A Study to Evaluate KRIYA-825 (VV-14295) in Adults with Geographic Atrophy Secondary to Age-related Macular Degeneration

Launched by KRIYA THERAPEUTICS, INC. · Jan 3, 2025

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ClinConnect Summary

This clinical trial is looking at a new treatment called KRIYA-825 for adults with geographic atrophy (GA), which is a condition related to age-related macular degeneration (AMD) that can cause vision loss. The main goals of the study are to check how safe KRIYA-825 is and to see if it can help slow down the growth of GA in the eye. The trial is currently recruiting participants aged between 55 and 80 who have specific vision requirements and are in good general health.

To join the study, participants must agree to use reliable birth control for a year after receiving the treatment, and they should not have certain other eye diseases or recent surgeries. If someone qualifies and decides to participate, they can expect to receive the treatment and will be monitored over a 12-month period to assess their eye health and vision. This research is important because it aims to find new ways to help people with GA, a condition that can significantly affect quality of life.

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Participant must be between 55 to 80 years of age (inclusive), at the time of signing the informed consent form.
• • Body mass index (BMI) of 19 to 34 kg/m2 (inclusive).
• • Must agree to use reliable contraception for at least 12 months after administration of VV-14295. A female participant is eligible to participate if she is not pregnant and not breastfeeding.
• • The GA lesion must meet certain criteria as assessed by a central reading center's assessment of imaging at Screening.
• • Adequate clarity of ocular media, adequate pupillary dilation, and fixation to permit the collection of good quality images as determined by the Investigator.
• • For study eye, Normal Luminance BCVA of 55 letters or worse using the ETDRS charts (20/80 or worse) for Part 1a participants or 24 letters or better (approximately 20/320 Snellen equivalent) for Part 1b and Part 2 participants.
• • Fellow eye Normal Luminance BCVA of 5 letters or better using ETDRS charts (20/800 or better) for Part 1a participants or 24 letters or better (approximately 20/320 Snellen equivalent or better) for Part 1b and Part 2 participants. Fellow eye must have equivalent or better visual acuity than the study eye.
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Any ocular disease or condition that is not GA secondary to AMD: Macular atrophy secondary to a condition other than AMD; Exudative AMD diagnosis or any history of or active macular neovascularization (in study eye or fellow eye) and/or retinal angiomatous proliferation associated with AMD or any other cause; Presence of an active ocular disease that in the opinion of the Investigator compromises or confounds visual function; Active ocular or periocular infection or active uncontrolled intraocular inflammation within 3 months of Screening; History of vitrectomy, retinal detachment, or corneal transplant in the study eye; Active/history of uveitis.
• • Any ocular condition that prevents adequate imaging.
• • Medical, cognitive or psychiatric conditions that, in the opinion of the Investigator, make consistent study assessment and follow-up over the 12-month Post-Treatment Follow-up Period unlikely, or could increase the risk to the participant by participating in the study or confound the outcome of the study.
• • Hospitalization within 1 year prior to Screening that, in the opinion of the Investigator, make consistent study assessment and follow-up over the 12-month Post-Treatment Follow-up Period unlikely, or could increase the risk to the participant by participating in the study or confound the outcome of the study.
• • Any Screening test (e.g., ECG) or laboratory value (e.g., hematology) that in the opinion of the Investigator and/or Medical Monitor is clinically significant and renders the participant not suitable for study participation.
• • Participant has a direct contraindication to the steroid regimen (both oral and topical) or has a condition that significantly increases the risk of complication.
• • Active/history of malignancy within the past 5 years from Screening or any previous therapeutic radiation in the region of the study eye(s) at Screening. History of non-melanoma skin cancers (e.g., basal cell, squamous cell carcinomas), cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN), and localized prostate cancer after treatment are not exclusionary.
• • Intraocular surgery (including lens replacement surgery) within 3 months prior to Screening.
• • History of laser therapy in the macular region.
• • History of intravitreal (IVT) therapy, such as IVT steroid injections, within 6 months prior to Screening.
• • COVID-19 vaccine within 90 days of Screening or plan to receive COVID-19 vaccine within 6 months of treatment.
• • Active use of systemic immunomodulatory drugs or systemic corticosteroids in the last 60 days. Topical steroids are not exclusionary.
• • Prior participation in another interventional clinical study for GA within the past 12 months from the last dosing at Screening.