Combination of Ranibizumab and Verteporfin Therapy in Neovascular Age-related Macular Degeneration

PHASE3CompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

10

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

August 31, 2006

Primary Completion Date

February 29, 2008

Conditions
Neovascular Age-related Macular Degeneration
Interventions
DRUG

ranibizumab

Lucentis® (ranibizumab) 0.3mg (0.05ml volume) intravitreal injection. Eligible patients will be initially received three session of monthly injection of Lucentis® (week 0, 4, 8). After 4 weeks from third injection, a session of verteporfin PDT (week 12) and fourth injection of Lucentis® (week 16) will be added at intervals of 4 weeks. Two more combined treatment with verteporfin PDT and Lucentis® injection 4 weeks apart can be added at the treating physician's discretion in 3-month intervals (week 28, week 40).

Trial Locations (1)

130-702

Dept. of Ophthalmology, KyungHee Medical Center, #1 Hoegi, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul

All Listed Sponsors
lead

Novartis Korea Ltd.

INDUSTRY

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