Ranibizumab for Neovascularization in Sickle Cell Retinopathy

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine the ocular and non-ocular safety of a single dose of ranibizumab in treating neovascularization secondary to sickle cell retinopathy.

Timeline

Start

2010-01

Primary completion

2011-06

Completion

2011-06

Publications

• Background Al-Abdulla NA, Haddock TA, Kerrison JB, Goldberg MF. Sickle cell disease presenting with extensive peri-macular arteriolar occlusions in a nine-year-old boy. Am J Ophthalmol. 2001 Feb;131(2):275-6. doi: 10.1016/s0002-9394(00)00778-9.
• Background McLeod DS, Merges C, Fukushima A, Goldberg MF, Lutty GA. Histopathologic features of neovascularization in sickle cell retinopathy. Am J Ophthalmol. 1997 Oct;124(4):455-72. doi: 10.1016/s0002-9394(14)70862-1.
• Background Witkin AJ, Rogers AH, Ko TH, Fujimoto JG, Schuman JS, Duker JS. Optical coherence tomography demonstration of macular infarction in sickle cell retinopathy. Arch Ophthalmol. 2006 May;124(5):746-7. doi: 10.1001/archopht.124.5.746. No abstract available.
• Background Chalam KV, Shah VA. Macular infarction a presentation of sickle cell crisis. Eye (Lond). 2004 Dec;18(12):1277-8. doi: 10.1038/sj.eye.6701409. No abstract available.
• Background Avery RL. Regression of retinal and iris neovascularization after intravitreal bevacizumab (Avastin) treatment. Retina. 2006 Mar;26(3):352-4. doi: 10.1097/00006982-200603000-00016. No abstract available.
• Background Rosenfeld PJ, Brown DM, Heier JS, Boyer DS, Kaiser PK, Chung CY, Kim RY; MARINA Study Group. Ranibizumab for neovascular age-related macular degeneration. N Engl J Med. 2006 Oct 5;355(14):1419-31. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa054481.
• Background Siqueira RC, Costa RA, Scott IU, Cintra LP, Jorge R. Intravitreal bevacizumab (Avastin) injection associated with regression of retinal neovascularization caused by sickle cell retinopathy. Acta Ophthalmol Scand. 2006 Dec;84(6):834-5. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0420.2006.00779.x. No abstract available.

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