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A randomized, double-masked, sham-controlled phase 3b/4 study of the efficacy, safety, and tolerability of intravitreal aflibercept monotherapy compared to aflibercept with adjunctive photodynamic therapy as indicated in subjects with polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy (PLANET)

A randomized, double-masked, sham-controlled phase 3b/4 study of the efficacy, safety, and tolerability of intravitreal aflibercept monotherapy compared to aflibercept with adjunctive photodynamic therapy as indicated in subjects with polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy (PLANET) - Aflibercept in polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Source
EU CTR
Registry ID
EUCTR2013-004464-54-HU
Enrollment
310
Registered
2014-02-28
Start date
2014-05-13
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2017-08-21

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Polypoidal Choroidal Vasculopathy (PCV) MedDRA version: 16.1 Level: PT Classification code 10063381 Term: Polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy System Organ Class: 10015919 - Eye disorders

Interventions

Trade Name: Eylea Product Name: Aflibercept Product Code: not applicable Pharmaceutical Form: Solution for injection INN or Proposed INN: AFLIBERCEPT Other descriptive name: AFLIBERCEPT Concentration

Sponsors

Bayer HealthCare AG
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Able to read and understand the ICF (or, if unable to read due to visual impairment, to be read to verbatim by the person administering the informed consent or a family member). 2. Signed informed consent. 3. Men and women =50 years of age. 4. Diagnosis of symptomatic macular PCV in the study eye established by ICGA at the study center 5. Greatest linear dimension of the lesion of =65 years) yes F.1.3.1 Number of subjects for this age range 155

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Prior use of intravitreal or sub-tenon corticosteroids in the study eye within 3 months prior to study entry. 2. Any prior use of intraocular anti-VEGF agents in the study eye, or systemic use of anti VEGF products within 3 months prior to study entry 3. Prior macular laser treatment in the study eye including PDT. 4. Only one functional eye (a functional eye is defined as one that is not legally blind) even if that eye is otherwise eligible for the study. Furthermore, subjects with only one eligible eye should not have other ocular conditions with poorer prognosis in the fellow eye. 5. Any ocular disorders in the study eye that, in the opinion of the investigator, may confound interpretation of study results or interfere with subject safety. 6. Concomitant systemic disease which may affect the subject´s regular visits or contraindicate use of PDT. 7. Participation in an investigational study within 30 days prior to the initial screening visit that involved treatment with any drug (excluding vitamins and minerals) or device. 8. Pregnancy or lactation. 9. History of allergy to fluorescein used in fluorescein angiography, iodine and/or indocyanine green. 10. History of allergy to aflibercept, verteporfin, or their excipients.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Primary end point(s): The primary efficacy endpoint is the mean change in BCVA from baseline to Week 52.;Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point: Week 52.;Main Objective: To collect data reflecting the efficacy and safety of aflibercept with and without photodynamic therapy rescue treatment in subjects diagnosed with the polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy subtype of wet age-related macular degeneration. To explore whether intravitreally administered aflibercept monotherapy is non-inferior to that of aflibercept plus photodynamic therapy (as indicated) based upon best-corrected visual acuity in subjects diagnosed with the polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy subtype of age-related macular degeneration.;Secondary Objective: To estimate the proportion of subjects diagnosed with the polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy subtype of wet age-related macular degeneration who require rescue therapy To estimate whether or not and to what extent rescue therapy is beneficial in subjects diagnosed with the polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy subtype of wet age-related macular degeneration who have suboptimal responses to aflibercept monotherapy

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Secondary end point(s): The secondary efficacy endpoint is avoidance of at least a 15-letter loss at Week 52 (“maintenance of visual acuity”) from baseline to Week 52.;Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point: Week 52.

Countries

Australia, Germany, Hong Kong, Hungary, Japan, Korea, Republic of, Singapore, Taiwan

Contacts

Public ContactCTP Team / Ref: "EU CTR" / S102 - R

Bayer HealthCare AG

clinical-trials-contact@bayerhealthcare.com+4930468 18902

Outcome results

None listed

Source: EU CTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026