Combination Bevacizumab and Verteporfin (Two Different Sequences of Treatment)in Neovascular AMD
Study Details
Study Description
Brief Summary
The purpose of this research study is to compare different timing therapies of Verteporfin with Bevacizumab to treat choroidal neovascularization (CNV) due to age-related macular degeneration (AMD).
Condition or Disease | Intervention/Treatment | Phase |
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Phase 2 |
Study Design
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
- percentage of patients losing 3 or more lines of visual acuity []
- percentage of patients gaining 3 or more lines of visual acuity []
- mean change from baseline in visual acuity []
- OCT evidence of active CNV leakage []
- fluorescein angiographic evidence of active CNV leakage []
- number of retreatments []
Eligibility Criteria
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
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Patients are men or women of age 55 or older
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Patients have subfoveal CNV due to AMD with lesion size less than or equal to 9 MPS DA
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patients have not received previous treatment for subfoveal CNV due to AMD.
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Patients have a visual acuity between 20/40 and 20/320-
Exclusion Criteria:
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Subjects who have received previous treatment for subfoveal CNV, in their study eye including prior PDT, transpupillary thermotherapy (TTT), submacular surgery, drug therapies such as Macugen or other anti-angiogenic compounds, or other local treatment. Previous laser photocoagulation therapy is acceptable, provided it was not subfoveal.
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Patients with a known hypersensitivity/allergy to verteporfin, porfimer sodium, or other porphyrins, porphyria or other porphyrin sensitivity, or hypersensitivity to sunlight or bright artificial light.
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Patients who use medications that may induce photosensitivity.
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Patients who have undergone YAG capsulotomy within the last month.
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Subjects currently involved in any experimental procedure within the last 12 weeks.
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Female patients who are pregnant, fecund or breast-feeding.
Contacts and Locations
Locations
Site | City | State | Country | Postal Code | |
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1 | Retinal Consultants Medical Group, Inc. | Sacramento | California | United States | 95819 |
Sponsors and Collaborators
- Retinal Consultants Medical Group
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Joel A Pearlman, M.D., Ph. D., Retinal Consultants Medical Group, Inc.
Study Documents (Full-Text)
None provided.More Information
Publications
None provided.- ComB-V001