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NCT04567550Active, not recruitingPhase 2

RGX-314 Gene Therapy Administered in the Suprachoroidal Space for Participants With Diabetic Retinopathy (DR) With and Without Center Involved-Diabetic Macular Edema (CI-DME)

A Phase 2, Randomized, Controlled, Dose-escalation Study to Evaluate the Efficacy, Safety, and Tolerability of RGX-314 Gene Therapy Delivered Via a Single Suprachoroidal Space (SCS) Injections in Participants With Diabetic Retinopathy (DR) With and Without Center Involved-Diabetic Macular Edema (CI-DME)(ALTITUDE)

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 19 Aug 2026

Brief summary (registry, in English)

ABBV-RGX-314 is being developed as a novel, potential one-time gene therapy treatment for the treatment of Diabetic Retinopathy (DR) with and without Center-Involved Diabetic Macular Edema (CI-DME). DR is a chronic and progressive complication of diabetes mellitus. It is a sight-threatening disease characterized in the early stages by neuronal and vascular dysfunction in the retina, and later by neovascularization that leads to further deterioration of functional vision. Despite the availability of current treatments, diabetic retinopathy remains the leading cause of vision loss in working-age adults, those between the ages of 20 and 74. Existing treatment with anti-VEGF agents, although shown to be effective, are limited by short therapeutic half-lives, which then require frequent intravitreal injections over the patient's lifetime, resulting in increased risk of associated adverse events and significant treatment burden. Due to the burden of treatment, patients often do not closely adhere to treatment regimens and experience sub-optimal outcomes and a decline in vision.

Status (registry)
Active, not recruiting
Phase (registry)
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
139 (actual)
First submitted
15 Sept 2020
Start date
20 Nov 2020
Primary completion date
18 Jun 2026
Lead sponsor
AbbVie
NCT number
NCT04567550

What you commit to

  • Study type: Interventional · Phase 2
  • Participants enrolled: 139
  • From 20 Nov 2020 to the primary completion date, 18 Jun 2026
  • 25 sites in 1 country
  • Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them

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Who cannot take part

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Prior treatment

  • Patients who had a prior vitrectomy surgery.
  • Patients who had a prior vitrectomy surgery.

Other illness

  • Active or history of retinal detachment in the study eye.
  • Any evidence or documented history of PRP or retinal laser in the study eye.
  • Active or history of retinal detachment in the study eye.
  • Any evidence or documented history of PRP or retinal laser in the study eye.

Other

  • Neovascularization in the study eye from a cause other than DR.
  • Presence of any active CI-DME.
  • Women of childbearing potential.
    • Part 2 (DR with CI-DME):
  • Neovascularization in the study eye from a cause other than DR.
  • Women of childbearing potential.
    • Note: Other inclusions/exclusions criteria apply.

Who the study is looking for

  • Patients 25-89 years of age with a diabetic retinopathy (DR) diagnosis of nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy (NPDR) and proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR) secondary to diabetes mellitus Type 1 or 2 for which PRP or anti-VEGF injections can be safely deferred for at least 6 months
  • HbA1c \< 12%.
  • Best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) Early Treatment Diabetic Retinopathy Study (ETDRS) letter score in the study eye of ≥69 letters (approximate Snellen equivalent of 20/40 or better).
  • Prior history of CI-DME in the study eye is acceptable.
  • Must be willing and able to provide written, signed informed consent.
  • Patients 25-89 years of age with diabetic retinopathy secondary to diabetes mellitus Type 1 or 2.
  • HbA1c \< 12%
  • Macular thickening secondary to DME involving the center of the fovea, CST on SD-OCT (≥ 325 μm)
  • Best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) Early Treatment Diabetic Retinopathy Study (ETDRS) letter score in the study eye of 78-25 letters (approximate Snellen equivalent of 20/32 to 20/320)
  • Participants must have demonstrated a meaningful response to anti-VEGF therapy.
  • Must be willing and able to provide written, signed informed consent

Criteria the registry did not label

  • Part 1 (DR without CI-DME):

Age in the registry: 25 years to 89 years · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers

Full criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov

Sites (25)

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SiteCityCountrySite status
Retina Research Institute of Texas, LLC
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AbileneUnited StatesUnknown status
Vision Research Center Eye Associates of New Mexico
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AlbuquerqueUnited StatesUnknown status
Southeast Retina Center, PC
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AugustaUnited StatesUnknown status
Austin Clinical Research, LLC
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AustinUnited StatesUnknown status
California Retina Consultants
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BakersfieldUnited StatesUnknown status
Wilmer Eye Institute/Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
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BaltimoreUnited StatesUnknown status
Retina-Vitreous Associates Medical Group
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Beverly HillsUnited StatesUnknown status
Ophthalmic Consultants of Boston
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BostonUnited StatesUnknown status
Star Retina
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BurlesonUnited StatesUnknown status
Retinal Diagnostic Center
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CampbellUnited StatesUnknown status
Duke University Eye Center
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DurhamUnited StatesUnknown status
Charles Retina Institute, P.C
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GermantownUnited StatesUnknown status
Cumberland Valley Retina Consultants
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HagerstownUnited StatesUnknown status
Northern California Retina Vitreous Associates Medical Group INC.
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Mountain ViewUnited StatesUnknown status
University Retina and Macula Associates, PC
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Oak ForestUnited StatesUnknown status
California Eye Specialists Medical Group, Inc.
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PasadenaUnited StatesUnknown status
Mid Atlantic Retina
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PhiladelphiaUnited StatesUnknown status
Barnet Dulaney Perkins Eye Center
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PhoenixUnited StatesUnknown status
Retinal Research Institute, LLC
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PhoenixUnited StatesUnknown status
Retinal Consultants San Diego
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PowayUnited StatesUnknown status
Sierra Eye Associates
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RenoUnited StatesUnknown status
California Retina Consultants
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Santa BarbaraUnited StatesUnknown status
Springfield Clinic
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SpringfieldUnited StatesUnknown status
NJ Retina
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TeaneckUnited StatesUnknown status
Retinal Consultants of Texas
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The WoodlandsUnited StatesUnknown status

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