Cone-Rod Disease (C-RD), Cone-Rod Dystrophy, Inherited Retinal Disease (IRD), Primary Photoreceptor Disease, Retinal Degeneration, Retinitis Pigmentosa (RP), Rod-Cone Disease, Rod-Cone Dystrophy, Usher Syndrome
Conditions
Keywords
CLARICO, Photoreceptor cells, Cell Therapy, Cellular Therapy, Usher Syndrome, Retinitis Pigmentosa, Inherited retinal disease (IRD), Primary Photoreceptor disease (PPD), Rod-Con Disease (R-CD), Cone-Rose disease (C-RD)
Brief summary
Study OpCT-001-101 is a Phase 1/2a first-in-human, multisite, 2-part interventional study to evaluate the safety, tolerability, and the effect on clinical outcomes of OpCT-001 in approximately 54 adults with primary photoreceptor (PR) disease. Phase 1 focuses on safety and features a dose-escalation design. Phase 2 is designed to gather additional safety data and assess the effect of OpCT-001 on measures of visual function, functional vision, and anatomic measures of engraftment in different clinical subgroups.
Detailed description
Phase 1 of the study includes up to 4 planned dose levels to be administered across up to 4 cohorts. Participants are assigned to receive OpCT-001 in an open-label manner. Dose escalation in Phase 1 is being conducted using a standard 3+3 scheme in which a total of up to 24 legally blind participants (\ 3 to 6 per cohort) will receive OpCT-001. Phase 2 is planned to enroll a maximum of 15 participants per cohort in 2 cohorts to evaluate 2 dose levels of OpCT-001 that will be selected based on Phase 1 safety and tolerability data. Phase 2 participants will be randomized 1:1 to either dose-level cohort. Phase 2 participants and investigators and study site personnel outside of the surgical team will be masked to the Phase 2 OpCT-001 dose-level assignments.
Interventions
BIOLOGICALOpCT-001
Cell therapy product composed of photoreceptor precursor cells derived from human induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs).
Sponsors
BlueRock Therapeutics
Bayer
Study design
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
SEQUENTIAL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Masking description
Phase 1: None (Open Label) Phase 2: Investigators and study site personnel outside of the surgical team will be masked to dose level assignments
Intervention model description
Phase 1 of the study will include up to 4 planned dose levels to be administered across up to 4 cohorts. Phase 2 is planned to enroll a maximum of 15 participants per cohort in 2 cohorts to evaluate 2 dose levels of OpCT-001 that will be selected based on the Phase 1 safety and tolerability data.
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
Key Inclusion Criteria: * Confirmed genetic diagnosis of primary photoreceptor (PR) disease * Best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) in the study eye at Screening for Phase 1: Logmarithm of the minimum angle of resolution (LogMAR) 3.9 to LogMAR 1.3. BCVA at Screening for Phase 2: ETDRS letter score between 20 to 60, inclusive. * Retinal structure examination in the study eye demonstrating regions suitable for cell administration. Key
Exclusion criteria
* Clinically relevant, active ocular inflammation or infection * Glaucoma or other significant optic neuropathy * Diabetic macular edema or diabetic retinopathy * Clinically significant cystoid macular edema * In phakic participants: Spherical equivalent refractive error of greater than 8.00 diopters myopia * Ocular surgery ≤3 months before Screening * Monocular vision (ie, no light perception in the fellow eye) * Currently active malignancy, or history of malignancy within 5 years before OpCT-001 administration. Exception: Basal cell carcinoma that has been definitively treated. * Any current and active infection (bacterial/viral/fungal) that could put the participant at risk from immunosuppression * History of any cell therapy, gene therapy, or retinal implant at any time * Previously received a bone marrow or solid organ transplant
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Incidence and severity of ocular and non-ocular treatment-emergent adverse events (TEAEs) through the Week 52 visit | From OpCT-001 administration through the Week 52 visit |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Change from baseline over time through the Week 52 visit in the treated portion of the study eye (SE) retina in outer retinal layer thickness as measured by spectral domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) | From baseline through the Week 52 visit |
Countries
United States
Contacts
CONTACTPatient Engagement
Outcome results
None listed