Verteporfin Photodynamic Therapy Administered in Conjunction With Ranibizumab in Patients With Subfoveal Choroidal Neovascularization Secondary to Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD)

Summary

This study will evaluate the effect of combination therapy with verteporfin photodynamic therapy and ranibizumab on visual acuity compared to ranibizumab monotherapy and the durability of response observed in patients with choroidal neovascularization secondary to age-related macular degeneration

Timeline

Start

2007-05

Primary completion

2009-07

Completion

2009-07

Outcome

Outcome not reported

Stopped: “Study was terminated based on the results of analyses performed as planned at Month 12.”

Publications

• Ritter M, Simader C, Bolz M, Deak GG, Mayr-Sponer U, Sayegh R, Kundi M, Schmidt-Erfurth UM. Intraretinal cysts are the most relevant prognostic biomarker in neovascular age-related macular degeneration independent of the therapeutic strategy. Br J Ophthalmol. 2014 Dec;98(12):1629-35. doi: 10.1136/bjophthalmol-2014-305186. Epub 2014 Jul 30.
• Larsen M, Schmidt-Erfurth U, Lanzetta P, Wolf S, Simader C, Tokaji E, Pilz S, Weisberger A; MONT BLANC Study Group. Verteporfin plus ranibizumab for choroidal neovascularization in age-related macular degeneration: twelve-month MONT BLANC study results. Ophthalmology. 2012 May;119(5):992-1000. doi: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2012.02.002. Epub 2012 Mar 17.

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