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Extension Study for the Port Delivery System With Ranibizumab (Portal)

A Multicenter, Open-Label Extension Study to Evaluate the Long-Term Safety and Tolerability of the Port Delivery System With Ranibizumab in Patients With Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration (Portal)

  • Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration

At a glance

Phase
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Sponsor
Hoffmann-La Roche
Enrolment target
1,000
Started
20 September 2018
Main results due
31 December 2029
Study sites
165
Registry updated
28 September 2026

Can you take part?

  • Aged 50 years and over.
  • Open to any sex.
  • You need the condition being studied — healthy volunteers are not accepted.

These are the headline rules only. Every study has a longer list, and whether you are eligible is decided by the research team at the site — never by this page.

Read the full eligibility criteria
Inclusion Criteria:

* Previous enrollment in and completion of Study GX28228 (Ladder) or Study GR40548 (Archway), without early treatment or study discontinuation in either study OR Previous enrollment in Study WR42221 (Velodrome) and either not eligible to be randomized in Study WR42221 at Week 24 or completed the study (from the Q24W or Q36W arm)
* Ability and willingness to undertake all scheduled visits and assessments
* For women of childbearing potential: agreement to remain abstinent or use contraceptive measures

Exclusion Criteria:

* Pregnant or breastfeeding, or intending to become pregnant during the treatment period and for at least 28 days after the last intravitreal injection of ranibizumab or 1 year after the last Implant refill-exchange of ranibizumab
* History of other ocular diseases that give reasonable suspicion of a disease or condition that contraindicates the use of ranibizumab, that might affect interpretation of the results of the study or that renders the participant at high risk for treatment complications
* History of other diseases, metabolic dysfunction, or clinical laboratory finding giving reasonable suspicion of a disease or condition that contraindicates the use of ranibizumab or placement of the Implant and that might affect interpretation of the results of the study or that renders the participant at high risk of treatment complications
* Requirement for continuous use of any medications or treatments indicated in the "Prohibited Therapy"

Sub-study 1

Inclusion Criteria

\- For women of childbearing potential: agreement to remain abstinent (refrain from heterosexual intercourse) or use contraceptive measures

Participants must meet the following ocular criteria for the study eye for substudy entry:

* Diagnosis of exudative nAMD within 2 years prior to the enrollment visit
* Previous treatment with at least two anti-VEGF ITV injections (e.g., ranibizumab, bevacizumab, or aflibercept) for nAMD per standard of care within 6 months prior to the enrollment visit
* Demonstrated response to prior anti-VEGF ITV treatment since diagnosis, as evidenced at enrollment by the following:

Overall decrease in nAMD disease activity detected on SD-OCT AND Stable or improved best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA)

* All subtypes of nAMD lesions are permissible (i.e., type I, type II, type III, or mixed forms per optical coherence tomography (OCT) classification) nAMD lesions at the time of diagnosis must involve the macula (6 mm diameter centered at the fovea).
* Sufficiently clear ocular media and adequate pupillary dilation to allow for analysis and grading by the central reading center of FP and SD-OCT images.

Exclusion Criteria Prior Ocular Treatments Study Eye

* History of vitrectomy surgery, submacular surgery, or other surgical intervention for AMD
* Prior treatment with Visudyne, external-beam radiation therapy, or transpupillary thermotherapy
* Previous treatment with corticosteroid ITV injection
* Previous intraocular device implantation
* Previous laser (any type) used for AMD treatment

Either Eye

* Treatment with anti-VEGF agents other than ranibizumab within 1 month prior to the enrollment visit
* Prior participation in a clinical trial involving anti-VEGF drugs within 6 months prior to the enrollment visit, other than ranibizumab

CNV Lesion Charateristics Study Eye

* Subretinal hemorrhage that involves the center of the fovea, if the hemorrhage is greater than 0.5 disc area (1.27 mm2 ) in size at screening
* Subfoveal fibrosis or subfoveal atrophy

Either Eye

\- CNV due to other causes, such as ocular histoplasmosis, trauma, or pathologic myopia

Concurrent Ocular Conditions Study Eye

* Retinal pigment epithelial tear
* Any concurrent intraocular condition (e.g., cataract, glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy, or epiretinal membrane) that would either require surgical intervention during the study to prevent or treat visual loss that might result from that condition or affect interpretation of study results
* Active intraocular inflammation (grade trace or above)
* History of vitreous hemorrhage
* History of rhegmatogenous retinal detachment
* History of rhegmatogenous retinal tears or peripheral retinal breaks within 3 months prior to the enrollment visit
* Aphakia or absence of the posterior capsule
* Previous violation of the posterior capsule is also an exclusion criterion unless it occurred as a result of yttrium-aluminum garnet (YAG) laser posterior capsulotomy in association with prior, posterior chamber intraocular lens implantation.
* Spherical equivalent of the refractive error demonstrating more than 8 diopters of myopia
* Preoperative refractive error that exceeds 8 diopters of myopia, for participants who have undergone prior refractive or cataract surgery in the study eye
* Intraocular surgery (including cataract surgery) within 3 months preceding the enrollment visit
* Uncontrolled ocular hypertension or glaucoma and any such condition the investigator determines may require a glaucoma-filtering surgery during a patient's participation in the study
* History of glaucoma-filtering surgery, tube shunts, or microinvasive glaucoma surgery
* History of corneal transplant
* History of prior vitrectomy surgery and absence of posterior capsule

Either Eye

* History of idiopathic or autoimmune-associated uveitis
* Active infectious conjunctivitis, keratitis, scleritis, or endophthalmitis

Concurrent Systemic Conditions

* Inability to comply with study schedule or procedures as described in the study protocol
* Uncontrolled blood pressure
* History of stroke within the last 3 months prior to informed consent
* Uncontrolled atrial fibrillation within 3 months of informed consent
* History of myocardial infarction within the last 3 months prior to informed consent
* History of other disease, metabolic dysfunction, or clinical laboratory finding giving reasonable suspicion of a disease or condition that contraindicates the use of ranibizumab or placement of the implant and that might affect interpretation of the results of the study or renders the patient at high risk of treatment complications in the opinion of the investigator
* Current systemic treatment for a confirmed active systemic infection
* Use of any systemic anti-VEGF agents
* Chronic use of oral corticosteroids
* Active cancer within 12 months of enrollment
* Previous participation in any non-ocular (systemic) disease studies of investigational drugs within 1 month preceding the informed consent (excluding vitamins and minerals)
* Use of antimitotic or antimetabolite therapy within 30 days or 5 elimination half-lives of the enrollment visit
* History of albinism
* Pregnant or breastfeeding, or intending to become pregnant during the treatment period and for at least 28 days after the last ITV injection of ranibizumab or 1 year after the last implant refill-exchange of ranibizumab

Sub-study 2

Inclusion Criteria:

* Having experienced septum dislodgement in the original implant while in the main study or after exiting the main study Ocular Inclusion Criteria for Study Eye
* Sufficiently clear ocular media and adequate pupillary dilation to allow for analysis and grading by central reading center

Exclusion Criteria (Cohort 1 only):

Concurrent Ocular Conditions-Study Eye

* Any ocular condition that may render the patient at high risk for surgical or treatment complications
* Intraocular surgery (including cataract surgery) within 1 month preceding the enrollment visit
* Any use of medicated intraocular implants (other than the PDS implant), at any time prior to enrollment
* History of rhegmatogenous retinal tears or peripheral retinal breaks within 3 months prior to the enrollment visit
* Any concurrent ocular condition that would require surgical intervention during the study to prevent or treat visual loss
* Concurrent conjunctival, Tenon's capsule, and/or scleral condition in the supero-temporal quadrant of the eye (e.g., scarring, thinning, mass) that may affect the refill-exchange procedure of the PDS implant
* Ongoing ocular complications that might affect participant safety

Concurrent Ocular Conditions-Either Eye

* Suspected or active ocular or periocular infection
* Any history of uveitis
* Active blepharitis

Concurrent Systemic Conditions

* Recent history (in the last 3 months prior to enrollment) of other disease, other non-diabetic metabolic dysfunction, physical examination finding, or clinical laboratory finding giving reasonable suspicion of a condition that contraindicates the use of ranibizumab or surgical placement of the PDS implant; that might affect interpretation of the results of the study; or that renders the participant at high risk for treatment complications
* Active cancer within the last 12 months, except for appropriately treated carcinoma in 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 or device (with the exception of vitamins and minerals or enrollment in the main study GR40549) within 6 months prior to enrollment.
* Use of antimitotic or antimetabolite therapy within 30 days or 5 elimination half-lives.

What this study is about

In the sponsor’s own words, from the registry.

This study will evaluate the long-term safety and tolerability of the Port Delivery System with ranibizumab (PDS) (100 mg/mL) in participants with neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD) who have either completed Phase II Study GX28228 (Ladder), Phase III Study GR40548 (Archway), Phase IIIb Study WR42221 (Velodrome), or completed Week 24 visit in Study WR42221 but were not eligible to be randomized in WR42221.

Study sites(165)

  • Retinal Research Institute, LLC

    Phoenix, Arizona, United States

    Completed

  • Arizona Retina and Vitreous Consultants

    Phoenix, Arizona, United States

    Completed

  • Barnet Dulaney Perkins Eye Center

    Phoenix, Arizona, United States

    Active, not recruiting

  • Associated Retina Consultants

    Phoenix, Arizona, United States

    Completed

  • Retinal Consultants of Arizona

    Phoenix, Arizona, United States

    Completed

  • California Retina Consultants

    Bakersfield, California, United States

    Completed

  • Retina-Vitreous Associates Medical Group

    Beverly Hills, California, United States

    Completed

  • The Retina Partners

    Encino, California, United States

    Active, not recruiting

  • Jacobs Retina center at the Shiley eye Institute UCSD

    La Jolla, California, United States

    Completed

  • Jules Stein Eye Institute/ UCLA

    Los Angeles, California, United States

    Completed

  • N CA Retina Vitreous Assoc

    Mountain View, California, United States

    Completed

  • Retina Consultants, San Diego

    Poway, California, United States

    Completed

  • Retinal Consultants Med Group

    Sacramento, California, United States

    Completed

  • West Coast Retina Medical Group

    San Francisco, California, United States

    Completed

  • UCSF

    San Francisco, California, United States

    Completed

  • Orange County Retina Med Group

    Santa Ana, California, United States

    Active, not recruiting

  • California Retina Consultants

    Santa Barbara, California, United States

    Completed

  • Southwest Retina Consultants

    Durango, Colorado, United States

    Completed

  • Eye Center of Northern CO

    Fort Collins, Colorado, United States

    Completed

  • Colorado Retina Associates, PC

    Lakewood, Colorado, United States

    Completed

  • Retina Group of New England

    Waterford, Connecticut, United States

    Completed

  • Florida Eye Microsurgical Inst

    Boynton Beach, Florida, United States

    Completed

  • National Ophthalmic Research Institute

    Fort Myers, Florida, United States

    Completed

  • Florida Eye Associates

    Melbourne, Florida, United States

    Completed

  • Retina Care Specialists

    Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, United States

    Completed

  • Retina Specialty Institute

    Pensacola, Florida, United States

    Completed

  • Fort Lauderdale Eye Institute

    Plantation, Florida, United States

    Completed

  • Retina Vitreous Assoc of FL

    St. Petersburg, Florida, United States

    Active, not recruiting

  • Southern Vitreoretinal Assoc

    Tallahassee, Florida, United States

    Active, not recruiting

  • Retina Associates of Florida, LLC

    Tampa, Florida, United States

    Completed

  • Southeast Retina Center

    Augusta, Georgia, United States

    Completed

  • Georgia Retina PC

    Marietta, Georgia, United States

    Withdrawn

  • Illinois Retina Associates

    Joliet, Illinois, United States

    Completed

  • University Retina and Macula Associates, PC

    Oak Forest, Illinois, United States

    Completed

  • Wolfe Eye Clinic

    West Des Moines, Iowa, United States

    Completed

  • Retina Associates

    Lenexa, Kansas, United States

    Completed

  • Retina Associates of Kentucky

    Lexington, Kentucky, United States

    Completed

  • Paducah Retinal Center

    Paducah, Kentucky, United States

    Withdrawn

  • Maine Eye Center

    Portland, Maine, United States

    Completed

  • The Retina Care Center

    Baltimore, Maryland, United States

    Completed

  • Johns Hopkins Med

    Baltimore, Maryland, United States

    Active, not recruiting

  • Retina Group of Washington

    Chevy Chase, Maryland, United States

    Completed

  • Retina Specialists

    Towson, Maryland, United States

    Completed

  • Ophthalmic Consultants of Boston

    Boston, Massachusetts, United States

    Completed

  • Foundation for Vision Research

    Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States

    Completed

  • Associated Retinal Consultants

    Royal Oak, Michigan, United States

    Completed

  • VitreoRetinal Surgery, PLLC.

    Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

    Completed

  • Midwest Vision Research Foundation

    Chesterfield, Missouri, United States

    Completed

  • The Retina Institute - Chesterfield

    St Louis, Missouri, United States

    Completed

  • Sierra Eye Associates

    Reno, Nevada, United States

    Active, not recruiting

  • Envision Ocular, LLC

    Bloomfield, New Jersey, United States

    Completed

  • Retina Associates of NJ

    Teaneck, New Jersey, United States

    Completed

  • University of New Mexico

    Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States

    Completed

  • Long Is. Vitreoretinal Consult

    Great Neck, New York, United States

    Completed

  • Retina Assoc of Western NY

    Rochester, New York, United States

    Completed

  • Ophthalmic Consultants of Long Island

    Rockville Centre, New York, United States

    Completed

  • Retina Vit Surgeons/Central NY

    Syracuse, New York, United States

    Completed

  • Char Eye Ear &Throat Assoc

    Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

    Completed

  • Cincinnati Eye Institute

    Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

    Active, not recruiting

  • The Cleveland Clinic Foundation

    Cleveland, Ohio, United States

    Completed

Showing 60 of 165 sites — filter to narrow it down. 73 of the 165 sites on this study are recruiting right now — a site can stop enrolling while the study as a whole is still open.

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT03683251. Trialion does not run this study, is not paid to refer anyone to it, and cannot enrol you. Eligibility is always decided by the research team at the site.

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