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Age-Related Macular DegenerationPhase 4SEAGUL2NCT01464723

Study EvAluating Genotypes While Using Lucentis 2

A Phase 4 study testing Ranibizumab in people with Age-Related Macular Degeneration, run by University of California, San Diego at 1 site in United States.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

The purpose of the study is to investigate whether the efficacy of Lucentis treatment for exudative age-related macular degeneration is associated with VEGF and HTRA1 DNA polymorphisms Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 50 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Age-Related Macular Degeneration
What is being tested?
Ranibizumab
Type of treatment
Injection or infusion
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
66 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
May 2008to Jan 2013
Phase
Phase 4
Are there results?
Yes, posted in the registrySummary in the doctors' view

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 50 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Ability to provide written informed consent and comply with the study assessments for the full duration of the study.
  • Age > 50 years.
  • Treatment naïve (study eye only) AMD patients that are determined to be candidates for ranbizumab.
  • Visual acuity 20/32 to 20/230.

Who cannot join

  • Pregnancy
  • Prior enrollment in the study
  • Any other condition that the investigator believes would pose a significant hazard to the subject if the investigational therapy were initiated
  • Previous therapy in study eye for AMD or other retinal disease which may be used in the treatment of AMD.
  • Any other condition that the investigator believes would pose a significant hazard to the subject if on-label ranibizumab were prescribed
  • Any participation in another simultaneous medical investigation or trial for AMD *Concurrent eye disease in the study eye that could compromise visual acuity (e.g., diabetic retinopathy, advanced glaucoma)

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site
  • Shiley Eye Center, University of California, San Diego

    San Diego, California, 92093

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About this study

Official title: VEGF and HTRA1 DNA Polymorphisms in Neovascular AMD Pathogenesis and Response to Lucentis

The purpose of the study is to investigate whether the efficacy of Lucentis treatment for exudative age-related macular degeneration is associated with VEGF and HTRA1 DNA polymorphisms

Read the detailed description

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a progressive disease that causes irreversible visual impairment and blindness in nearly 50 million people globally. Although geographic atrophy and neovascularization represent the advanced forms of AMD, neovascular AMD is the more aggressive form and accounts for almost 90% of blindness from this disease. It is characterized by choroidal neovascularization (CNV) which is the development of abnormal blood vessels underneath the retina. Randomized clinical trials (MARINA, ANCHOR) have conclusively demonstrated that continued intravitreal therapy with Lucentis (ranibizumab) in patients with subfoveal CNV from AMD leads to stabilization of vision in over 90% of patients and improvement in vision in at least a third of the patients and has led to the approval of Lucentis for the treatment of neovascular AMD (see investigator brochure). This study could provide insight as to the reasons that some patients do not experience vision stabilization with Lucentis, and could possibly help physicians to determine which patients are the best candidates for receiving Lucentis.

This is an open-label study of 100 treatment-naïve (study eye only) AMD patients treated on-label with intravitreally administered Lucentis. Consented, enrolled subjects will receive multiple open-label intravitreal injections of 0.5 mg ranibizumab administered monthly for the first 4 months, and then as needed for a total duration of 12 months. Their blood will be genotyped and sequenced for various SNPs on VEGF and HTRA1.

Being tested
Ranibizumab
Medical subject headings
Macular Degeneration

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • RanibizumabDrug

    Also called Lucentis

    Intravitreal injections of 0.5 mg ranibizumab administered monthly for the first 4 months, and then as needed for a total duration of 12 months.

Study groups in NCT01464723
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
LucentisExperimentalConsented, enrolled subjects will receive multiple open-label intravitreally administered 0.5 mg ranibizumab administered monthly for the first 4 months, and then as needed for a total duration of 12 months.
Receives: Drug: Ranibizumab

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. To Determine the Genotype at VEGF and HTRA1 SNPs of Patients Gaining ≥ 0 Letters of Visual Acuity in Response to Ranibizumab Treatment Over a 4 Month Period.

    Measured: 5 years

Secondary outcomes (3)
  1. To Determine the Genotype at VEGF and HTRA1 SNPs of Patients Who Lose Visual Acuity (Gain <0 Letters) at 4, 6 and 12 Months After Initial Treatment.

    Measured: 5 years

  2. To Determine Whether Change in Retinal Thickness is Correlated With Genotype

    Measured: 5 years

  3. To Determine the Mean Number of Injections Per Year Patients in the Study Require.

    Measured: 5 years

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted3 Nov 2011 (estimated)
  2. Study startMay 2008
  3. Primary completionDec 2011
  4. Study completionJan 2013

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 4
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
66 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT01464723
Sponsor's protocol ID
080693
Acronym
SEAGUL2
Status last verified
Jul 2019
First submitted
31 Oct 2011
Last updated
14 Aug 2019
Data monitoring committee
Yes
Individual data sharing
No: Data not available for sharing.

Publications

  • Zhao L, Grob S, Avery R, Kimura A, Pieramici D, Lee J, Rabena M, Ortiz S, Quach J, Cao G, Luo H, Zhang M, Pei M, Song Y, Tornambe P, Goldbaum M, Ferreyra H, Kozak I, Zhang K. Common variant in VEGFA and response to anti-VEGF therapy for neovascular age-related macular degeneration. Curr Mol Med. 2013 Jul;13(6):929-34. doi: 10.2174/15665240113139990048.

    PubMed 23745581

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 4 study testing Ranibizumab in people with Age-Related Macular Degeneration, run by University of California, San Diego at 1 site in United States.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 4 inclusion and 6 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 14 Aug 2019. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this phase mean?

Phase 4 studies take place after a treatment is approved, to learn more about its long-term benefits and risks in everyday use.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

Yes. Results are posted in the registry (first posted 14 Aug 2019). A summary is in the For doctors view, and the full results are on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

To Determine the Genotype at VEGF and HTRA1 SNPs of Patients Gaining ≥ 0 Letters of Visual Acuity in Response to Ranibizumab Treatment Over a 4 Month Period. (time frame: 5 years). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT01464723, which also lists 1 linked publication.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 14 Aug 2019; AzTrials last refreshed its copy on 29 Oct 2026.

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