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NCT Number: NCT06789445

A Study to Investigate the Safety of OpCT-001 in Adults Who Have Primary Photoreceptor Disease (CLARICO)

Study OpCT-001-101 is a Phase 1/2a first-in-human, multisite, 2-part interventional study to evaluate the safety, tolerability, and the effect on clinical outcomes of OpCT-001 in approximately 54 adults with primary photoreceptor (PR) disease. Phase 1 focuses on safety and features a dose-escalation design. Phase 2 is designed to gather additional safety data and assess the effect of OpCT-001 on measures of visual function, functional vision, and anatomic measures of engraftment in different clinical subgroups.

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Key information

About this study

Phase 1 of the study includes up to 4 planned dose levels to be administered across up to 4 cohorts. Participants are assigned to receive OpCT-001 in an open-label manner.

Dose escalation in Phase 1 is being conducted using a standard 3+3 scheme in which a total of up to 24 legally blind participants (~3 to 6 per cohort) will receive OpCT-001. Phase 2 is planned to enroll a maximum of 15 participants per cohort in 2 cohorts to evaluate 2 dose levels of OpCT-001 that will be selected based on Phase 1 safety and tolerability data. Phase 2 participants will be randomized 1:1 to either dose-level cohort. Phase 2 participants and investigators and study site personnel outside of the surgical team will be masked to the Phase 2 OpCT-001 dose-level assignments.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Key Inclusion Criteria:

  • Confirmed genetic diagnosis of primary photoreceptor (PR) disease
  • Best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) in the study eye at Screening for Phase 1: Logmarithm of the minimum angle of resolution (LogMAR) 3.9 to LogMAR 1.3. BCVA at Screening for Phase 2: ETDRS letter score between 20 to 60, inclusive.
  • Retinal structure examination in the study eye demonstrating regions suitable for cell administration.

Key Exclusion Criteria:

  • Clinically relevant, active ocular inflammation or infection
  • Glaucoma or other significant optic neuropathy
  • Diabetic macular edema or diabetic retinopathy
  • Clinically significant cystoid macular edema
  • In phakic participants: Spherical equivalent refractive error of greater than 8.00 diopters myopia
  • Ocular surgery ≤3 months before Screening
  • Monocular vision (ie, no light perception in the fellow eye)
  • Currently active malignancy, or history of malignancy within 5 years before OpCT-001 administration. Exception: Basal cell carcinoma that has been definitively treated.
  • Any current and active infection (bacterial/viral/fungal) that could put the participant at risk from immunosuppression
  • History of any cell therapy, gene therapy, or retinal implant at any time
  • Previously received a bone marrow or solid organ transplant

Treatment and study plan

OpCT-001

Biological

Cell therapy product composed of photoreceptor precursor cells derived from human induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs).

Primary outcomes

  1. Incidence and severity of ocular and non-ocular treatment-emergent adverse events (TEAEs) through the Week 52 visit

    Time frame: From OpCT-001 administration through the Week 52 visit

Secondary outcomes

  1. Change from baseline over time through the Week 52 visit in the treated portion of the study eye (SE) retina in outer retinal layer thickness as measured by spectral domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT)

    Time frame: From baseline through the Week 52 visit

Study contacts

Contact information is provided by the study sponsor or research team.

Patient Engagement

CONTACT

[email protected]

1-877-380-3931

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

BlueRock Therapeutics

Industry

Registry information

Official study title

A Phase 1/2a Study of Subretinal Administration of OpCT-001 Photoreceptor Precursor Cells Derived From iPSCs in Patients With Primary Photoreceptor Disease

Acronym: CLARICO

Important dates

Study start
2025
Primary completion
2029
Study completion
2030
First posted
Jan 23, 2025
Registry last updated
Jul 6, 2026

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