Safety & Efficacy Study Evaluating the Combination of Bevasiranib & Lucentis Therapy in Wet AMD (CARBON)

NCT ID: NCT00557791

Last Updated: 2015-03-06

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

WITHDRAWN

Clinical Phase

PHASE3

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2009-11-30

Study Completion Date

2012-07-31

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to compare the safety and effectiveness of three doses of intravitreal bevasiranib sodium as maintenance therapy for Age-Related Macular Degeneration following initiation of anti-VEGF therapy with three doses of Lucentis®.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Age Related Macular Degeneration

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

QUADRUPLE

Participants Caregivers Investigators Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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A

Lucentis® (0.5 mg) every 4 weeks.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

ranibizumab

Intervention Type DRUG

Lucentis® (0.5 mg) administered intravitreally every 4 weeks.

B

Bevasiranib (1.0 mg) every 8 weeks beginning at week 12, after pre-treatment with 3 injections of Lucentis® and initial priming doses of bevasiranib at weeks 2 \& 6.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Bevasiranib

Intervention Type DRUG

Three doses (1.0mg, 2.0mg, 2.5mg) of bevasiranib administered intravitreally every 8 weeks

C

Bevasiranib (2.0 mg) every 8 weeks beginning at week 12, after pre-treatment with 3 injections of Lucentis® and initial priming doses of bevasiranib at weeks 2 \& 6.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Bevasiranib

Intervention Type DRUG

Three doses (1.0mg, 2.0mg, 2.5mg) of bevasiranib administered intravitreally every 8 weeks

D

Bevasiranib (2.5 mg) every 8 weeks beginning at week 12, after pre-treatment with 3 injections of Lucentis® and initial priming doses of bevasiranib at weeks 2 \& 6.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Bevasiranib

Intervention Type DRUG

Three doses (1.0mg, 2.0mg, 2.5mg) of bevasiranib administered intravitreally every 8 weeks

Interventions

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Bevasiranib

Three doses (1.0mg, 2.0mg, 2.5mg) of bevasiranib administered intravitreally every 8 weeks

Intervention Type DRUG

ranibizumab

Lucentis® (0.5 mg) administered intravitreally every 4 weeks.

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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Lucentis®

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Patients must be age 50 years or older
* Patients must have predominantly classic, minimally classic or occult with no classic lesions secondary to Age Related Macular Degeneration.
* The study eye must have ETDRS best corrected visual acuity of 69 to 24 letters (20/40 to 20/320 Snellen equivalent).
* Patients must be willing and able to return for scheduled monthly follow-up visits for two-years.

Exclusion Criteria

* Prior pharmacologic treatment for AMD in the study (patients can not have previously received Avastin®/Lucentis®, Macugen®, or any other anti-VEGF agents, steroid treatments, PDT, radiation treatment, or any experimental therapies for AMD in the study eye)
* Any intraocular surgery of the study eye within 12 weeks of screening
* Previous posterior vitrectomy of the study eye
* Advanced glaucoma or intraocular pressure above 22 mm Hg in the study eye despite treatment.
Minimum Eligible Age

50 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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OPKO Health, Inc.

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Opko Health

Principal Investigators

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Naveed Shams, MD

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

SVP at Opko Health

Other Identifiers

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ACU302

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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