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Registration number
NCT02581891
Ethics application status
Date submitted
20/10/2015
Date registered
21/10/2015
Date last updated
8/11/2023

Titles & IDs
Public title
Managing Neovascular (Known as "Wet") Age-related Macular Degeneration Over 2 Years Using Different Treatment Schedules of 2 mg Intravitreal Aflibercept Injected in the Eye
Scientific title
Managing Neovascular Age-related Macular Degeneration (nAMD) Over 2 Years With a Treat and Extend (T&E) Regimen of 2 mg Intravitreal Aflibercept - a Randomized, Open-label, Active-controlled, Parallel-group Phase IV/IIIb Study (ARIES)
Secondary ID [1] 0 0
2014-003132-39
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17508
Universal Trial Number (UTN)
Trial acronym
ARIES
Linked study record

Health condition
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied:
Macular Degeneration 0 0
Condition category
Condition code
Eye 0 0 0 0
Diseases / disorders of the eye

Intervention/exposure
Study type
Interventional
Description of intervention(s) / exposure
Treatment: Drugs - Eylea (Intravitreal Aflibercept, VEGF Trap-Eye, BAY86-5321)
Treatment: Drugs - Eylea (Intravitreal Aflibercept, VEGF Trap-Eye, BAY86-5321)

Experimental: Early-start T&E / Arm 1 - Early-start T\&E arm: test group, early treatment individualization

Active comparator: Late-start T&E / Arm 2 - Late-start T\&E arm; per label, control group, treatment individualization after Year 1


Treatment: Drugs: Eylea (Intravitreal Aflibercept, VEGF Trap-Eye, BAY86-5321)
3 monthly doses followed by individualized treatment intervals of between 8 to16 weeks based on protocol-defined anatomical criteria

Treatment: Drugs: Eylea (Intravitreal Aflibercept, VEGF Trap-Eye, BAY86-5321)
3 monthly doses followed by five 8-weekly doses (5 x 2Q8), then by individualized treatment intervals of between 8 to 16 weeks based on protocol-defined anatomical criteria
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Treatment: Drugs
Comparator / control treatment
Control group

Outcomes
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Change in BCVA as Measured by the ETDRS Letter Score
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From Week 16 to Week 104
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Percentage of Participants Maintaining Vision (<3 Lines Loss) at Week 104 Compared With Baseline
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at Week 104
Secondary outcome [2] 0 0
Change in BCVA From Baseline to Week 52, Baseline to Week 104, and Week 16 to Week 52
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from baseline to Week 52, baseline to Week 104, and Week 16 to Week 52
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Percentage of Participants Maintaining Vision (<3 Lines Loss) at Week 52 Compared With Baseline
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At week 52
Secondary outcome [4] 0 0
Percentage of Participants Gained 3-line at Week 52 and Week 104 Compared With Baseline
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At Week 52 and Week 104
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Change in Central Retinal Thickness (CRT)
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From baseline to Week 52, baseline to Week 104, Week 16 to Week 52, and Week 16 to Week 104
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Number of Study Drug Injections From Baseline to Week 52 and Baseline to Week 104
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At Week 52 and Week 104
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Duration of Last Treatment Interval
Timepoint [7] 0 0
Early-Start T&E: from week 16 up to Week 104 or early termination; Late-Start T&E: From end of Year 1 up to Week 104 or early termination
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Percentage of Participants Requiring Retreatment at 8 Weeks, 10 Weeks, 12 Weeks, 14 Weeks, and 16 Weeks as the Last Treatment Interval
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at 8 weeks, 10 weeks, 12 weeks, 14 weeks, and 16 weeks

Eligibility
Key inclusion criteria
* Men and women = 50 years of age.
* Active primary subfoveal CNV lesions secondary to nAMD, including juxtafoveal lesions that affect the fovea as evidenced by FA in the study eye. Patients with polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy or retinal angiomatous proliferation are eligible to participate in the study, and their condition should be captured in the eCRF.
* ETDRS BCVA of 73 to 25 letters (20/40 to 20/320 Snellen equivalent) in the study eye.
* The area of CNV must occupy at least 50% of the total lesion.
Minimum age
50 Years
Maximum age
No limit
Sex
Both males and females
Can healthy volunteers participate?
No
Key exclusion criteria
* Any prior ocular (in the study eye) or systemic treatment or surgery for nAMD, except dietary supplements or vitamins.
* Any prior or concomitant therapy with another investigational agent to treat nAMD in the study eye.
* Prior treatment with anti-VEGF agents as follows:
* Prior treatment with anti-VEGF therapy in the study eye is not allowed
* Prior treatment with anti-VEGF therapy in the fellow eye with an investigational agent (not approved, e.g. bevacizumab) within the last 3 months before the first dose in the study. Such treatment will also not be allowed during the study. Prior treatment with an approved anti-VEGF therapy in the fellow eye is allowed.
* Prior systemic anti-VEGF therapy, investigational or approved, within the last 3 months before the first dose in the study, and such treatment will not be allowed during the study.
* Total lesion size >12 disc areas (30.5 mm2, including blood, scars and neovascularization) as assessed by FA in the study eye.
* Subretinal hemorrhages that are either 50% or more of the total lesion area, or if the blood is under the fovea and is 1 or more disc areas in size in the study eye. (If the blood is under the fovea, then the fovea must be surrounded by 270 degrees by visible CNV).
* Scar or fibrosis making up >50% of the total lesion in the study eye.
* Scar, fibrosis, or atrophy involving the center of the fovea in the study eye.
* Presence of retinal pigment epithelial tears or rips involving the macula in the study eye.

Study design
Purpose of the study
Treatment
Allocation to intervention
Randomised controlled trial
Procedure for enrolling a subject and allocating the treatment (allocation concealment procedures)
Methods used to generate the sequence in which subjects will be randomised (sequence generation)
Masking / blinding
Open (masking not used)
Who is / are masked / blinded?



Intervention assignment
Parallel
Other design features
Phase
Phase 4
Type of endpoint/s
Statistical methods / analysis

Recruitment
Recruitment status
Completed
Data analysis
Reason for early stopping/withdrawal
Other reasons
Date of first participant enrolment
Anticipated
Actual
19/11/2015
Date of last participant enrolment
Anticipated
Actual
Date of last data collection
Anticipated
Actual
26/04/2019
Sample size
Target
Accrual to date
Final
287
Recruitment in Australia
Recruitment state(s)
NSW,VIC
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- Strathfield
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- Sydney
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- Westmead
Recruitment hospital [4] 0 0
- East Melbourne
Recruitment hospital [5] 0 0
- Launceston
Recruitment postcode(s) [1] 0 0
2135 - Strathfield
Recruitment postcode(s) [2] 0 0
2000 - Sydney
Recruitment postcode(s) [3] 0 0
2145 - Westmead
Recruitment postcode(s) [4] 0 0
3002 - East Melbourne
Recruitment postcode(s) [5] 0 0
7249 - Launceston
Recruitment outside Australia
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Canada
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Ontario
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Canada
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Quebec
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France
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Creteil Cedex
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France
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Nice cedex 1
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Germany
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Baden-Württemberg
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Germany
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Niedersachsen
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Germany
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Nordrhein-Westfalen
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Germany
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Saarland
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Germany
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Sachsen
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Germany
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Berlin
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Hungary
State/province [11] 0 0
Budapest
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Hungary
State/province [12] 0 0
Debrecen
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Hungary
State/province [13] 0 0
Pecs
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Hungary
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Szombathely
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Italy
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Lazio
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Italy
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Lombardia
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Italy
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Veneto
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Spain
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Asturias
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Spain
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Madrid
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Spain
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Zaragoza
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United Kingdom
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Kent
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United Kingdom
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Bristol
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United Kingdom
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Liverpool
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United Kingdom
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London
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United Kingdom
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Oxford

Funding & Sponsors
Primary sponsor type
Commercial sector/industry
Name
Bayer
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Other collaborator category [1] 0 0
Commercial sector/industry
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Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
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Ethics approval
Ethics application status

Summary
Brief summary
This study aims to evaluate the optimal use, efficacy, and safety of a Treat-and-Extend regimen with aflibercept in subjects with nAMD.
Trial website
https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT02581891
Trial related presentations / publications
Wolf S, Holz FG, Midena E, Souied EH, Lambrou G, Machewitz T, Allmeier H, Mitchell P; ARIES Study Investigators. Patients with Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration Requiring Intensive Intravitreal Aflibercept Treatment: An ARIES Post Hoc Analysis. Ophthalmol Ther. 2022 Oct;11(5):1793-1803. doi: 10.1007/s40123-022-00541-8. Epub 2022 Jul 12.
Chaudhary V, Holz FG, Wolf S, Midena E, Souied EH, Allmeier H, Lambrou G, Machewitz T, Mitchell P; ARIES study investigators. Association Between Visual Acuity and Fluid Compartments with Treat-and-Extend Intravitreal Aflibercept in Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration: An ARIES Post Hoc Analysis. Ophthalmol Ther. 2022 Jun;11(3):1119-1130. doi: 10.1007/s40123-022-00491-1. Epub 2022 Mar 18.
Tuerksever C, Somfai GM, Oesch S, Machewitz T, Hasler PW, Zweifel S. Hypothetical Switch of Anti-Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor in Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration: An ARIES Post Hoc Analysis. Ophthalmol Ther. 2022 Apr;11(2):613-627. doi: 10.1007/s40123-021-00448-w. Epub 2022 Jan 23.
Mitchell P, Holz FG, Hykin P, Midena E, Souied E, Allmeier H, Lambrou G, Schmelter T, Wolf S; ARIES study investigators. EFFICACY AND SAFETY OF INTRAVITREAL AFLIBERCEPT USING A TREAT-AND-EXTEND REGIMEN FOR NEOVASCULAR AGE-RELATED MACULAR DEGENERATION: The ARIES Study: A Randomized Clinical Trial. Retina. 2021 Sep 1;41(9):1911-1920. doi: 10.1097/IAE.0000000000003128. Erratum In: Retina. 2022 Sep 01;42(9):e43. doi: 10.1097/IAE.0000000000003560.
Public notes

Contacts
Principal investigator
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Bayer Study Director
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Bayer
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Contact person for public queries
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Summary Results

For IPD and results data, please see https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT02581891