RecruitingPhase 2NCT07441642

A Study to Investigate Efficacy and Safety of FWY003 Compared With Placebo in Participants With Geographic Atrophy Secondary to Age-related Macular Degeneration

A Randomized, Double Masked, Placebo-controlled, Multicenter, Dose-range Finding Study to Assess the Efficacy and Safety of FWY003 in Patients With Geographic Atrophy Secondary to Age-related Macular Degeneration


Sponsor

Novartis Pharmaceuticals

Enrollment

272 participants

Start Date

Mar 9, 2026

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Conditions

Summary

To characterize the dose response relationship of FWY003 in participants with geographic atrophy (GA) secondary to age-related macular degeneration (AMD).


Eligibility

Min Age: 50 Years

Inclusion Criteria6

  • Male or female participants ≥ 50 years of age.
  • A diagnosis of GA secondary to AMD in at least one eye (study eye). If both eyes qualify, then the eye with the better BCVA would be assigned as study eye.
  • Total GA area must be ≥2.5 and ≤17.5 mm2 (1 and 7 disk areas (DA), respectively)
  • If GA lesion is multifocal, then the total lesion area must be between 2.5-17.5 mm2 and at least one lesion should have an area of at least 1.25 mm2
  • Entire GA lesion must be visualized on the macula centered image and not contiguous with peripapillary atrophy
  • ETDRS BCVA ≥ 35 letters (20/200) in the study eye.

Exclusion Criteria5

  • A history of, or current evidence of, choroidal neovascularization (exudative MNV) in either eye, as determined by the central reading center on multimodal imaging at screening.
  • Previous cell or gene therapy in either eye.
  • Macular atrophy in either eye due to a cause other than AMD, such as Stargardt disease, cone rod dystrophy, toxic maculopathies, etc.
  • Intraocular surgery, including cataract and vitreoretinal surgery, in the study eye within 3 months prior to Baseline.
  • Presence of significant media opacity, eye movement disorder (nystagmus), severe ptosis, extraocular motility restriction or head tremor, which in the opinion of the investigator, would prevent adequate fundus visualization or interfere with retinal imaging data quality.

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Interventions

DRUGFWY003

FWY003 arm participants will receive a specific dose of FWY003

DRUGPlacebo

Placebo arm participants will receive placebo


Locations(14)

Salehi Retina Institute

Huntington Beach, California, United States

Retinal Consultants Medical Group Inc

Sacramento, California, United States

Advanced Research LLC

Boynton Beach, Florida, United States

Advanced Research LLC

Deerfield Beach, Florida, United States

Retina Vitreous Associates of Florida

St. Petersburg, Florida, United States

Opthamalic Consultants of Boston

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

NJ Retina

Toms River, New Jersey, United States

Retina Consultants of Houston PA

Houston, Texas, United States

Retina Consultants of Texas

Katy, Texas, United States

Novartis Investigative Site

Albury, New South Wales, Australia

Novartis Investigative Site

Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia

Novartis Investigative Site

Strathfield, New South Wales, Australia

Novartis Investigative Site

East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Novartis Investigative Site

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

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