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

An Open-label, Multi-centre, Phase I/II Dose Escalation Trial of an Adeno Associated Virus Vector for Gene Therapy of Adults And Children With Retinal Dystrophy Associated With Defects in RPE65 (LCA)

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 1Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT02781480
Acronym
OPTIRPE65
Enrollment
15
Registered
2016-05-24
Start date
2016-04-30
Completion date
2018-12-31
Last updated
2021-07-12

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

Conditions

Leber Congenital Amaurosis

Brief summary

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

Detailed description

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

Interventions

BIOLOGICALAAV RPE65

Comparison of different dosages of AAV RPE65

Sponsors

MeiraGTx UK II Ltd
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY

Study design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
SEQUENTIAL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Intervention model description

AAV2/5-OPTIRPE65

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
3 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion 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.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Overall Safety of Adeno-Associated Virus Vector (AAV-OPTIRPE65) - Number of Participants With a Safety Event6 monthsSafety 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).

Countries

United Kingdom, United States

Participant flow

Participants by arm

ArmCount
Low Dose AAV-RPE65
Unilateral sub-retinal injection of AAV2/5-OPTIRPE65 in a total volume of no more than 1mL at low dose (1 x 10\^11 vg/mL)
9
Intermediate Dose AAV-RPE65
Unilateral sub-retinal injection of AAV2/5-OPTIRPE65 in a total volume of no more than 1mL at intermediate dose (3 x 10\^11 vg/mL)
3
High Dose AAV-RPE65
Unilateral sub-retinal injection of AAV2/5-OPTIRPE65 in a total volume of no more than 1mL at high dose (1 x 10\^12 vg/mL)
3
Total15

Baseline characteristics

CharacteristicTotalLow Dose AAV-RPE65Intermediate Dose AAV-RPE65High Dose AAV-RPE65
Age, Continuous15.7 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 5.79
12.8 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 5.52
19.0 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 2.65
21.0 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 3
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Asian
2 Participants2 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Black or African American
1 Participants0 Participants0 Participants1 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Hispanic or Latino
1 Participants0 Participants1 Participants0 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Not Hispanic or Latino
14 Participants9 Participants2 Participants3 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
White
12 Participants7 Participants3 Participants2 Participants
Region of Enrollment
United Kingdom
13 participants7 participants3 participants3 participants
Region of Enrollment
United States
2 participants2 participants0 participants0 participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
9 Participants7 Participants2 Participants0 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
6 Participants2 Participants1 Participants3 Participants

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
EG001
affected / at risk
EG002
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
0 / 90 / 30 / 3
other
Total, other adverse events
5 / 92 / 33 / 3
serious
Total, serious adverse events
0 / 92 / 31 / 3

Outcome results

Primary

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

ArmMeasureGroupValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
Low Dose AAV-RPE65Overall Safety of Adeno-Associated Virus Vector (AAV-OPTIRPE65) - Number of Participants With a Safety EventGrade III or above non-ocular SUSAR0 Participants
Low Dose AAV-RPE65Overall Safety of Adeno-Associated Virus Vector (AAV-OPTIRPE65) - Number of Participants With a Safety EventSevere unresponsive inflammation0 Participants
Low Dose AAV-RPE65Overall Safety of Adeno-Associated Virus Vector (AAV-OPTIRPE65) - Number of Participants With a Safety EventOcular malignancy0 Participants
Low Dose AAV-RPE65Overall Safety of Adeno-Associated Virus Vector (AAV-OPTIRPE65) - Number of Participants With a Safety EventNumber of subjects with dose limiting events.0 Participants
Low Dose AAV-RPE65Overall Safety of Adeno-Associated Virus Vector (AAV-OPTIRPE65) - Number of Participants With a Safety EventInfective endophthalmitis0 Participants
Low Dose AAV-RPE65Overall Safety of Adeno-Associated Virus Vector (AAV-OPTIRPE65) - Number of Participants With a Safety EventReduction in visual acuity by 15 ETDRS0 Participants
Intermediate Dose AAV-RPE65Overall Safety of Adeno-Associated Virus Vector (AAV-OPTIRPE65) - Number of Participants With a Safety EventInfective endophthalmitis0 Participants
Intermediate Dose AAV-RPE65Overall Safety of Adeno-Associated Virus Vector (AAV-OPTIRPE65) - Number of Participants With a Safety EventOcular malignancy0 Participants
Intermediate Dose AAV-RPE65Overall Safety of Adeno-Associated Virus Vector (AAV-OPTIRPE65) - Number of Participants With a Safety EventReduction in visual acuity by 15 ETDRS0 Participants
Intermediate Dose AAV-RPE65Overall Safety of Adeno-Associated Virus Vector (AAV-OPTIRPE65) - Number of Participants With a Safety EventGrade III or above non-ocular SUSAR0 Participants
Intermediate Dose AAV-RPE65Overall Safety of Adeno-Associated Virus Vector (AAV-OPTIRPE65) - Number of Participants With a Safety EventNumber of subjects with dose limiting events.0 Participants
Intermediate Dose AAV-RPE65Overall Safety of Adeno-Associated Virus Vector (AAV-OPTIRPE65) - Number of Participants With a Safety EventSevere unresponsive inflammation0 Participants
High Dose AAV-RPE65Overall Safety of Adeno-Associated Virus Vector (AAV-OPTIRPE65) - Number of Participants With a Safety EventSevere unresponsive inflammation0 Participants
High Dose AAV-RPE65Overall Safety of Adeno-Associated Virus Vector (AAV-OPTIRPE65) - Number of Participants With a Safety EventNumber of subjects with dose limiting events.1 Participants
High Dose AAV-RPE65Overall Safety of Adeno-Associated Virus Vector (AAV-OPTIRPE65) - Number of Participants With a Safety EventReduction in visual acuity by 15 ETDRS1 Participants
High Dose AAV-RPE65Overall Safety of Adeno-Associated Virus Vector (AAV-OPTIRPE65) - Number of Participants With a Safety EventGrade III or above non-ocular SUSAR0 Participants
High Dose AAV-RPE65Overall Safety of Adeno-Associated Virus Vector (AAV-OPTIRPE65) - Number of Participants With a Safety EventInfective endophthalmitis0 Participants
High Dose AAV-RPE65Overall Safety of Adeno-Associated Virus Vector (AAV-OPTIRPE65) - Number of Participants With a Safety EventOcular malignancy0 Participants

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 27, 2026