Study of FTY720 in Patients With Uveitis

Novartis Pharmaceuticals

Overview

This study will assess the safety, tolerability, and efficacy of FTY720 in patients with acute, noninfectious intermediate, posterior and pan uveitis

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE

Conditions

Acute Noninfectious Posterior, Intermediate, or Pan Uveitis

Interventions

FTY720DRUG

Fingolimod

Oral CorticosteroidDRUG

Oral Corticosteroid

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 60 Years

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Inclusion Criteria: * Acute noninfectious posterior, intermediate, or pan uveitis * Vitreous haze score of 1+ or more in the study eye at screening and baseline visits Exclusion Criteria: * Vaso-occlusive vasculitis involving the retinal macula * Behçet's uveitis * Patients requiring corticosteroid or another systemic immunosuppressive medication for any other disease (e.g., asthma or some other autoimmune disease) that would contraindicate tapering (topical steroids permitted) * Other protocol defined inclusions and/or exclusions may apply.

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Change in Vitreous Haze Score in the Study Eye at Day 8

On day 8 of the study, the vitreous haze score will be measured in patients during a dilated fundus examination (using eye drops to enlarge the pupil of the eye). The ophthalmologist will examine the back of the eye to obtain this measure.

Time frame: Day 8

Secondary Outcomes

Change in Vitreous Haze Score in the Study Eye on Study Examination Days

On study examination days, the vitreous haze score will be measured in patients during a dilated fundus examination (using eye drops to enlarge the pupil of the eye). The ophthalmologist will examine the back of the eye to obtain this measure.

Time frame: Days 2, 4, 29, 57

Changes in Visual Acuity (Number of letters) in the Right and Left Eyes on Study Examination Days

Change in visual acuity will be assessed in the right and left eyes using the ETDRS (early treatment diabetic retinopathy study) visual acuity charts. Change in acuity is defined as the change in the number of letters correctly read on each chart.

Time frame: Days 2, 4, 8, 29 and 57

Changes in Macular Thickness (Thickness at the Center of the Retina) in the Right and Left Eyes on Study Examination Days

Macular thickness will be measured using an OCT (optical coherence tomography or type of ultrasound of the eye) on the right and left eyes. This test measures how thick the retina is; the study measure is the thickness at the central part of the eye.

Time frame: Days 2, 4, 8, 29 and 57

Measures of the Safety and Tolerability of the Study Medication FTY720; Also Measures of Whether the Patients Required Rescue Medication for their Uveitis.

This will be determined by how safe the study medication FTY720 is determined to be, by how well tolerated it is by the patients and also by whether the patients needed rescue medication (e.g. other medication to treat their uveitis if the study drug was not effective during the time they received it).

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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