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A Study to Evaluate Efficacy, Safety & Pharmacokinetics of the Port Delivery System (PDS) With Ranibizumab in Participants With Diabetic Macular Edema (DME) Compared With Intravitreal Ranibizumab; A Substudy to Evaluate the Safety of Re-implanting the PDS With Ranibizumab in Participants With DME

A Phase III, Multicenter, Randomized, Visual Assessor-Masked, Active-comparator Study of the Efficacy, Safety, and Pharmacokinetics of the Port Delivery System With Ranibizumab in Patients With Diabetic Macular Edema (Pagoda)

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT04108156
Acronym
Pagoda
Enrollment
672
Registered
2019-09-30
Start date
2019-09-30
Completion date
2027-07-20
Last updated
2026-07-10

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

Conditions

Diabetic Macular Edema

Keywords

Port Delivery System

Brief summary

This study will evaluate the efficacy, safety, and Pharmacokinetics (PK) of the PDS with ranibizumab in participants with DME when treated every 24 weeks (Q24W) compared with intravitreal (IVT) ranibizumab 0.5 milligrams (mg) every 4 weeks (Q4W). The substudy will evaluate safety of re-implanting the updated PDS with ranibizumab and the refill-exchange procedures following re-implantation in participants with DME who were previously enrolled in the main study, GR40550. Up to 100 participants from the main study will be enrolled and followed for a maximum of 72 weeks post-re-implantation in the substudy.

Interventions

Will be administered as per the schedule described in individual arm.

Will be administered as per the schedule described in individual arm.

DRUGRanibizumab refill exchange

Will be administered as per the schedule described in individual arm.

Sponsors

Hoffmann-La Roche
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)

Masking description

The substudy is a non-randomized, open-label study.

Eligibility

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

Inclusion criteria

* Age ≥18 years at time of signing informed consent form (ICF) * Documented diagnosis of diabetes mellitus (Type 1 or Type 2) * Glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c) level of ≤10% within 2 months prior to screening or at screening Study eye * Macular thickening secondary to DME involving the center of the fovea with CST ≥325 micrometer (µm) on SD-OCT at screening * BCVA score of 78 to 25 letters (20/32 to 20/320 approximate Snellen equivalent)

Exclusion criteria

* High-risk PDR * Active intraocular inflammation (grade trace or above) * Suspected or active ocular or periocular infection of either eye * Uncontrolled ocular hypertension or glaucoma and any such condition the investigator determines may require a glaucoma-filtering surgery during a patient's participation in the study * Cerebrovascular accident or myocardial infarction within 6 months prior to randomization * Atrial fibrillation diagnosis or worsening within 6 months prior to randomization * Uncontrolled blood pressure Substudy: Inclusion Criteria: * Having experienced a septum dislodgement in the original implant while in the main study or after exiting the main study * Sufficiently clear ocular media and adequate pupillary dilation to allow for analysis and grading by central reading center

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Change in BCVA Score From Baseline Averaged Over Weeks 60 and 64 as Measured Using the ETDRS Chart in the Efficacy Population Using a Treatment Policy Strategy for all Intercurrent EventsBaseline to Week 64BCVA = Best-Corrected Visual Acuity ETDRS = Early Treatment Diabetic Retinopathy Study A vision score of 20/20 vision is considered normal. A score of 20/200 is considered being legally blind.
Substudy: Number of Participants With Ocular and Systemic (Non-ocular) Adverse Events (AEs) and Severity of Ocular and Systemic AEsBaseline to Week 72
Substudy: Number of Participants With Adverse Events of Special Interests (AESIs) and Severity of AESIsBaseline to Week 72
Substudy: Duration of AESIsBaseline to Week 72
Substudy: Number of Participants With Ocular AESIs and Severity of Ocular AESIs During the Post-operative PeriodUp to Day 37 post re-implantation
Substudy: Number of Participants With Ocular AESIs and Severity of Ocular AESIs During the Follow-up Period> 37 days post-implantation (up to approximately 72 weeks)
Substudy: Duration of Ocular AESIs During the Post-operative PeriodUp to Day 37 post re-implantation
Substudy: Duration of Ocular AESIs During the Follow-up Period> 37 days post-implantation (up to approximately 72 weeks)
Substudy: Number of Participants With Adverse Device Effects (ADEs) and Severity of ADEsBaseline to Week 72
Substudy: Number of Participants With Anticipated Serious ADEsBaseline to Week 72
Substudy: Duration of Serious ADEsBaseline to Week 72
Substudy: Number of Device DeficienciesBaseline to Week 72

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Change in BCVA Score From Baseline Averaged Over Weeks 60 and 64 as Measured With Use of the ETDRS Chart in the Modified Intent-to-treat (mITT) Population Using a Treatment Policy Strategy for All Intercurrent EventsBaseline to Week 64ETDRS-DRSS = ETDRS Diabetic Retinopathy Severity Scale
Change in BCVA Score From Baseline Averaged Over Weeks 60 and 64 as Measured With Use of the ETDRS Chart in the mITT Population Using a Hypothetical Strategy for All Intercurrent EventsBaseline to Week 64
Percentage of Participants With a ≥2-step Improvement From Baseline on the ETDRS-DRSS at Week 64 in the Efficacy PopulationBaseline to Week 64
Percentage of Participants With a ≥2-step Improvement From Baseline on the ETDRS-DRSS at Week 64 in the mITT populationBaseline to Week 64
Change from Baseline in BCVA as Measured on the ETDRS Chart Over TimeBaseline up to Week 120
Percentage of Participants Who Lose <15, <10, and <5 letters in BCVA From Baseline Over TimeBaseline up to Week 120
Percentage of Participants Who Gain ≥15, ≥10, ≥5, ≥0 Letters in BCVA From Baseline Over TimeBaseline up to Week 120
Percentage of Participants With a BCVA Snellen Equivalent of 20/40 or Better Over TimeBaseline up to Week 120
Percentage of Participants With a BCVA Snellen Equivalent of 20/200 or Worse Over TimeBaseline up to Week 120
Percentage of Participants With a ≥2-step Improvement From Baseline on the ETDRS-DRSS Over TimeBaseline up to Week 120
Percentage of Participants With a ≥3-step Improvement From Baseline on the ETDRS-DRSS Over TimeBaseline up to Week 120
Time to ≥2-step Worsening From Baseline on the ETDRS-DRSSBaseline up to Week 120
Time to ≥3-step Worsening From Baseline on the ETDRS-DRSSBaseline up to Week 120
Change From Baseline in ETDRS-DRSS Score Over TimeBaseline up to Week 120
Change From Baseline in Central Subfield Thickness (CST) as Measured on Spectral Domain Optical Coherence Tomography (SD-OCT) Over TimeBaseline up to Week 120
Change From Baseline in Total Macular Volume as Measured on SD-OCT Over TimeBaseline up to Week 120
Percentage of Participants With Absence of Intraretinal Fluid (IRF) Over Time (IRF as Measured in the Central 1 mm Subfield)Baseline up to Week 120
Percentage of Participants With Absence of Subretinal Fluid (SRF) Over Time (SRF as Measured in the Central 1 mm Subfield)Baseline up to Week 120
Percentage of Participants With Absence of IRF and SRF Over TimeBaseline up to Week 120
Percentage of Participants With Absence DME (Defined as CST ≥325 μm on SD-OCT) Over TimeBaseline up to Week 120DME = diabetic macular edema
Time to PDR (Defined as a Score ≥60 on the ETDRS-DRSS)Baseline up to Week 120PDR = proliferative diabetic retinopathy
Percentage of Participants Who do not Undergo Supplemental Treatment With IVT Ranibizumab Within Each Refill-exchange IntervalBaseline up to Week 120
Percentage of Participants Who Report Preferring PDS Treatment Compared With IVT Ranibizumab TreatmentBaseline to Week 64As measured by the PDS patient preference questionnaire (PPPQ) at Week 64 among participants in the PDS arm efficacy population, mITT population
Percentage of Participants Who Report Preferring PDS Treatment Compared With IVT Ranibizumab Treatment, as Measured by the PPPQ at Week 64Baseline to Week 64Participants in a subset of patients with bilateral disease who are simultaneously receiving ranibizumab via study eye PDS implant and fellow eye IVT injection.
Participant-reported Vision-related Functioning and Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) Among Participants in Both Treatment Arms, as Measured by Changes From Baseline, Baseline Week 48, Week 96As measured by in the National Eye Institute Visual Function Questionnaire-25 (NEI VFQ-25) composite score and Near Activities, Distance Activities, and Driving subscale scores
Participant-reported Vision-related Functioning and HRQoL, as Measured by the Proportion of Participants With a ≥ 4-Point Improvement From Baseline in the NEI VFQ-25 Composite Score at Weeks 48 and 96 Among Participants in Both Treatment ArmsBaseline, Week 48, Week 96
Incidence and Severity of Ocular AEsBaseline to Week 120
Incidence and Severity of Non-ocular AEsBaseline up to Week 120
Incidence, Severity, and Duration of AEs of Special InterestBaseline up to Week 120
Serum Concentration of Ranibizumab Observed Over TimeBaseline up to Week 120
PK Parameter: Value Area Under the Concentration- Time Curve Over 24 weeks (AUC24W)Baseline to Week 24
PK Parameter: Maximum Serum Concentration (Cmax)Baseline up to Week 120
PK Parameter: Minimum Serum Concentration (Cmin)Baseline up to Week 120
Time of Maximum Observed Serum Concentration (Tmax) After PDS Implant InsertionBaseline up to Week 120
Prevalence of Anti-drug Antibodies (ADAs) at Baseline and Incidence of ADAs During the StudyBaseline up to Week 120
Prevalence of Neutralizing Antibodies at Baseline and Incidence of Neutralizing Antibodies During the StudyBaseline up to Week 120
Reported Incidence of Device DeficienciesBaseline up to Week 120
Incidence, Severity, and Duration of AESIsBaseline up to Week 120
Incidence, Severity, and Duration of Ocular AESIs During the Postoperative Period (up to 37 Days After Initial Implantation) and Follow-up Period (> 37 days After Implantation Surgery)Baseline up to Week 120
Incidence and Severity of ADEsBaseline up to Week 120
Incidence, Causality, Severity, and Duration of Anticipated Serious ADEsBaseline up to Week 120
Substudy: Number of Participants With Ocular AESIs and Severity of Ocular AESIs After Refill-exchange ProcedureUp to approximately 72 weeks
Substudy: Duration of AESIs After Refill-exchange ProcedureUp to approximately 72 weeks
Substudy: Number of Participants With ADEs and Severity of ADEs After Refill-exchange ProcedureUp to approximately 72 weeks
Substudy: Number of Participants With Anticipated Serious ADEs After Refill-exchange ProcedureUp to approximately 72 weeks
Substudy: Duration of Serious ADEs After Refill-exchange ProcedureUp to approximately 72 weeks
Substudy: Number of Device Deficiencies After Refill-exchange ProcedureUp to approximately 72 weeks

Countries

United States

Contacts

STUDY_DIRECTORClinical Trials

Hoffmann-La Roche

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Jul 11, 2026