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. 2021 May 19;11(5):760. doi: 10.3390/biom11050760

Table 1.

Study selection of six (6) research articles for review and meta-analysis outcomes for LCA2-RPE65 gene therapy.

Studies (n = 6)
(Journal)
Trial Identifier (ClinicalTrials.gov) Study Type/Viral Vector Titre (vg (a))/Injection Vol. Population (ITT (b)) Age Range (in Years) BCVA (c) (logMAR) Ambulatory Navigation, Low Light Ambient Level (<4 lux) (RR (d)(e)) FST (f) (Red Light), log10(cd.s/m2) FST (f) (Blue Light), log10(cd.s/m2) Retinal Thickness (OCT, µm)
Bainbridge et al., 2015 (NEJM) NCT00643747 Phase 1–2, open-label, non-randomized; rAAV 2/2. hRPE65p.hRPE65 1.0 × 1011 to 1.0 × 1012 vg; injection volume of 900 µL to 1 mL 12 6–23 years (Median, 15y; Mean, 14.4y; CI 95%, 3.8) Mean change BCVA of −0.008 logMAR (treated eyes) vs. −0.063 logMAR (untreated eyes), a difference of 0.06 logMAR (95% CI −0.14, 0.02) Risk ratio of 5.00 (95% CI 0.27, 93.55) Data unavailable Data unavailable Risk of ratio of 1.50 (95% CI 0.30, 7.43)
Jacobson et al., 2012 (Arch Ophthalmol) NCT00481546 Phase 1, open-label, non-randomized; rAAV2-RPE65 5.96 × 1010 to 17.88 × 1010 vg; injection volume of 150 µL to 450 µL 15 11–30 years (Median, 20y; Mean, 19.6y; CI 95%, 3.1) Mean change BCVA of −0.12 logMAR (treated eyes) vs. −0.05 logMAR (untreated eyes), a difference of −0.07 logMAR (95% CI −0.18, 0.04) Risk ratio of 1.18 (95% CI 0.86, 1.61) Mean change FST of 0.45 log10(cd.s/m2) (treated eyes) vs. −0.02 log10(cd.s/m2) (untreated eyes), a difference of 0.47 log10(cd.s/m2) (95% CI 0.24, 0.70) Mean change FST of 1.59 log10(cd.s/m2) (treated eyes) vs. −0.05 log10(cd.s/m2) (untreated eyes), a difference of 1.64 log10(cd.s/m2) (95% CI 1.14, 2.14) Risk of ratio of 1.00 (95% CI 0.31, 3.28)
Le Meur et al., 2018 (Mol Ther) NCT01496040 Phase 1/2, open, non-randomized; AAV2/4.-RPE65-RPE65 1.22 × 1010 to 4.8 × 1010 vg; injection volume of 200 µL to 800 µL 9 9–42 years (Median, 22y; Mean, 24.1y; CI 95%, 7.8) Mean change BCVA of −0.05 logMAR (treated eyes) vs. −0.02 logMAR (untreated eyes), a difference of −0.03 logMAR (95% CI −0.18, 0.12) Data unavailable Data unavailable Data unavailable Data unavailable
Russell et al., 2017 (Lancet) NCT00999609 Phase 3, open-labelled, randomised (RCT); AAV2-hRPE65v2 1.5 × 1011 vg; injection volume of 300 µL 31 4–44 years (Median, 11y; Mean, 14.4y; CI 95%, 4.1) Mean change BCVA of −0.163 logMAR (treated eyes) vs. −0.031 logMAR (untreated eyes), a difference of −0.13 logMAR (95% CI −0.29, 0.03) Risk ratio of 3.6 (95% CI 1.04, 12.46) Mean change FST of 1.29 log10(cd.s/m2) (treated eyes) vs. −0.16 log10(cd.s/m2) (untreated eyes), a difference of 1.45 log10(cd.s/m2) (95% CI 0.69, 2.21) Mean change FST of 1.96 log10(cd.s/m2) (treated eyes) vs. −0.13 log10(cd.s/m2) (untreated eyes), a difference of 2.09 log10(cd.s/m2) (95% CI 0.61, 3.57) Data unavailable
Testa et al., 2013 (Ophthalmology) NCT00516477 Phase 1, open-label, non-randomized (3-year study); AAV2-hRPE65v2 1.0 × 108 to 5.0 × 108 vg; injection volume of 150 µL to 300 µL 5 11–26 years (Median, 19y; Mean, 19.8y; CI 95%, 7.9) Mean change BCVA of −0.486 logMAR (treated eyes) vs. −0.264 logMAR (untreated eyes), a difference of −0.22 logMAR (95% CI −0.34, −0.10) Risk ratio of 1.0 (95% CI 0.71, 1.41) Data unavailable Data unavailable Data unavailable
Weleber et al., 2016 (Ophthalmology) NCT00749957 Phase 1–2, open-label, non-randomized; rAAV2-CB-hRPE65 1.0 × 108 to 5.0 × 108 vg 12 6–39 years (Median, 31y; Mean, 24.8y; CI 95%, 8.5) Mean change BCVA of −0.025 logMAR (treated eyes) vs. −0.046 logMAR (untreated eyes), a difference of 0.02 logMAR (95% CI −0.06, 0.11) Data unavailable Data unavailable Data unavailable Data unavailable
Summary meta-analyses Phase 1, 1/2, 3; AAV2 Range from 1.0 × 108 to 1.0 × 1012 vg; injection vol. 150 µL to 1 mL Population n = 84 Range 4–44 years Summary weighted mean difference (MD) of −0.06 logMAR improvement over treated vs. untreated eye (95% CI −0.14, 0.02), p = 0.16 RR improvement of 1.35, over treated vs. untreated eye (95% CI 0.78, 2.2.35), p = 0.29 Summary weighted mean difference (MD) of FST (red) 0.89 log10(cd.s/m2) over treated vs. untreated eye (95% CI −0.06, 1.84), p = 0.07 Summary weighted mean difference (MD) of FST (blue) 1.69 log10(cd.s/m2) over treated vs. untreated eye (95% CI 1.21, 2.16), p = 0.00001 RR improvement of 1.15 (95% CI 0.45, 3.00), p = 0.77

(a) vg—vector genomes; (b) ITT—intention to treat; (c) BCVA—Best corrected visual acuity, (logMAR); (d) RR—risk ratio; (e) 95% CI—95% confidence interval; (f) FST—full-field stimulus testing (red and blue wavelength), log10(cd.s/m2).