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Phase 3, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Study of Tinlarebant to Explore Safety and Efficacy in Adolescent Stargardt Disease

Phase 3, Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Masked, Placebo-Controlled Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of Tinlarebant in the Treatment of Stargardt Disease in Adolescent Subjects

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT05244304
Acronym
DRAGON
Enrollment
104
Registered
2022-02-17
Start date
2022-03-28
Completion date
2025-09-11
Last updated
2026-07-23

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

Conditions

Stargardt Disease 1

Brief summary

The primary objective of this trial is to assesses the efficacy of tinlarebant in slowing the rate of growth of atrophic lesion(s) in adolescent subjects with STGD1

Detailed description

Approximately 90 subjects will be enrolled in this study. Subjects will be assigned to study drug (tinlarebant 5 mg/placebo) with treatment period of upto 24 months with 28 days of follow-up.

Interventions

Tinlarebant drug substance is a white to off-white substance and is dispensed as a tablet for oral administration.

DRUGPlacebo

Not active drug

Sponsors

Belite Bio, Inc
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE (Subject, Investigator)

Masking description

Eligible subjects will be randomly assigned to begin treatment in 2:1 ratio to receive the study drug (either Tinlarebant 5 mg or matching placebo)

Intervention model description

This is a Phase 3 randomized, double-masked, parallel group, multicenter study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of Tinlarebant 5 mg in the treatment of adolescent subjects with STGD1.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
12 Years to 20 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Male or female subjects 12 to 20 years old, inclusive. * Subject must have clinically diagnosed STGD1 (Stargardt disease 1) with at least 1 mutation identified in the ABCA4 gene. * Subject must have a defined aggregate atrophic lesion size within 3 disc areas (7.62 mm2), as imaged by FAF in the study eye Subjects must have a BCVA of 20/200 or better for the study eye based on ETDRS letter score * Subject and their parent(s) or legal guardian are willing to provide their consent on an Institutional Review Board (IRB)/Independent Ethics Committee (IEC)/Human Research Ethics Committee (HREC)-approved informed consent form (ICF) prior to participating in any study-related procedures. * Subject agrees to comply with all protocol requirements.

Exclusion criteria

* Any ocular disease other than Stargardt (STGD1) at baseline that, in the opinion of the investigator, would complicate assessment of a treatment effect. * History of ocular surgery in the study eye in the last 3 months. * Investigational drug use of any kind in the last 3 months or within 5 half-lives of the investigational drug, whichever is shorter. * Any prior gene therapy. * Vitamin A (retinol) deficiency as defined as a retinol serum level less than 20 mcg/dL (=0.7 μmol/L).

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
To measure change in atrophic lesion size (definitely decreased autofluorescence, DDAF) by fundus autofluorescence (FAF) photography from baselineBaseline thru month 24

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
To measure the change in retinal thickness assessed by spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) from baselineBaseline thru month 24
To measure the change in retinal morphology assessed by spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) from baselineBaseline thru month 24
To measure change in BCVA (Best Corrected Visual Acuity) score measured by the EDTRS method from baselineBaseline thru month 24
To measure change in plasma concentration of RBP4 levels (μM) from baselineBaseline thru month 24
The correlation between change in plasma RBP4 level and the rate of lesion size growth (definitely decreased autofluorescence, DDAF) by fundus autofluorescence (FAF) photography from baselineBaseline thru month 24
To assess the systemic and ocular safety and tolerability of tinlarebantBaseline thru month 24Frequency, duration, and severity of AEs

Countries

Australia, Belgium, China, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Netherlands, Switzerland, Taiwan, United Kingdom, United States

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Jul 24, 2026