A Study Investigating the Safety and Efficacy of Lampalizumab Intravitreal Injections in Participants With Geographic Atrophy Secondary to Age-Related Macular Degeneration

Trial ID or NCT#

NCT02247531

Status

recruiting iconRECRUITING

Purpose

This study is a Phase III, double-masked, multicenter, randomized, sham injection-controlled study evaluating the efficacy and safety of lampalizumab administered by intravitreal injections in participants with geographic atrophy (GA) secondary to age-related macular degeneration (AMD).

Official Title

A Phase III, Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Masked, Sham-Controlled Study to Assess the Efficacy and Safety of Lampalizumab Administered Intravitreally to Patients With Geographic Atrophy Secondary to Age-Related Macular Degeneration

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study: Older than 50 Years
Sexes Eligible for Study: All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
Inclusion Criteria:
  1. - Participants aged greater than or equal to (>/=) 50 years - Well demarcated area(s) of Geographic Atrophy (GA) secondary to Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) with no evidence of prior or active choroidal neovascularization (CNV) in both eyes
Exclusion Criteria:
  1. Ocular Exclusion Criteria (Study Eye): - History of vitrectomy surgery, submacular surgery, or other surgical intervention for AMD - Previous laser photocoagulation for CNV, diabetic macular edema, retinal vein occlusion, and proliferative diabetic retinopathy - Previous intravitreal drug delivery (e.g., intravitreal corticosteroid injection, anti-angiogenic drugs, anti-complement agents, or device implantation) Ocular Exclusion Criteria (Both Eyes): - GA in either eye due to causes other than AMD - Previous treatment with eculizumab, lampalizumab, and/or fenretinide

Investigator(s)

Theodore Leng, MD, FACS
Theodore Leng, MD, FACS
Ophthalmologist
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology and, by courtesy, of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine (Adult MSD)