Study to Evaluate Safety, Tolerability and Pharmacokinetics of rhNGF Eye Drops in Healthy Volunteers

Summary

The primary objective of this study is to assess the safety and tolerability of single and multiple ascending doses of rhNGF when administered as eye drops in healthy subjects.

Timeline

Start

2012-07

Primary completion

2013-02

Completion

2013-03

Publications

• Background Apfel SC, Kessler JA, Adornato BT, Litchy WJ, Sanders C, Rask CA. Recombinant human nerve growth factor in the treatment of diabetic polyneuropathy. NGF Study Group. Neurology. 1998 Sep;51(3):695-702. doi: 10.1212/wnl.51.3.695.
• Background Apfel SC, Schwartz S, Adornato BT, Freeman R, Biton V, Rendell M, Vinik A, Giuliani M, Stevens JC, Barbano R, Dyck PJ. Efficacy and safety of recombinant human nerve growth factor in patients with diabetic polyneuropathy: A randomized controlled trial. rhNGF Clinical Investigator Group. JAMA. 2000 Nov 1;284(17):2215-21. doi: 10.1001/jama.284.17.2215.
• Background Bonini S, Lambiase A, Rama P, Caprioglio G, Aloe L. Topical treatment with nerve growth factor for neurotrophic keratitis. Ophthalmology. 2000 Jul;107(7):1347-51; discussion 1351-2. doi: 10.1016/s0161-6420(00)00163-9.
• Background Lambiase A, Rama P, Bonini S, Caprioglio G, Aloe L. Topical treatment with nerve growth factor for corneal neurotrophic ulcers. N Engl J Med. 1998 Apr 23;338(17):1174-80. doi: 10.1056/NEJM199804233381702.
• Background Liu Q, McDermott AM, Miller WL. Elevated nerve growth factor in dry eye associated with established contact lens wear. Eye Contact Lens. 2009 Sep;35(5):232-7. doi: 10.1097/ICL.0b013e3181b3e87f.
• Background Petty BG, Cornblath DR, Adornato BT, Chaudhry V, Flexner C, Wachsman M, Sinicropi D, Burton LE, Peroutka SJ. The effect of systemically administered recombinant human nerve growth factor in healthy human subjects. Ann Neurol. 1994 Aug;36(2):244-6. doi: 10.1002/ana.410360221.
• Background Qi H, Li DQ, Shine HD, Chen Z, Yoon KC, Jones DB, Pflugfelder SC. Nerve growth factor and its receptor TrkA serve as potential markers for human corneal epithelial progenitor cells. Exp Eye Res. 2008 Jan;86(1):34-40. doi: 10.1016/j.exer.2007.09.003. Epub 2007 Sep 15.
• Background Schifitto G, Yiannoutsos C, Simpson DM, Adornato BT, Singer EJ, Hollander H, Marra CM, Rubin M, Cohen BA, Tucker T, Koralnik IJ, Katzenstein D, Haidich B, Smith ME, Shriver S, Millar L, Clifford DB, McArthur JC; AIDS Clinical Trials Group Team 291. Long-term treatment with recombinant nerve growth factor for HIV-associated sensory neuropathy. Neurology. 2001 Oct 9;57(7):1313-6. doi: 10.1212/wnl.57.7.1313.
• Ferrari MP, Mantelli F, Sacchetti M, Antonangeli MI, Cattani F, D'Anniballe G, Sinigaglia F, Ruffini PA, Lambiase A. Safety and pharmacokinetics of escalating doses of human recombinant nerve growth factor eye drops in a double-masked, randomized clinical trial. BioDrugs. 2014 Jun;28(3):275-83. doi: 10.1007/s40259-013-0079-5.

Drugs

Indications

No indication recorded.