Macular Degeneration
Conditions
Keywords
AMD, Avastin, ORA102, macular degeneration, neo-vascular age related macular degeneration (AMD)
Brief summary
This is s randomized, multi-center, double blind, 3 arm, phase I/II pilot study to evaluate the safety and efficacy of treatment with ORA102 combined with Avastin (Bevacizumab) versus Avastin alone, in patients with neo-vascular age related macular degeneration (AMD).
Interventions
treatment with intravitreal injections of Avastin 1.25mg (0.05ml)and ORA102
treatment with intravitreal injections of Avastin 1.25mg (0.05ml)
Sponsors
Study design
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
* Subjects who have provided informed consent, including signing of the informed consent form * Subject who are able and willing to comply with the study protocol * Subject must have best corrected visual acuity ETDRS between 20/40 to 20/320 in the study eye * Subjects whose CNV lesion in the study eye contains more than 25% scarring and/or atrophy * Women must be post-menopausal 1 year or surgically sterilized. If not, negative serum pregnancy test required within 14 days of randomization
Exclusion criteria
* Pregnant or lactating women * Patients with severe myocardial disease or coronary occlusion * Patients with severe personality disorder, suicidal risk or psychosis * Patients with previous history of CVA * Evidence for liver dysfunction - bilirubin level more than twice than upper limit of the normal value OR ALT/AST\>1.5x upper limit of normal value * Evidence of any other disease, metabolic dysfunction, physical examination finding or laboratory finding giving reasonable suspicion of a disease or condition that contra-indicates the use of the investigational drugs or puts the patients in high risk for treatment related complications
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The incidence and severity of ocular adverse events, including retinal detachment, increase in IOP, cataract, tearing of the retina, decrease in vision, RPE atrophy, and vitreous hemorrhage, will be evaluated. | 32 weeks |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Central Retinal thickness and presence of intra/sub-retinal fluid observed by OCT at week 32 | 32 weeks |
Countries
Israel