Status:

COMPLETED

Study EvAluating Genotypes While Using Lucentis 2

Lead Sponsor:

University of California, San Diego

Collaborating Sponsors:

Genentech, Inc.

Conditions:

Age-Related Macular Degeneration

Eligibility:

All Genders

50+ years

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

The purpose of the study is to investigate whether the efficacy of Lucentis treatment for exudative age-related macular degeneration is associated with VEGF and HTRA1 DNA polymorphisms

Detailed Description

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a progressive disease that causes irreversible visual impairment and blindness in nearly 50 million people globally. Although geographic atrophy and neovascul...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Ability to provide written informed consent and comply with the study assessments for the full duration of the study.
  • Age \> 50 years.
  • Treatment naïve (study eye only) AMD patients that are determined to be candidates for ranbizumab.
  • Visual acuity 20/32 to 20/230.

Exclusion

  • Pregnancy
  • Prior enrollment in the study
  • Any other condition that the investigator believes would pose a significant hazard to the subject if the investigational therapy were initiated
  • Previous therapy in study eye for AMD or other retinal disease which may be used in the treatment of AMD.
  • Any other condition that the investigator believes would pose a significant hazard to the subject if on-label ranibizumab were prescribed
  • Any participation in another simultaneous medical investigation or trial for AMD \*Concurrent eye disease in the study eye that could compromise visual acuity (e.g., diabetic retinopathy, advanced glaucoma)

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

May 1 2008

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

January 1 2013

Estimated Enrollment :

66 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01464723

Start Date

May 1 2008

End Date

January 1 2013

Last Update

August 14 2019

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Shiley Eye Center, University of California, San Diego

San Diego, California, United States, 92093