Study to Compare the Efficacy and Safety of Intravitreal APL-2 Therapy With Sham Injections in Patients With Geographic Atrophy (GA) Secondary to Age-Related Macular Degeneration

Summary

This is a 24-month, Phase III, multicenter, randomized, double-masked, sham-injection controlled study to assess the efficacy and safety of multiple IVT injections of APL-2 in subjects with GA secondary to AMD.

Timeline

Start

2018-08-31

Primary completion

2021-06-21

Completion

2022-06-20

Publications

• Sadda S, Hatcher KA, Shah BK, Kondapalli SS, Li C, Baumal CR. Outer Retinal Tubulation and Geographic Atrophy: A Natural History Analysis of Sham Observed Eyes from the OAKS and DERBY Trials. Ophthalmol Ther. 2025 Jul;14(7):1611-1619. doi: 10.1007/s40123-025-01156-5. Epub 2025 May 19.
• Wykoff CC, Holz FG, Chiang A, Boyer D, Dhoot DS, Loewenstein A, Mones J, Heier J, Abbey AM, Singerman LJ, Vajzovic L, Lin J, Li C, Vilupuru A, Baumal CR; OAKS, DERBY, and GALE Investigators. Pegcetacoplan Treatment for Geographic Atrophy in Age-Related Macular Degeneration Over 36 Months: Data From OAKS, DERBY, and GALE. Am J Ophthalmol. 2025 Aug;276:350-364. doi: 10.1016/j.ajo.2025.04.016. Epub 2025 Apr 23.
• Fu DJ, Bagga P, Naik G, Glinton S, Faes L, Liefers B, Lima R, Wignall G, Keane PA, Ioannidou E, Ribeiro Reis AP, McKeown A, Scheibler L, Patel PJ, Moghul I, Pontikos N, Balaskas K. Pegcetacoplan Treatment and Consensus Features of Geographic Atrophy Over 24 Months. JAMA Ophthalmol. 2024 Jun 1;142(6):548-558. doi: 10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2024.1269.
• Heier JS, Lad EM, Holz FG, Rosenfeld PJ, Guymer RH, Boyer D, Grossi F, Baumal CR, Korobelnik JF, Slakter JS, Waheed NK, Metlapally R, Pearce I, Steinle N, Francone AA, Hu A, Lally DR, Deschatelets P, Francois C, Bliss C, Staurenghi G, Mones J, Singh RP, Ribeiro R, Wykoff CC; OAKS and DERBY study investigators. Pegcetacoplan for the treatment of geographic atrophy secondary to age-related macular degeneration (OAKS and DERBY): two multicentre, randomised, double-masked, sham-controlled, phase 3 trials. Lancet. 2023 Oct 21;402(10411):1434-1448. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(23)01520-9.
• Tzoumas N, Riding G, Williams MA, Steel DH. Complement inhibitors for age-related macular degeneration. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2023 Jun 14;6(6):CD009300. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD009300.pub3.

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