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 Subtudy to Evaluate the Safety of Re-Implanting the PDS With Ranibizumab in Participants With DME

Last updated: April 3, 2025
Sponsor: Hoffmann-La Roche
Overall Status: Active - Recruiting

Phase

3

Condition

Macular Edema

Diabetic Macular Edema

Diabetic Retinopathy

Treatment

Ranibizumab refill exchange

PDS Implant Pre-Filled with 100 mg/mL Ranibizumab

Intravitreal Ranibizumab 0.5 mg Injection

Clinical Study ID

NCT04108156
GR40550
  • Ages > 18
  • All Genders

Study Summary

This study will evaluate the efficacy, safety, and pharmacokinetics of the PDS with Ranibizumab in participants with DME when treated every 24 weeks (Q24W) compared with intravitreal ranibizumab 0.5 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.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Age ≥18 years at time of signing Informed Consent Form

  • Documented diagnosis of diabetes mellitus (Type 1 or Type 2)

  • 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 ≥325um on SD-OCT at screening

  • BCVA score of 78 to 25 letters (20/32 to 20/320 approximate Snellen equivalent)

Exclusion

Exclusion Criteria:

  • High-risk proliferative diabetic retinopathy

  • 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 investigatordetermines may require a glaucoma-filtering surgery during a patient's participationin the study

  • Cerebrovascular accident or myocardial infarction within 6 months prior torandomization

  • 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 mainstudy or after exiting the main study

  • Sufficiently clear ocular media and adequate pupillary dilation to allow foranalysis and grading by central reading center

Exclusion Criteria (Cohort 1 Only):

  • Recent history (in the last 3 months prior to enrollment) of other disease, othernon-diabetic metabolic dysfunction, physical examination finding, or clinicallaboratory finding giving reasonable suspicion of a condition that contraindicatesthe use of ranibizumab or surgical placement of the PDS implant; that might affectinterpretation of the results of the study; or that renders the participant at highrisk for treatment complications

  • Active cancer within the last 12 months, except for appropriately treated carcinomain situ of the cervix, non-melanoma skin carcinoma, or prostate cancer

  • Current systemic treatment for a confirmed active systemic infection

  • Participation in an investigational trial that involves treatment with any drug ordevice (with the exception of vitamins and minerals or enrollment in Study GR40550)within 6 months prior to enrollment

  • Use of antimitotic or antimetabolite therapy within 30 days

Ocular Exclusion Criteria for Study Eye:

  • Any ocular condition that may render the participant at high risk for surgical ortreatment complications

  • Intraocular surgery (including cataract surgery) within 1 month preceding theenrollment visit

  • Any use of medicated intraocular implants (other than the PDS implant), at any timeprior to enrollment

  • History of rhegmatogenous retinal tears or peripheral retinal breaks within 3 monthsprior to the enrollment visit

  • Any concurrent ocular condition that would require surgical intervention during thestudy to prevent or treat visual loss

  • Concurrent conjunctival, Tenon's capsule, and/or scleral condition in thesupero-temporal quadrant of the eye (e.g., scarring, thinning, mass) that may affectthe refill-exchange procedure of the PDS implant

  • Ongoing ocular complications that might affect participant safety Ocular ExclusionCriteria for Either Eye

  • Suspected or active ocular or periocular infection (e.g., infectious conjunctivitisor endophthalmitis)

  • Any history of uveitis

  • Active blepharitis

Study Design

Total Participants: 634
Treatment Group(s): 3
Primary Treatment: Ranibizumab refill exchange
Phase: 3
Study Start date:
September 30, 2019
Estimated Completion Date:
November 16, 2026

Connect with a study center

  • Barnet Dulaney Perkins Eye Center

    Mesa, Arizona 85206
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Arizona Retina and Vitreous Consultants

    Phoenix, Arizona 85016
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Associated Retina Consultants

    Phoenix, Arizona 85020
    United States

    Completed

  • Retinal Consultants of Arizona

    Phoenix, Arizona 85053
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Retinal Consultants of Arizona;Opthalmology

    Phoenix, Arizona 85014
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • California Retina Consultants

    Bakersfield, California 93309
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • California Retina Consultants.

    Bakersfield, California 93309
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Retina-Vitreous Associates Medical Group

    Beverly Hills, California 90211
    United States

    Completed

  • The Retina Partners

    Encino, California 91436
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Retina Consultants of Orange County

    Fullerton, California 92835-3424
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Retina Consultants of Orange County;Clinical Research

    Fullerton, California 92835
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Jules Stein Eye Institute/ UCLA

    Los Angeles, California 90095
    United States

    Completed

  • N CA Retina Vitreous Assoc

    Mountain View, California 94040
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Northern California Retina-Vitreous Associates

    Mountain View, California 94040
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • East Bay Retina Consultants

    Oakland, California 94609
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Byers Eye Insitute at Stanford

    Palo Alto, California 94303
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • California Eye Specialists Medical Group

    Pasadena, California 91107
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • California Eye Specialists Medical group Inc.

    Pasadena, California 91107
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Doheny Eye Institute

    Pasadena, California 91105
    United States

    Completed

  • Retina Consultants Medical Group

    Sacramento, California 95841
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Retinal Consultants Med Group

    Sacramento, California 95825
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital

    San Francisco, California 94110
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center

    San Francisco, California 94110
    United States

    Completed

  • Orange County Retina Med Group

    Santa Ana, California 92705
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Orange County Retina Medical Group

    Santa Ana, California 92705
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • California Retina Consultants

    Santa Barbara, California 93103
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • California Retina Consultants;Research Department

    Santa Barbara, California 93103
    United States

    Completed

  • Southwest Retina Consultants

    Durango, Colorado 81301
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Eye Center of Northern CO

    Fort Collins, Colorado 80528
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Eye Center of Northern Colorado

    Fort Collins, Colorado 80528
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Colorado Retina Associates, PC

    Golden, Colorado 80401
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Colorado Clinical Research

    Lakewood, Colorado 80228
    United States

    Completed

  • Colorado Retina Associates, PC

    Lakewood, Colorado 80228
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Retina Group of New England

    Waterford, Connecticut 06385
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Retina Group of Florida

    Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33308
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • National Ophthalmic Research Institute

    Fort Myers, Florida 33912
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Retina Specialty Institute

    Pensacola, Florida 32503
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Fort Lauderdale Eye Institute

    Plantation, Florida 33324
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Retina Vitreous Assoc of FL

    Saint Petersburg, Florida 33711
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Retina Vitreous Associates of Florida

    Saint Petersburg, Florida 33711
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Southern Vitreoretinal Assoc

    Tallahassee, Florida 32308
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Southern Vitreoretinal Associates;Research

    Tallahassee, Florida 32308
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Retina Associates of Florida, LLC

    Tampa, Florida 33609
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Retina Associates of Florida;Retina Associates of Florida

    Tampa, Florida 33609
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Southeast Retina Center

    Augusta, Georgia 30909
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Georgia Retina

    Marietta, Georgia 30060
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Georgia Retina PC

    Marietta, Georgia 30060-1137
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Northwestern Medical Group/Northwestern University

    Chicago, Illinois 60611
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Northwestern Memorial Hospital

    Chicago, Illinois 60611
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Illinois Retina Associates

    Joliet, Illinois 60435
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • University Retina

    Lemont, Illinois 60439
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • University Retina and Macula Associates, PC

    Lemont, Illinois 60439
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • University Retina and Macula Associates, PC

    Oak Forest, Illinois 60452
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Wolfe Eye Clinic

    West Des Moines, Iowa 50266
    United States

    Completed

  • Retina Associates

    Lenexa, Kansas 66215
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Retina Associates

    Shawnee Mission, Kansas 66204
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Vitreo-Retinal Consultants

    Wichita, Kansas 67214
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Retina & Vitreous Associates of Kentucky

    Lexington, Kentucky 40509
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Retina Associates of Kentucky

    Lexington, Kentucky 40509
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Maine Eye Center

    Portland, Maine 04605
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Johns Hopkins Hospital;Johns Hopkins Med;Wilmer Eye Inst

    Baltimore, Maryland 21287
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Johns Hopkins Med; Wilmer Eye Inst

    Baltimore, Maryland 21287
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • The Retina Care Center

    Baltimore, Maryland 21209
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Retina Group of Washington

    Chevy Chase, Maryland 20815
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • The Retina Group of Washington;Retinal Disease

    Chevy Chase, Maryland 20815
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Cumberland Valley Retina Associates

    Hagerstown, Maryland 21740
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Cumberland Valley Retina Consultants

    Hagerstown, Maryland 21740
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Cumberland Valley Retina Consultants;Clinical Research

    Hagerstown, Maryland 21740
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Retina Specialist

    Towson, Maryland 21204
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Retina Specialists

    Towson, Maryland 21204
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Ophthalmic Consultants of Boston

    Boston, Massachusetts 02114
    United States

    Completed

  • Tufts Medical Center

    Boston, Massachusetts 02111
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Vitreo Retinal Associates

    Worcester, Massachusetts 01605
    United States

    Completed

  • Vitreo-Retinal Associates, PC

    Worcester, Massachusetts 01605
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Associated Retinal Consultants

    Grand Rapids, Michigan 49546
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Foundation for Vision Research

    Grand Rapids, Michigan 49546
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Retina Specialists Of Michigan

    Grand Rapids, Michigan 49546
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Associated Retinal Consultants - Royal Oak

    Royal Oak, Michigan 48073
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Vitreo Retinal Surgery

    Minneapolis, Minnesota 55435
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • VitreoRetinal Surgery PLLC;DBA Retina Consultants of Minnesota

    Minneapolis, Minnesota 55435
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Midwest Vision Research Foundation

    Chesterfield, Missouri 63017
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Pepose Vision Institute

    Chesterfield, Missouri 63017
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Retina Institute

    Saint Louis, Missouri 63128
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • The Retina Institute

    Saint Louis, Missouri 63128
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Sierra Eye Associates

    Reno, Nevada 89502
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Envision Ocular, LLC

    Bloomfield, New Jersey 07003
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Mid Atlantic Retina

    Cherry Hill, New Jersey 08034
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Retina Associates of NJ

    Teaneck, New Jersey 07666
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Retina Associates of New Jersey

    Teaneck, New Jersey 07666
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Retina Associates of NJ

    Toms River, New Jersey 08755
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • University of New Mexico; School of Med

    Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Long Is. Vitreoretinal Consult

    Great Neck, New York 11021
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Long Island Vitreoretinal Consultants;Opthalmology

    Great Neck, New York 11021
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Long Is. Vitreoretinal Consult

    Hauppauge, New York 11788
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Retina Vit Surgeons/Central NY

    Liverpool, New York 13088
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Retina Vitreous Surgeons of Central New York

    Liverpool, New York 13088
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • New York University

    New York, New York 10017
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • New York University (NYU)

    New York, New York 10012
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Ophthalmic Cons of Long Island

    Oceanside, New York 11572
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Ophthalmic Consultants of Long Island

    Oceanside, New York 11572
    United States

    Completed

  • University of Rochester Flaum Eye Institute

    Rochester, New York 14642
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Retina Vit Surgeons/Central NY

    Syracuse, New York 13224
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Asheville Eye Associates Western Carolina Retinal Associates;Clinical Research

    Asheville, North Carolina 28803
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Western Carolina Retinal Associate PA

    Asheville, North Carolina 28803
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Char Eye Ear &Throat Assoc

    Charlotte, North Carolina 28210
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Charlotte Eye Ear Nose and Throat Associates- SouthPark;Retina

    Charlotte, North Carolina 28210
    United States

    Completed

  • Duke Eye Center

    Durham, North Carolina 27705
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Graystone Eye

    Hickory, North Carolina 28602
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Graystone Eye;Clinical Research

    Hickory, North Carolina 28602
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Cape Fear Retinal Associates

    Wilmington, North Carolina 28401
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Graystone Eye

    Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27104
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Cincinnati Eye Institute

    Cincinnati, Ohio 45242
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Cincinnati Eye Institute;Retina

    Cincinnati, Ohio 45242
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Cleveland Clinic

    Cleveland, Ohio 44195
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Cleveland Clinic Foundation; Cole Eye Institute

    Cleveland, Ohio 44195-0001
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Ohio State Havener Eye Institute;Ophthalmology Research

    Columbus, Ohio 43212
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • The Ohio State University

    Columbus, Ohio 43210
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Midwest Retina

    Dublin, Ohio 43016
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Midwest Retina;Retina/Vitreous

    Dublin, Ohio 43016
    United States

    Completed

  • Retina Vitreous Center

    Edmond, Oklahoma 73013
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Retina Vitreous Center - Glen Eagles

    Edmond, Oklahoma 73013
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Retina Northwest

    Portland, Oregon 97221
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Retina Northwest;Research Department

    Portland, Oregon 97221
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Cumberland Valley Retina Consultants

    Chambersburg, Pennsylvania 17201
    United States

    Completed

  • Cumberland Valley Retina Consultants; Chambersburg

    Chambersburg, Pennsylvania 17201
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Mid Atlantic Retina

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Palmetto Retina Center

    Florence, South Carolina 29501
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Charleston Neuroscience

    Ladson, South Carolina 29456
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Charleston Neuroscience Inst

    Ladson, South Carolina 29456
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Carolina Eyecare Physicians

    Mount Pleasant, South Carolina 29464
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Palmetto Retina Center

    West Columbia, South Carolina 29169
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Palmetto Retina Center, LLC

    West Columbia, South Carolina 29169
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Charles Retina Institute

    Germantown, Tennessee 38138
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Charles Retina Institution;Retina surgery

    Germantown, Tennessee 38138
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Charles Retina Institute

    Memphis, Tennessee 38119
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Tennessee Retina

    Nashville, Tennessee 37203
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Tennessee Retina PC

    Nashville, Tennessee 37203
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Retina Res Institute of Texas

    Abilene, Texas 79606
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Retina Research Institute of Texas

    Abilene, Texas 79606
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Texas Retina Associates

    Arlington, Texas 76012
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Austin Clinical Research LLC

    Austin, Texas 78750
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Austin Clinical Research, LLC

    Austin, Texas 78750
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Austin Research Center for Retina

    Austin, Texas 78705
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Austin Retina Associates

    Austin, Texas 78705-1169
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Austin Retina Associates;Opthalmology

    Austin, Texas 78705
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Retina & Vitreous of Texas

    Bellaire, Texas 77401
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Retina Consultants of Texas

    Bellaire, Texas 77401
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Texas Retina Associates

    Dallas, Texas 75231
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Texas Retina Associates;Research

    Dallas, Texas 75231
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Texas Retina Associates

    Fort Worth, Texas 76104
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Retina & Vitreous of Texas

    Houston, Texas 77025
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Retina Consultants of Houston

    Houston, Texas 77030
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Retina Consultants of Texas

    Houston, Texas 77401
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Med Center Ophthalmology Assoc

    San Antonio, Texas 78240
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Medical Center Ophthalmology Associates

    San Antonio, Texas 78240
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Retina Consultants of Texas

    The Woodlands, Texas 77384-4167
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Rocky Mountain Retina Consultants

    Murray, Utah 84107
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Retina Associates of Utah, PLLC

    Salt Lake City, Utah 84107
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Retina Associates of Utah, PLLC;Clinical Research

    Salt Lake City, Utah 84107
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Rocky Mountain Retina

    Salt Lake City, Utah 84107
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Piedmont Eye Center

    Lynchburg, Virginia 24502
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Wagner Kapoor Institute

    Norfolk, Virginia 23502
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Wagner Kapoor Institute;Opthalmology

    Norfolk, Virginia 23502
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Retina Institute of Virginia

    Richmond, Virginia 23235
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Pacific Northwest Retina

    Silverdale, Washington 98383
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Retina Center Northwest

    Silverdale, Washington 98383
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Spokane Eye Clinical Research

    Spokane, Washington 99204
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Spokane Eye Clinical Research;Spokane Eye Surgery Center

    Spokane, Washington 99204
    United States

    Site Not Available

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