A PHASE II/III RANDOMIZED, DOUBLE-MASKED, CONTROLLED, DOSE-RANGING, MULTI-CENTER COMPARATIVE TRIAL, IN PARALLEL GROUPS, TO ESTABLISH THE SAFETY AND EFFICACY OF INTRAVITREAL INJECTIONS OF EYE001 (ANTI-VEGF PEGYLATED APTAMER) GIVEN EVERY 6 WEEKS FOR 54 WEEKS, IN PATIENTS WITH EXUDATIVE AGE-RELATED MACULAR DEGENERATION (AMD)
A PHASE II/III RANDOMIZED, DOUBLE-MASKED, CONTROLLED, DOSE-RANGING, MULTI-CENTER COMPARATIVE TRIAL, IN PARALLEL GROUPS, TO ESTABLISH THE SAFETY AND EFFICACY OF INTRAVITREAL INJECTIONS OF EYE001 (ANTI-VEGF PEGYLATED APTAMER) GIVEN EVERY 6 WEEKS FOR 54 WEEKS, IN PATIENTS WITH EXUDATIVE AGE-RELATED MACULAR DEGENERATION (AMD)
The purpose of this study is to compare the ability of different doses of pegaptanib sodium to safely and effectively minimize fluid leakage within the eye, thereby stabilizing or impriving vision in patients with wet AMD when compared to placebo injections.
Inclusion Criteria:
Subjects of either gender, aged 50 years or greater. Subfoveal choroidal neovascularization (CNV) due to AMD. Best corrected visual acuity in the study eye between 20/40 and 20/320.
Exclusion Criteria:
Any prior subfoveal thermal laser therapy.