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Clinical Trials in the USA / NCT07439887
Recruiting Phase 1/2

Phase 1/2 Open-Label Dose-Escalation Study to Evaluate Safety of a Single Intravitreal Injection of RTx-021 in Patients With Stargardt Disease

NCT07439887 · tracked via the Priya Life Science USA tracker
Sponsor
Ray Therapeutics, Inc.
Phase
Phase 1/2
Started
2026-01-28
Last updated
2026-04-15

Condition(s) studied

Stargardt Disease

Investigational drug(s) / intervention(s)

RTx-021

RTx-021: Optogenetic gene therapy

Study summary

A Phase 1/2, open-label, non-randomized, dose-escalation study, where a minimum of 9 and a maximum of 18 eligible patients with Stargardt Disease will be enrolled sequentially in up to 3 dose cohorts of RTx-021. Enrolled patients will receive a single, unilateral intravitreal injection of RTx-021 in the study eye and be followed for 5 years.

Eligibility

Sex
ALL
Min age
16 Years
Max age
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion Criteria: * Male and female patients \>= 16 years of age * Able to comply with the study visit schedule and all protocol assessments * Diagnosis of Stargardt Disease (genetic testing required) * Study eye and fellow eye Best Corrected Visual Acuity meeting study criteria * Presence of retinal ganglion cells and/or retinal nerve fiber layer on Spectral Domain Optical Coherence Tomography testing at Screening confirmed by central image reading center * Adequate organ function and general good health Exclusion Criteria: * Participation in a clinical study (ocular or non-ocular) with an investigational drug, agent, or therapy in the past six months * Concurrent participation in another interventional clinical ocular study * Prior receipt of any gene therapy (ocular or other), retinal implant, or ocular cell therapy * Pre-existing eye conditions in either eye that would preclude the planned treatment or are significant enough to interfere with the interpretation of study endpoints or procedural complications * Known steroid responders if their intraocular pressure was not able to be managed effectively with topical pressure-lowering medications after prior use of steroid medications * Complicating systemic diseases including those in which the disease itself, or the treatment of the disease, can alter ocular and/or central nervous system function (e.g. radiation treatment of the orbit; leukemia with optic nerve involvement) * Any immunological response dysfunction including, immuno-compromising diseases or use of immunosuppressive medications, among others * Cataract or other ocular (including refractive) surgery, intraocular and/or peri-ocular injection in either eye within the prior four months (i.e. 120 days) prior to screening * Prior vitrectomy or aphakia in the study eye * Known sensitivity to any component of the study treatment or contraindication to medications planned for use in the peri-procedural period (e.g. povidone-iodine to prep for intravitreal injection) * Known contraindication to prophylactic steroid regimen * Current pregnancy or breastfeeding * Any other condition that would not allow the patient to complete follow-up examinations during the study

Primary outcome measure(s)

Trial sites (3)

FacilityCityRegionStatus
RayTx Clinical Site Bakersfield California Recruiting
UPMC Vision Institute Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Recruiting
RayTx Clinical Site Bellaire Texas Recruiting

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Official registry record

This page summarises publicly available registry data for informational purposes — not medical advice. Eligibility is determined by each study team; patients should discuss participation with their clinician.

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