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ArticleOphthalmology science

Phase I Study of the Anti-interleukin 33 Fragment Antigen-Binding Region RO7303359 in Geographic Atrophy Secondary to Age-Related Macular Degeneration.

Joel A Pearlman, Veeral S Sheth, Arshad M Khanani, Vahan B Indjeian, Flavia Brunstein, Denison Kuruvilla, Mauricio Maia, Randall Dere, Ling Ma, Hao Chen and 3 more

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Article in Ophthalmology science. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04615325 (A Phase 1a, Multicenter, Open-label, Single-dose, Dose-escalation Study of the Safety, Tolerability, Pharmacokinetics, and Immunogenicity of Intravitreal Injections of RO7303359 in Patients With Geographic Atrophy Secondary to Age-related Macular Degeneration), which is not on this map. Cited by 1 paper.

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NCT04615325 phase1completednot on this map

A Phase 1a, Multicenter, Open-label, Single-dose, Dose-escalation Study of the Safety, Tolerability, Pharmacokinetics, and Immunogenicity of Intravitreal Injections of RO7303359 in Patients With Geographic Atrophy Secondary to Age-related Macular Degeneration

TypeinterventionalSponsorHoffmann-La RocheRan2020 to 2023Enrolled37ConditionsGeographic AtrophyArmsRO7303359
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors.

Joel A PearlmanRetinal Consultants Medical Group, Sacramento, California.
Veeral S ShethUniversity Retina and Macula Associates, Lemont, Illinois.
Arshad M KhananiSierra Eye Associates, Reno, Nevada.
Vahan B IndjeianEarly Clinical Development, Genentech, Inc, South San Francisco, California.
Flavia BrunsteinEarly Clinical Development, Genentech, Inc, South San Francisco, California.
Denison KuruvillaEarly Clinical Development, Genentech, Inc, South San Francisco, California.
Mauricio MaiaEarly Clinical Development, Genentech, Inc, South San Francisco, California.
Randall DereEarly Clinical Development, Genentech, Inc, South San Francisco, California.
Ling MaEarly Clinical Development, Genentech, Inc, South San Francisco, California.
Hao ChenEarly Clinical Development, Genentech, Inc, South San Francisco, California.
Seema DattaEarly Clinical Development, Genentech, Inc, South San Francisco, California.
Jeffrey R WillisEarly Clinical Development, Genentech, Inc, South San Francisco, California.
Henry E WileyEarly Clinical Development, Genentech, Inc, South San Francisco, California.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Purpose: Interleukin (IL) 33 is a potent proinflammatory cytokine and a potential target in age-related macular degeneration (AMD) pathophysiology. This study evaluated RO7303359, an anti-IL-33 fragment antigen-binding region (Fab) targeting the IL-33/serum stimulation-2 (ST2) pathway, in patients with geographic atrophy (GA) secondary to AMD. Design: Phase I, open-label, multicenter, single-dose, dose-escalation study. Participants: Patients with GA secondary to AMD. Methods: Patients received a single intravitreal (IVT) injection of RO7303359 (dose range, 1-20 mg). Main Outcome Measures: The primary objective was to evaluate the safety and tolerability of RO7303359. The secondary objectives included assessing pharmacokinetics (PK), immune response, and pharmacodynamic (PD) biomarker activity. Pharmacodynamic biomarkers assessed in aqueous humor included CC motif chemokine ligand 2, CXC motif chemokine ligand 10, IL-6, and intercellular adhesion molecule 1. Results: Thirty-seven patients enrolled in the dose cohorts. Single IVT doses of RO7303359 demonstrated an acceptable safety profile up to 20 mg, with mild ocular adverse events reported. Pharmacokinetics analysis revealed dose-proportional exposure within expected ranges for an IVT-administered Fab. No treatment-emergent antidrug antibodies were observed. Evaluation of changes in aqueous humor PD biomarker levels failed to demonstrate a discernible effect on IL-33/ST2 pathway activity. Conclusions: In this trial (ClinicalTrials.gov identifier, NCT04615325), while RO7303359 exhibited acceptable safety and PK profiles, absence of demonstrable effects on the IL-33/ST2 pathway using aqueous PD biomarkers resulted in discontinuation of development in GA. Further work is needed to evaluate the relevance of the IL-33/ST2 pathway in the pathophysiology of AMD. Financial Disclosures: Proprietary or commercial disclosure may be found in the Footnotes and Disclosures at the end of this article.

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Clinical trialGeographic atrophyInterleukin 33 antigen binding fragment

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PMID40538770
PMCPMC12177163

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