title: Results of the 2-Year Ocriplasmin for Treatment for Symptomatic Vitreomacular Adhesion Including Macular Hole (OASIS) Randomized Trial.
abstract: The Ocriplasmin for Treatment for Symptomatic Vitreomacular Adhesion Including Macular Hole (OASIS) trial was designed to evaluate the long-term efficacy and safety profile of ocriplasmin for the treatment of symptomatic vitreomacular adhesion (VMA)/vitreomacular traction, including full-thickness macular hole (FTMH).
  
  
  
  Phase 3b, randomized, sham-controlled, double-masked, multicenter clinical trial.
  
  
  
  Sample size was 220 subjects (146 ocriplasmin, 74 sham) randomized in a 2:1 ratio to receive intravitreal ocriplasmin 0.125 mg or sham injection.
  
  
  
  The trial involved 12 visits over 24-months. Inclusion criteria included presence of VMA and best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) of 20/32 or worse in the study eye. Exclusion criteria included FTMH >400 μm, presence of epiretinal membrane (ERM), and aphakia in the study eye.
  
  
  
  The primary efficacy end point was the proportion of subjects with pharmacologic VMA resolution at day 28. Secondary efficacy end points were assessed at month 24 and included proportion of subjects with BCVA gain from baseline, nonsurgical FTMH closure, vitrectomy, and Visual Function Questionnaire 25 (VFQ-25) outcomes.
  
  
  
  The OASIS trial met its primary end point with pharmacologic VMA resolution at day 28 being significantly higher in the ocriplasmin group (41.7%) compared with the sham group (6.2%). The treatment effect was maintained until study end. In the ocriplasmin group, pharmacologic VMA resolution at day 28 was higher in subgroups with the following baseline characteristics compared with the complementary subgroups without them: presence of focal VMA, presence of FTMH, absence of ERM, and phakic lens status. In the ocriplasmin group, 50.5% of subjects had a ≥2-line improvement in BCVA from baseline compared with 39.1% of subjects in the sham group. The nonsurgical FTMH closure rate was 30.0% for the ocriplasmin group compared with 15.4% for the sham group. All other secondary end points also favored ocriplasmin over sham. Regarding safety, most adverse events were mild to moderate, had a short onset time, and were transient, with no new safety signals identified.
  
  
  
  The OASIS trial demonstrates the long-term efficacy and safety of ocriplasmin, providing improved resolution of symptomatic VMA compared with previous phase 3 trials with no additional safety signals identified.
authors: Retina Consultants of Arizona, Phoenix, Arizona; USC Roski Eye Institute, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California. Electronic address: pdugel@gmail.com.
authors: Pravin U
authors: PU
authors: Dugel
authors: Center for Retina and Macular Disease, Winter Haven, Florida; University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida.
authors: Michael
authors: M
authors: Tolentino
authors: Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack, New Jersey; NJ Retina, Ridgewood, New Jersey.
authors: Leonard
authors: L
authors: Feiner
authors: ThromboGenics NV, Leuven, Belgium.
authors: Petra
authors: P
authors: Kozma
authors: ThromboGenics NV, Leuven, Belgium.
authors: Annick
authors: A
authors: Leroy
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D018592:Cross-Over Studies; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D005260:Female; D005341:Fibrinolysin / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D058449:Intravitreal Injections; D008266:Macula Lutea / Q000187:drug effects / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010446:Peptide Fragments / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D012167:Retinal Perforations / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D013997:Time Factors; D000267:Tissue Adhesions / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D041623:Tomography, Optical Coherence; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014822:Vitreous Body / Q000187:drug effects / Q000473:pathology*; D020255:Vitreous Detachment / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D010446:Peptide Fragments; C054561:microplasmin; D005341:Fibrinolysin