Michael Singer1, Thomas A Albini2, András Seres3, Caroline R Baumal4, Soumil Parikh5, Richard Gale6, Peter K Kaiser7, Iryna Lobach5, Nicolas Feltgen8, Mayur R Joshi9, Focke Ziemssen10, Bahram Bodaghi11. 1. Medical Center of Ophthalmology, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, Texas. Electronic address: msinger11@me.com. 2. Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami, Miami, Florida. 3. Budapest Retina Associates, Budapest, Hungary. 4. New England Eye Center, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts. 5. Novartis Pharma AG, Basel, Switzerland. 6. York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, University of York, York, United Kingdom. 7. Cole Eye Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio. 8. Department of Ophthalmology, University Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany. 9. Novartis Pharmaceuticals UK Limited, London, United Kingdom. 10. Department for Ophthalmology, Eberhard Karl University Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany. 11. Department of Ophthalmology, Sorbonne University, APHP, Paris, France.
Abstract
PURPOSE: This analysis of the pivotal phase 3 HAWK and HARRIER trials aimed to provide insights on the timing of presentation, management, and outcomes of intraocular inflammation (IOI)-related adverse events (AEs), as reported by investigators in these trials. DESIGN: Post hoc analysis of investigator-reported IOI-related AEs in HAWK and HARRIER. PARTICIPANTS: Of 1088 brolucizumab-treated eyes (3 or 6 mg), 49 eyes demonstrated at least 1 IOI-related AE and were included in this analysis. METHODS: Reports of IOI-related AEs were analyzed and descriptive statistics were provided for outcome measures. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Incidence and description of eyes with IOI-related AEs, timing of presentation, management, clinical outcomes, and brolucizumab treatment after the first IOI-related AE. RESULTS: Seventy IOI-related AEs were reported in 49 eyes. Before the onset of first IOI-related AE, eyes received a mean ± standard deviation (SD) of 3.9 ± 2.2 brolucizumab injections. Median time to first IOI-related AE from the last administered brolucizumab injection was 18.0 days (interquartile range, 4.0-29.0 days). Of the 70 AEs, 61 (87.1%) were treated, most with topical corticosteroids; systemic and intraocular corticosteroids were used for 3 AEs each. Overall, inflammation resolved completely in 39 eyes (79.6%), resolved with sequelae in 5 eyes (10.2%), and did not resolve in 5 eyes (10.2%) by end-of-study (EOS). Overall, the mean ± SD best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) change from baseline to EOS, before AE to the lowest BCVA in 3 months after AE, and from before AE to EOS were -0.84 ± 20.6 , -16.31 ± 17.6, and -0.22 ± 18.9 Early Treatment Diabetic Retinopathy Study (ETDRS) letters, respectively. Of the 36 eyes (73.5%) that continued with brolucizumab therapy after the first IOI-related AE, 24 completed the trials and 12 discontinued; mean ± SD BCVA change in these eyes was 2.6 ± 17.6, 7.8 ± 13.2, and -7.7 ± 21.3 ETDRS letters, respectively, from baseline to EOS. The remaining 13 eyes (26.5%) were not treated with brolucizumab after first IOI-related AE and showed a mean ± SD BCVA change of -10.4 ± 25.5 ETDRS letters from baseline to EOS. CONCLUSIONS: Findings of this analysis highlight the need for continued vigilance and monitoring for any signs of IOI-related events in patients receiving brolucizumab.
PURPOSE: This analysis of the pivotal phase 3 HAWK and HARRIER trials aimed to provide insights on the timing of presentation, management, and outcomes of intraocular inflammation (IOI)-related adverse events (AEs), as reported by investigators in these trials. DESIGN: Post hoc analysis of investigator-reported IOI-related AEs in HAWK and HARRIER. PARTICIPANTS: Of 1088 brolucizumab-treated eyes (3 or 6 mg), 49 eyes demonstrated at least 1 IOI-related AE and were included in this analysis. METHODS: Reports of IOI-related AEs were analyzed and descriptive statistics were provided for outcome measures. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Incidence and description of eyes with IOI-related AEs, timing of presentation, management, clinical outcomes, and brolucizumab treatment after the first IOI-related AE. RESULTS: Seventy IOI-related AEs were reported in 49 eyes. Before the onset of first IOI-related AE, eyes received a mean ± standard deviation (SD) of 3.9 ± 2.2 brolucizumab injections. Median time to first IOI-related AE from the last administered brolucizumab injection was 18.0 days (interquartile range, 4.0-29.0 days). Of the 70 AEs, 61 (87.1%) were treated, most with topical corticosteroids; systemic and intraocular corticosteroids were used for 3 AEs each. Overall, inflammation resolved completely in 39 eyes (79.6%), resolved with sequelae in 5 eyes (10.2%), and did not resolve in 5 eyes (10.2%) by end-of-study (EOS). Overall, the mean ± SD best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) change from baseline to EOS, before AE to the lowest BCVA in 3 months after AE, and from before AE to EOS were -0.84 ± 20.6 , -16.31 ± 17.6, and -0.22 ± 18.9 Early Treatment Diabetic Retinopathy Study (ETDRS) letters, respectively. Of the 36 eyes (73.5%) that continued with brolucizumab therapy after the first IOI-related AE, 24 completed the trials and 12 discontinued; mean ± SD BCVA change in these eyes was 2.6 ± 17.6, 7.8 ± 13.2, and -7.7 ± 21.3 ETDRS letters, respectively, from baseline to EOS. The remaining 13 eyes (26.5%) were not treated with brolucizumab after first IOI-related AE and showed a mean ± SD BCVA change of -10.4 ± 25.5 ETDRS letters from baseline to EOS. CONCLUSIONS: Findings of this analysis highlight the need for continued vigilance and monitoring for any signs of IOI-related events in patients receiving brolucizumab.