lambiase A, Aloe L. Ocular application of nerve growth factor protects degenerating retinal ganglion cells in a rat model of glaucoma. J Glaucoma. 2011 Feb;20(2):100-8. doi: 10.1097/IJG.0b013e3181d787e5. PubMed 20436364 ↗
  • Guo L, Davis BM, Ravindran N, Galvao J, Kapoor N, Haamedi N, Shamsher E, Luong V, Fico E, Cordeiro MF. Topical recombinant human Nerve growth factor (rh-NGF) is neuroprotective to retinal ganglion cells by targeting secondary degeneration. Sci Rep. 2020 Feb 25;10(1):3375. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-60427-2. PubMed 32099056 ↗
  • The effectiveness of intraocular pressure reduction in the treatment of normal-tension glaucoma. Collaborative Normal-Tension Glaucoma Study Group. Am J Ophthalmol. 1998 Oct;126(4):498-505. doi: 10.1016/s0002-9394(98)00272-4. PubMed 9780094 ↗
  • Quigley HA, Broman AT. The number of people with glaucoma worldwide in 2010 and 2020. Br J Ophthalmol. 2006 Mar;90(3):262-7. doi: 10.1136/bjo.2005.081224. PubMed 16488940 ↗
  • Harasymowycz P, Birt C, Gooi P, Heckler L, Hutnik C, Jinapriya D, Shuba L, Yan D, Day R. Medical Management of Glaucoma in the 21st Century from a Canadian Perspective. J Ophthalmol. 2016;2016:6509809. doi: 10.1155/2016/6509809. Epub 2016 Nov 8. PubMed 27895937 ↗

Individual participant data

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Aug 24, 2026, 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
NCT07777861
Lead sponsor
Qingdao WanMing BioCell Pharmaceutics Co.,Ltd.
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Aug 20, 2026
Start date
Mar 18, 2026
Primary completion
Oct 1, 2027 (estimated)
Completion
Dec 1, 2027 (estimated)
Last update
Aug 24, 2026

Study contacts

Shixiang Lu
Contact
lushixiang@wmpharmaceutics.com
+86-13573851355
Yuanbo Liang
principal investigator · Eye Hospital, Wenzhou Medical University

Oversight

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