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NCT Number: NCT03071965

Extension Study of NT-501 Ciliary Neurotrophic Factor (CNTF) Implant for Macular Telangiectasia (MacTel)

This was a prospective, multicenter, single-masked, sham-controlled extension study designed to provide long-term safety and efficacy follow-up data for subjects with MacTel who had NT-501 implanted intraocularly and/or underwent sham surgery in the respective precursor study (NTMT-01 or NTMT-02).

A substudy was conducted in which subjects enrolled in study (NTMT-02), who had 1 study-eligible eye that underwent sham surgery, were offered the option to have NT-501 implanted in the same study eye. Of the 19 subjects who had 1 study-eligible eye and underwent sham surgery in the Cohort 2 precursor study (NTMT-02), 16 subjects elected to have NT-501 implanted in the same study eye during the substudy

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Key information

Age range

21 year–80 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 2

Primary location

Sydney Eye Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Previously enrolled in the NTMT-01 or NTMT-02 protocol and received the NT-501 implant and/or underwent a Sham procedure
  • Participant must be offered sufficient opportunity to review and to understand the informed consent form, agree to the form's contents, and provide written informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

  • There are no Exclusion Criteria

Treatment and study plan

Ciliary neurotrophic factor (CNTF)

Biological

The investigational product is the NT-501 encapsulated cell system, which consists of cells encapsulated within a semi-permeable polymer membrane and supportive matrices. NT-501 contains NTC-201 cells that secrete recombinant human CNTF, which were derived from genetically modified NTC-200 cells.

Surgery

Procedure

Surgery to implant device for NT-501

Primary outcomes

  1. Ellipsoid Zone (Area of IS/OS Loss) - Cohort 1

    Time frame: 72, 84, 96, and 108 months (based on participants' original implant date during precursor study)

    Change from baseline to 72, 84, 96 and 108 months post-surgery (based on participants' original implant date during precursor study) by SD-OCT for Cohort 1

  2. Ellipsoid Zone (Area of IS/OS Loss) - Cohort 2

    Time frame: Baseline to 36, 48, 60 and 72 Months post-surgery (based on participants' original implant date during precursor study)

    Change in EZ from baseline to 36, 48, 60 and 72 Months post-surgery (based on participants' original implant date during precursor study). Cohort 2 sham surgery arm includes 16 participants (16 eyes) that received an NT-501 following their Month 36 follow-up

Secondary outcomes

  1. Change in Retinal Sensitivity (dB) From Baseline - Cohort 2 Only

    Time frame: Baseline to 72 Months (based on participants' original implant date)

    Baseline to 72 Months - analyses also presented for additional times: 36, 48, and 60 Months post-surgery (based on participants' original implant date during precursor study) . Cohort 2 sham surgery arm includes 16 participants (16 eyes) that received an NT-501 following their Month 36 follow-up in this study.

  2. Change in BCVA From Baseline for Cohort 1

    Time frame: Baseline to 108 Months (based on participants' original implant date)

    Baseline to 108 Months - analyses also presented for additional times: 84, 96 and 108 Months (based on participants' original implant date)

  3. Change in BCVA From Baseline for Cohort 2

    Time frame: Baseline to 72 Months (based on participants' original implant date)

    Baseline to 72 Months - analyses also presented for additional times: 36, 48, and 60 Months (based on participants' original implant date during precursor study) . Cohort 2 sham surgery arm includes 16 participants (16 eyes) that received an NT-501 following their Month 36 follow-up

  4. Change in Reading Speed From Baseline - Cohort 2 Only

    Time frame: Baseline to 72 Months (based on participants' original implant date)

    Baseline to 72 Months - analyses also presented for additional times: 36, 48, and 60 Months (based on participants' original implant date during precursor study) . Cohort 2 sham surgery arm includes 16 participants (16 eyes) that received an NT-501 following their Month 36 follow-up. Note: there were

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Neurotech Pharmaceuticals

Industry

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2017
Primary completion
2021
Study completion
2021
First posted
Mar 7, 2017
Registry last updated
May 9, 2025

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