A Study of the Efficacy and Safety of Ranibizumab Injection in Patients With Macular Edema Secondary to Branch Retinal Vein Occlusion (BRAVO)

Summary

This was a Phase III, multicenter, randomized, double-masked, sham injection-controlled study of the efficacy and safety of intravitreal ranibizumab compared with sham injections in patients with macular edema secondary to branch retinal vein occlusion (BRVO); 397 patients with BRVO were enrolled at 93 investigational sites in the United States. The study included a treatment period (6 months) and an observation period (6 months).

Timeline

Start

2007-07

Primary completion

2009-05

Completion

2009-11

Publications

• Suner IJ, Bressler NM, Varma R, Lee P, Dolan CM, Ward J, Colman S, Rubio RG. Reading speed improvements in retinal vein occlusion after ranibizumab treatment. JAMA Ophthalmol. 2013 Jul;131(7):851-6. doi: 10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2013.114.
• Bhisitkul RB, Campochiaro PA, Shapiro H, Rubio RG. Predictive value in retinal vein occlusions of early versus late or incomplete ranibizumab response defined by optical coherence tomography. Ophthalmology. 2013 May;120(5):1057-63. doi: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2012.11.011. Epub 2013 Feb 14.

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