Status:

COMPLETED

Ocular Biodistribution Study for Topically Applied ESBA105

Lead Sponsor:

ESBATech AG

Conditions:

Cataract

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE1

PHASE2

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether ESBA105, a single-chain (scFv) antibody against TNF-alpha, efficiently penetrates into the anterior chamber and the vitreous body upon topical adminis...

Detailed Description

ESBA105 is a topically administered tumour necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha) inhibitor that has significant therapeutic potential in various inflammatory intraocular diseases. In animal experiments, E...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Male or female Caucasian patients ≥18 years.
  • Written informed consent prior to any study procedures including screening tests for eligibility.
  • Patients should be in good health as determined by past medical history, physical examination, vital signs, electrocardiogram (ECG), and laboratory tests at screening.
  • Ability to administer eye drops (personally or administered by another person).
  • Cataract patients:
  • Eligible for routine, uncomplicated senile cataract surgery.
  • Vitrectomy patients:
  • Diagnosis of epiretinal fibroplasia requiring vitrectomy and cataract surgery.

Exclusion

  • Treated glaucoma / elevated intraocular pressure (IOP) requiring therapy.
  • History of chronic or recurrent intraocular inflammatory disease.
  • Uncontrolled diabetes mellitus (fasting blood glucose \>15 mmol/L).
  • Diabetic retinopathy with history of laser photocoagulation.
  • Patients with a single eye or a pinholed visual acuity (VA) 20/200 or worse measured on Snellen chart in the non-study eye.
  • Iris atrophy in the eye to undergo surgery.
  • Pregnant or breast-feeding women or women of childbearing potential, who with their partners refuse to use 2 reliable methods of contraception
  • History of collagenosis or systemic vasculitis.
  • Patients who have had ocular surgery (including laser surgery) in the study eye within 3 months or in the contralateral eye within 2 weeks prior to screening.
  • Patients who have an active systemic or local (anywhere in the body) bacterial and/or viral infection.
  • Positive or unclear QuantiFERON-TB Gold assay result.
  • Participation in a clinical study with investigational drugs within 3 months prior to screening.
  • Inability to comply with the study requirements.
  • Patients with known, severely impaired hepatic function, or laboratory values reflecting inadequate hepatic function.
  • Patients with pre-existing chronic renal failure defined by a calculated creatinine clearance (CrCl) of \< 40 mL/min, using the Cockcroft-Gault estimate for glomerular filtration rate

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 1 2009

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

September 1 2010

Estimated Enrollment :

79 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00820014

Start Date

January 1 2009

End Date

September 1 2010

Last Update

September 24 2010

Active Locations (2)

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1

Kantonsspital Luzern, Augenklinik, CH-6000 Luzern 16, Switzerland

Lucerne, Canton of Lucerne, Switzerland, 6000

2

Pallas Gruppe

Olten, Canton of Solothurn, Switzerland, 4600