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A Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Faricimab in Participants With Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration (LUCERNE)

NCT03823300, Phase 3, Completed, Hoffmann-La Roche; results first posted 2022-05-04

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Title
A Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Faricimab in Participants With Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration (LUCERNE)
NCT number
NCT03823300
Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 3
Enrollment
658 participants, actual
Lead sponsor
Hoffmann-La Roche
Conditions
Wet Macular Degeneration
Interventions
Faricimab, Aflibercept, Sham Procedure
First posted
2019-01-30
Last updated
2025-07-11
Other registries' IDs
eudract:2018-004042-42
Results first posted
2022-05-04

Source ClinicalTrials.gov

Registered outcomes43

Each outcome the trial registered, primary first, in ClinicalTrials.gov's words.

ListOutcomeTime frameDescription
PrimaryChange From Baseline in BCVA in the Study Eye Averaged Over Weeks 40, 44, and 48From Baseline through Week 48
Best Corrected Visual Acuity (BCVA) was measured on the Early Treatment Diabetic Retinopathy Study (ETDRS) chart at a starting distance of 4 meters. The BCVA letter score ranges from 0 to 100 (best score), and a gain in BCVA from baseline indicates an improvement in visual acuity. The Mixed Model of Repeated Measures (MMRM) analysis adjusted for treatment arm, visit, visit-by-treatment arm interaction, baseline BCVA (continuous), baseline BCVA (≥74, 73-55, and ≤54 letters), baseline LLD (\<33 and ≥33 letters), and region (U.S. and Canada, Asia, and rest of the world). An unstructured covariance structure was used. Treatment policy strategy (i.e., all observed values used) and hypothetical strategy (i.e., all values censored after occurrence of the intercurrent event) were applied to non-COVID-19 related and COVID-19 related intercurrent events, respectively. Missing data were implicitly imputed by MMRM. Invalid BCVA values were excluded from analysis. 95% CI is a rounding of 95.03% CI.
SecondaryChange From Baseline in BCVA in the Study Eye Averaged Over Weeks 52, 56, and 60From Baseline through Week 60
Best Corrected Visual Acuity (BCVA) was measured on the Early Treatment Diabetic Retinopathy Study (ETDRS) chart at a starting distance of 4 meters. The BCVA letter score ranges from 0 to 100 (best score), and a gain in BCVA from baseline indicates an improvement in visual acuity. The Mixed Model of Repeated Measures (MMRM) analysis adjusted for treatment arm, visit, visit-by-treatment arm interaction, baseline BCVA (continuous), baseline BCVA (≥74, 73-55, and ≤54 letters), baseline LLD (\<33 and ≥33 letters), and region (U.S. and Canada, Asia, and rest of the world). An unstructured covariance structure was used. Treatment policy strategy (i.e., all observed values used) and hypothetical strategy (i.e., all values censored after occurrence of the intercurrent event) were applied to non-COVID-19 related and COVID-19 related intercurrent events, respectively. Missing data were implicitly imputed by MMRM. Invalid BCVA values were excluded from analysis. 95% CI is a rounding of 95.03% CI.
SecondaryChange From Baseline in BCVA in the Study Eye Over TimeBaseline, Weeks 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24, 28, 32, 36, 40, 44, 48, 52, 56, 60, 64, 68, 72, 76, 80, 84, 88, 92, 96, 100, 104, 108, and 112
Best Corrected Visual Acuity (BCVA) was measured on the Early Treatment Diabetic Retinopathy Study (ETDRS) chart at a starting distance of 4 meters. The BCVA letter score ranges from 0 to 100 (best score), and a gain in BCVA from baseline indicates an improvement in visual acuity. The Mixed Model of Repeated Measures (MMRM) analysis adjusted for treatment arm, visit, visit-by-treatment arm interaction, baseline BCVA (continuous), baseline BCVA (≥74, 73-55, and ≤54 letters), baseline LLD (\<33 and ≥33 letters), and region (U.S. and Canada, Asia, and rest of the world). An unstructured covariance structure was used. Treatment policy strategy (i.e., all observed values used) and hypothetical strategy (i.e., all values censored after occurrence of the intercurrent event) were applied to non-COVID-19 related and COVID-19 related intercurrent events, respectively. Missing data were implicitly imputed by MMRM. Invalid BCVA values were excluded from analysis. 95% CI is a rounding of 95.03% CI.
SecondaryPercentage of Participants Gaining Greater Than or Equal to (≥)15, ≥10, ≥5, or ≥0 Letters From the Baseline BCVA in the Study Eye Averaged Over Weeks 40, 44, and 48Baseline, average of Weeks 40, 44, and 48
BCVA was measured on the ETDRS chart at a starting distance of 4 meters. The BCVA letter score ranges from 0 to 100 (best score), and a gain in BCVA from baseline indicates an improvement in visual acuity. For each participant, an average BCVA value was calculated across the three visits, and this averaged value was used to determine if the endpoint was met. The results were summarized as the percentage of participants per treatment arm who met the endpoint. The weighted percentage of participants was based on the Cochran-Mantel Haenszel (CMH) weights stratified by baseline BCVA (≥74 letters, 73-55 letters, and ≤54 letters), baseline LLD (≥33 letters and \<33 letters), and region (U.S. and Canada vs. rest of the world). Treatment policy strategy and hypothetical strategy were applied to non-COVID-19 related and COVID-19 related intercurrent events, respectively. Missing data were not imputed. Invalid BCVA values were excluded. 95% confidence interval (CI) is a rounding of 95.03% CI.
SecondaryPercentage of Participants Gaining ≥15 Letters From the Baseline BCVA in the Study Eye Averaged Over Weeks 52, 56, and 60Baseline, average of Weeks 52, 56, and 60
BCVA was measured on the ETDRS chart at a starting distance of 4 meters. The BCVA letter score ranges from 0 to 100 (best score), and a gain in BCVA from baseline indicates an improvement in visual acuity. For each participant, an average BCVA value was calculated across the three visits, and this averaged value was used to determine if the endpoint was met. The results were summarized as the percentage of participants per treatment arm who met the endpoint. The weighted percentage of participants was based on the Cochran-Mantel Haenszel (CMH) weights stratified by baseline BCVA (≥74 letters, 73-55 letters, and ≤54 letters), baseline LLD (≥33 letters and \<33 letters), and region (U.S. and Canada vs. rest of the world). Treatment policy strategy and hypothetical strategy were applied to non-COVID-19 related and COVID-19 related intercurrent events, respectively. Missing data were not imputed. Invalid BCVA values were excluded. 95% confidence interval (CI) is a rounding of 95.03% CI.
SecondaryPercentage of Participants Gaining ≥15 Letters From the Baseline BCVA in the Study Eye Over TimeBaseline, Weeks 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24, 28, 32, 36, 40, 44, 48, 52, 56, 60, 64, 68, 72, 76, 80, 84, 88, 92, 96, 100, 104, 108, and 112
Best Corrected Visual Acuity (BCVA) was measured on the Early Treatment Diabetic Retinopathy Study (ETDRS) chart at a starting distance of 4 meters. The BCVA letter score ranges from 0 to 100 (best score), and a gain in BCVA letter score from baseline indicates an improvement in visual acuity. The weighted percentage of participants was based on the Cochran-Mantel Haenszel (CMH) weights stratified by baseline BCVA (≥74 letters, 73-55 letters, and ≤54 letters), baseline LLD (≥33 letters and \<33 letters), and region (U.S. and Canada vs. rest of the world; Asia and rest of the world were combined). Treatment policy strategy (i.e., all observed values used) and hypothetical strategy (i.e., all values censored after the occurrence of the intercurrent event) were applied to non-COVID-19 related and COVID-19 related intercurrent events, respectively. Missing data were not imputed. Invalid BCVA values were excluded from analysis. 95% confidence interval (CI) is a rounding of 95.03% CI.
SecondaryPercentage of Participants Gaining ≥10 Letters From the Baseline BCVA in the Study Eye Over TimeBaseline, Weeks 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24, 28, 32, 36, 40, 44, 48, 52, 56, 60, 64, 68, 72, 76, 80, 84, 88, 92, 96, 100, 104, 108, and 112
Best Corrected Visual Acuity (BCVA) was measured on the Early Treatment Diabetic Retinopathy Study (ETDRS) chart at a starting distance of 4 meters. The BCVA letter score ranges from 0 to 100 (best score), and a gain in BCVA letter score from baseline indicates an improvement in visual acuity. The weighted percentage of participants was based on the Cochran-Mantel Haenszel (CMH) weights stratified by baseline BCVA (≥74 letters, 73-55 letters, and ≤54 letters), baseline LLD (≥33 letters and \<33 letters), and region (U.S. and Canada vs. rest of the world; Asia and rest of the world were combined). Treatment policy strategy (i.e., all observed values used) and hypothetical strategy (i.e., all values censored after the occurrence of the intercurrent event) were applied to non-COVID-19 related and COVID-19 related intercurrent events, respectively. Missing data were not imputed. Invalid BCVA values were excluded from analysis. 95% confidence interval (CI) is a rounding of 95.03% CI.
SecondaryPercentage of Participants Gaining ≥5 Letters From the Baseline BCVA in the Study Eye Over TimeBaseline, Weeks 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24, 28, 32, 36, 40, 44, 48, 52, 56, 60, 64, 68, 72, 76, 80, 84, 88, 92, 96, 100, 104, 108, and 112
Best Corrected Visual Acuity (BCVA) was measured on the Early Treatment Diabetic Retinopathy Study (ETDRS) chart at a starting distance of 4 meters. The BCVA letter score ranges from 0 to 100 (best score), and a gain in BCVA letter score from baseline indicates an improvement in visual acuity. The weighted percentage of participants was based on the Cochran-Mantel Haenszel (CMH) weights stratified by baseline BCVA (≥74 letters, 73-55 letters, and ≤54 letters), baseline LLD (≥33 letters and \<33 letters), and region (U.S. and Canada vs. rest of the world; Asia and rest of the world were combined). Treatment policy strategy (i.e., all observed values used) and hypothetical strategy (i.e., all values censored after the occurrence of the intercurrent event) were applied to non-COVID-19 related and COVID-19 related intercurrent events, respectively. Missing data were not imputed. Invalid BCVA values were excluded from analysis. 95% confidence interval (CI) is a rounding of 95.03% CI.
SecondaryPercentage of Participants Gaining ≥0 Letters From the Baseline BCVA in the Study Eye Over TimeBaseline, Weeks 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24, 28, 32, 36, 40, 44, 48, 52, 56, 60, 64, 68, 72, 76, 80, 84, 88, 92, 96, 100, 104, 108, and 112
Best Corrected Visual Acuity (BCVA) was measured on the Early Treatment Diabetic Retinopathy Study (ETDRS) chart at a starting distance of 4 meters. The BCVA letter score ranges from 0 to 100 (best score), and a gain in BCVA letter score from baseline indicates an improvement in visual acuity. The weighted percentage of participants was based on the Cochran-Mantel Haenszel (CMH) weights stratified by baseline BCVA (≥74 letters, 73-55 letters, and ≤54 letters), baseline LLD (≥33 letters and \<33 letters), and region (U.S. and Canada vs. rest of the world; Asia and rest of the world were combined). Treatment policy strategy (i.e., all observed values used) and hypothetical strategy (i.e., all values censored after the occurrence of the intercurrent event) were applied to non-COVID-19 related and COVID-19 related intercurrent events, respectively. Missing data were not imputed. Invalid BCVA values were excluded from analysis. 95% confidence interval (CI) is a rounding of 95.03% CI.
SecondaryPercentage of Participants Avoiding a Loss of ≥15, ≥10, or ≥5 Letters From the Baseline BCVA in the Study Eye Averaged Over Weeks 40, 44, and 48Baseline, average of Weeks 40, 44, and 48
Best Corrected Visual Acuity (BCVA) was measured on the Early Treatment Diabetic Retinopathy Study (ETDRS) chart at a starting distance of 4 meters. For each participant, an average BCVA value was calculated across the three visits, and this averaged value was then used to determine if the endpoint was met. The results were summarized as the percentage of participants per treatment arm who met the endpoint. The weighted percentage of participants was based on the Cochran-Mantel Haenszel (CMH) weights stratified by baseline BCVA (≥74 letters, 73-55 letters, and ≤54 letters), baseline LLD (≥33 letters and \<33 letters), and region (U.S. and Canada vs. rest of the world). Treatment policy strategy and hypothetical strategy were applied to non-COVID-19 related and COVID-19 related intercurrent events, respectively. Missing data were not imputed. Invalid BCVA values were excluded. 95% confidence interval (CI) is a rounding of 95.03% CI.

Outcomes43

Each outcome the trial posted results for, in ClinicalTrials.gov's words.

TypeOutcomeTime framePopulationUnitsMeasured as
PRIMARYChange From Baseline in BCVA in the Study Eye Averaged Over Weeks 40, 44, and 48From Baseline through Week 48ITT Population: all participants who were randomized in the study, grouped according to the treatment assigned at randomization.ETDRS LettersMEAN
SECONDARYChange From Baseline in BCVA in the Study Eye Averaged Over Weeks 52, 56, and 60From Baseline through Week 60ITT Population: all participants who were randomized in the study, grouped according to the treatment assigned at randomization.ETDRS LettersMEAN
SECONDARYChange From Baseline in BCVA in the Study Eye Over TimeBaseline, Weeks 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24, 28, 32, 36, 40, 44, 48, 52, 56, 60, 64, 68, 72, 76, 80, 84, 88, 92, 96, 100, 104, 108, and 112ITT Population: all participants who were randomized in the study, grouped according to the treatment assigned at randomization.ETDRS LettersMEAN
SECONDARYPercentage of Participants Gaining Greater Than or Equal to (≥)15, ≥10, ≥5, or ≥0 Letters From the Baseline BCVA in the Study Eye Averaged Over Weeks 40, 44, and 48Baseline, average of Weeks 40, 44, and 48
ITT Population: all participants who were randomized in the study, grouped according to the treatment assigned at randomization. Participants with at least one non-missing, valid assessment at Weeks 40, 44, or 48 were included in this analysis.
Percentage of participantsNUMBER
SECONDARYPercentage of Participants Gaining ≥15 Letters From the Baseline BCVA in the Study Eye Averaged Over Weeks 52, 56, and 60Baseline, average of Weeks 52, 56, and 60
ITT Population: all participants who were randomized in the study, grouped according to the treatment assigned at randomization. Participants with at least one non-missing, valid assessment at Weeks 52, 56, or 60 were included in this analysis.
Percentage of participantsNUMBER
SECONDARYPercentage of Participants Gaining ≥15 Letters From the Baseline BCVA in the Study Eye Over TimeBaseline, Weeks 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24, 28, 32, 36, 40, 44, 48, 52, 56, 60, 64, 68, 72, 76, 80, 84, 88, 92, 96, 100, 104, 108, and 112
ITT Population: all participants who were randomized in the study, grouped according to the treatment assigned at randomization. At a given timepoint, the number analyzed includes participants with a non-missing, valid assessment at that timepoint.
Percentage of participantsNUMBER
SECONDARYPercentage of Participants Gaining ≥10 Letters From the Baseline BCVA in the Study Eye Over TimeBaseline, Weeks 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24, 28, 32, 36, 40, 44, 48, 52, 56, 60, 64, 68, 72, 76, 80, 84, 88, 92, 96, 100, 104, 108, and 112
ITT Population: all participants who were randomized in the study, grouped according to the treatment assigned at randomization. At a given timepoint, the number analyzed includes participants with a non-missing, valid assessment at that timepoint.
Percentage of participantsNUMBER
SECONDARYPercentage of Participants Gaining ≥5 Letters From the Baseline BCVA in the Study Eye Over TimeBaseline, Weeks 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24, 28, 32, 36, 40, 44, 48, 52, 56, 60, 64, 68, 72, 76, 80, 84, 88, 92, 96, 100, 104, 108, and 112
ITT Population: all participants who were randomized in the study, grouped according to the treatment assigned at randomization. At a given timepoint, the number analyzed includes participants with a non-missing, valid assessment at that timepoint.
Percentage of participantsNUMBER
SECONDARYPercentage of Participants Gaining ≥0 Letters From the Baseline BCVA in the Study Eye Over TimeBaseline, Weeks 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24, 28, 32, 36, 40, 44, 48, 52, 56, 60, 64, 68, 72, 76, 80, 84, 88, 92, 96, 100, 104, 108, and 112
ITT Population: all participants who were randomized in the study, grouped according to the treatment assigned at randomization. At a given timepoint, the number analyzed includes participants with a non-missing, valid assessment at that timepoint.
Percentage of participantsNUMBER
SECONDARYPercentage of Participants Avoiding a Loss of ≥15, ≥10, or ≥5 Letters From the Baseline BCVA in the Study Eye Averaged Over Weeks 40, 44, and 48Baseline, average of Weeks 40, 44, and 48
ITT Population: all participants who were randomized in the study, grouped according to the treatment assigned at randomization. Participants with at least one non-missing, valid assessment at Weeks 40, 44, or 48 were included in this analysis.
Percentage of participantsNUMBER

Results by group927

Each measurement the trial posted, group by group, in the words and numbers it posted.

OutcomeGroupCategoryValueSpreadUnits
Change From Baseline in BCVA in the Study Eye Averaged Over Weeks 40, 44, and 48Arm A: Faricimab6.695% Confidence Interval 5.3 to 7.8ETDRS Letters
Change From Baseline in BCVA in the Study Eye Averaged Over Weeks 40, 44, and 48Arm B: Aflibercept6.695% Confidence Interval 5.3 to 7.8ETDRS Letters
Change From Baseline in BCVA in the Study Eye Averaged Over Weeks 52, 56, and 60Arm A: Faricimab6.695% Confidence Interval 5.3 to 7.9ETDRS Letters
Change From Baseline in BCVA in the Study Eye Averaged Over Weeks 52, 56, and 60Arm B: Aflibercept7.195% Confidence Interval 5.8 to 8.4ETDRS Letters
Change From Baseline in BCVA in the Study Eye Over TimeArm A: FaricimabWeek 45.195% Confidence Interval 4.2 to 5.9ETDRS Letters
Change From Baseline in BCVA in the Study Eye Over TimeArm B: AfliberceptWeek 44.395% Confidence Interval 3.5 to 5.2ETDRS Letters
Change From Baseline in BCVA in the Study Eye Over TimeArm A: FaricimabWeek 86.095% Confidence Interval 5.1 to 6.9ETDRS Letters
Change From Baseline in BCVA in the Study Eye Over TimeArm B: AfliberceptWeek 85.895% Confidence Interval 4.9 to 6.8ETDRS Letters
Change From Baseline in BCVA in the Study Eye Over TimeArm A: FaricimabWeek 127.095% Confidence Interval 6.1 to 8.0ETDRS Letters
Change From Baseline in BCVA in the Study Eye Over TimeArm B: AfliberceptWeek 126.495% Confidence Interval 5.4 to 7.4ETDRS Letters

Participant flow10

How many started, completed or left each group, period by period.

PeriodMilestoneGroupParticipantsUnits counted
Overall StudySTARTEDArm A: Faricimab331
Overall StudySTARTEDArm B: Aflibercept327
Overall StudyReceived at Least One Dose of Study DrugArm A: Faricimab331
Overall StudyReceived at Least One Dose of Study DrugArm B: Aflibercept326
Overall StudyCompleted up to Week 48Arm A: Faricimab321
Overall StudyCompleted up to Week 48Arm B: Aflibercept309
Overall StudyCOMPLETEDArm A: Faricimab297
Overall StudyCOMPLETEDArm B: Aflibercept273
Overall StudyNOT COMPLETEDArm A: Faricimab34
Overall StudyNOT COMPLETEDArm B: Aflibercept54

Adverse events416

Each adverse event the trial posted, group by group: the participants affected out of those at risk.

TypeEventOrgan systemGroupAffectedAt riskEvents
otherConjunctival haemorrhageEye disordersArm A: Faricimab3533147
otherConjunctival haemorrhageEye disordersArm B: Aflibercept3732672
otherNeovascular age-related macular degenerationEye disordersArm A: Faricimab80331103
otherNeovascular age-related macular degenerationEye disordersArm B: Aflibercept6232681
otherNasopharyngitisInfections and infestationsArm A: Faricimab2733133
otherNasopharyngitisInfections and infestationsArm B: Aflibercept2232625
otherCataractEye disordersArm A: Faricimab3833155
otherCataractEye disordersArm B: Aflibercept2632638
otherDry eyeEye disordersArm A: Faricimab1533127
otherDry eyeEye disordersArm B: Aflibercept2132637

Adverse event totals6

The totals the trial posted for each group.

TotalGroupAffectedAt risk
Total, all-cause mortalityArm A: Faricimab10331
Total, all-cause mortalityArm B: Aflibercept14326
Total, other adverse eventsArm A: Faricimab178331
Total, other adverse eventsArm B: Aflibercept165326
Total, serious adverse eventsArm A: Faricimab91331
Total, serious adverse eventsArm B: Aflibercept101326

Papers6

The papers the trial lists on ClinicalTrials.gov.

PMIDListed asSource
35085502DERIVEDPubMed
36246941DERIVEDPubMed
37294433DERIVEDPubMed
38382813RESULTPubMed
41712218DERIVEDPubMed
42005909DERIVEDPubMed

Grants0

The grants NIH RePORTER links to the trial, newest funded first: NIH's, and some of AHRQ's, CDC's, FDA's and VA's. Each shows its title, principal investigators, organization and funder in its newest year.

None in this release.

Trial comparisons2

Comparisons of the trial's two groups, calculated by ConductScience from the counts it posted.

ComparisonSource
Arm A: Faricimab vs Arm B: Aflibercept: deaths from any causeTrial comparisons
Arm A: Faricimab vs Arm B: Aflibercept: serious adverse eventsTrial comparisons

Tests0

The ConductCognition tests this trial's registered outcomes name, as ScienceGraph matched them in trial-tests-2026-11-12-0.2.1.

None in this release.

Data dates

The day each source was copied for this release.

ClinicalTrials.gov
2026-11-12
ClinicalTrials.gov
Results, from AACT
2026-03-23
AACT
NIH grant links
2026-11-13
NIH RePORTER

Sources 3

  • ClinicalTrials.gov's posted results, through CTTI's AACTFreely available. Acknowledgement requested
  • ClinicalTrials.govNo license stated
  • NIH RePORTER's clinical studies and project filesPublic domain
Each source's terms
  • ClinicalTrials.gov's posted results, through CTTI's AACTClinicalTrials.gov data via Aggregate Analysis of ClinicalTrials.gov (AACT), CTTI. CTTI makes its materials freely available and requests acknowledgement. https://aact.ctti-clinicaltrials.org/documentation/299
  • ClinicalTrials.govnone stated
  • NIH RePORTER's clinical studies and project filesPublic domain (NIH RePORTER)

ClinicalTrials.gov's data carry an international copyright outside the United States: https://clinicaltrials.gov/about-site/terms-conditions.

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