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ArticleJournal of clinical medicine2020

A Phase 2 Clinical Trial on the Use of Cibinetide for the Treatment of Diabetic Macular Edema.

Noemi Lois, Evie Gardner, Margaret McFarland, David Armstrong, Christine McNally, Nuala Jane Lavery, Christina Campbell, Rita I Kirk, Daiva Bajorunas, Ann Dunne and 2 more

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Article in Journal of clinical medicine, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. State-of-the-Art Research on Diabetic Retinopathy.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022
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  3. Recent Advancements in the Medical Treatment of Diabetic Retinal Disease.International journal of molecular sciences · 2021
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  4. Clinical Perspectives and Trends: Microperimetry as a Trial Endpoint in Retinal Disease.Ophthalmologica. Journal international d'ophtalmologie. International journal of ophthalmology. Zeitschrift fur Augenheilkunde · 2021
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Noemi LoisThe Wellcome-Wolfson Institute for Experimental Medicine, Queens University Belfast, 97 Lisburn Road, Belfast BT9 7BL, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-2666-2937
Evie GardnerThe Northern Ireland Clinical Trials Unit (NICTU), 1st Floor, Elliott Dynes Centre, Royal Hospitals, Belfast BT12 6BA, UK.
Margaret McFarlandPharmacy Department, Royal Group of Hospitals, Belfast BT12 6BA, UK.
David ArmstrongThe Wellcome-Wolfson Institute for Experimental Medicine, Queens University Belfast, 97 Lisburn Road, Belfast BT9 7BL, UK.
Christine McNallyThe Northern Ireland Clinical Trials Unit (NICTU), 1st Floor, Elliott Dynes Centre, Royal Hospitals, Belfast BT12 6BA, UK.
Nuala Jane LaveryThe Wellcome-Wolfson Institute for Experimental Medicine, Queens University Belfast, 97 Lisburn Road, Belfast BT9 7BL, UK.
Christina CampbellThe Northern Ireland Clinical Trials Unit (NICTU), 1st Floor, Elliott Dynes Centre, Royal Hospitals, Belfast BT12 6BA, UK.
Rita I KirkAraim Pharmaceuticals, 580 White Plains Road, Suite 210, Tarrytown, NY 10591, USA.
Daiva BajorunasAraim Pharmaceuticals, 580 White Plains Road, Suite 210, Tarrytown, NY 10591, USA.
Ann DunneAraim Pharmaceuticals, 580 White Plains Road, Suite 210, Tarrytown, NY 10591, USA.
Anthony CeramiAraim Pharmaceuticals, 580 White Plains Road, Suite 210, Tarrytown, NY 10591, USA.
Michael BrinesAraim Pharmaceuticals, 580 White Plains Road, Suite 210, Tarrytown, NY 10591, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-4151-4449
Araim Pharmaceuticals (United States) · USUniversity of Ulster · GBQueen's University Belfast · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeEvaluating the effects of cibinetide in diabetic macular edema (DME).

methodsPhase 2 trial. Naïve patients with >400 µm central retinal thickness (CRT) DME in one/both eyes were recruited (May 2016-April 2017) at the Belfast Health and Social Care Trust. The study eye was that with best vision and lowest CRT. Patients self-administered cibinetide 4 mg/day subcutaneously for 12 weeks. Primary and secondary outcomes: mean change from baseline to week 12 in best corrected visual acuity (BCVA), CRT, central retinal sensitivity, tear production, patient-reported outcomes, adverse events and antibodies to cibinetide. Descriptive statistics were used; exploratory analyses focused on non-study eyes, diabetic control, serum cytokines and albuminuria.

resultsNine patients were recruited; eight completed the study. There was no improvement in mean change baseline-week 12 in BCVA (-2.9 + 5.0), CRT (10 + 94.6 microns), central retinal sensitivity (-0.53 + 1.9 dB) or tear production (-0.13 + 7.7 mm), but there was an improvement in National Eye Institute Visual Function Questionnaire (NEI VFQ-25) composite scores (2.7 + 3.1). Some participants experienced improvements in CRT, tear production, diabetic control and albuminuria. No serious adverse events/reactions or anti-cibinetide antibodies were seen.

conclusionsThe cibinetide 12-week course was safe. Improvements in NEI VFQ-25 scores, CRT, tear production, diabetic control and albuminuria, observed in some participants, warrant further investigation.

trial registrationEudraCT number: 2015-001940-12. ISRCTN16962255-registration date 25.06.15.

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ARA 290cibinetidediabetesdiabetic macular edemadiabetic retinopathyDMEerythropoietinhelix B surface peptide

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PMID32674280
PMCPMC7408632
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