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The purpose of this study is to determine if of combination therapy of intravitreal bevacizumab 4 days after the application of photodynamic therapy could improve the visual outcomes of patients with neovascular age related macular degeneration.
The neovascular age related macular degeneration(AMD) is a important cause of legal blindness in adults older than 50 years. Currently the treatment is photodynamic therapy that offer stabilization and limited visual improvement after 2 years of therapy. Bevacizumab has been reported effective used as intravenous injection for AMD. But serious side effects have been reported with the use of this drug in oncologic patients. The intravitreal use has been reported in limited case reports and safety and efficacy should be determined. The purpose of this study is efficacy and safety of 2.5 mg intravitreal of bevacizumab for AMD 4 days after photodynamic therapy with verteporfin
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| bevacizumab intravitreal injection | Drug | |||
| verteporfin photodynamic therapy | Procedure |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Visual acuity improvement at 6 months | undefined | undefined |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Retinal thickness improvement at 6 months | undefined | undefined |
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Inclusion Criteria:
55 years old neovascular Age related acular degeneration subfoveolar neovascular membrane best corrected visual acuity better than 20/200 snellen (1.0 logMAR)
Exclusion Criteria:
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Hugo Quiroz-Mercado, MD | Asociación para Evitar la Ceguera en México | Study Director |
| Jose Dalma Weizhaus, MD | Asociación para Evitar la Ceguera en México | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hospital Luis Sanchez Bulnes | Mexico City | Mexico City | 04030 | Mexico |
| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16156152 | Background | Rosenfeld PJ, Moshfeghi AA, Puliafito CA. Optical coherence tomography findings after an intravitreal injection of bevacizumab (avastin) for neovascular age-related macular degeneration. Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging. 2005 Jul-Aug;36(4):331-5. |
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| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D008268 | Macular Degeneration |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D012162 | Retinal Degeneration |
| D012164 | Retinal Diseases |
| D005128 | Eye Diseases |
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| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D000068258 | Bevacizumab |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D061067 | Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized |
| D000911 | Antibodies, Monoclonal |
| D000906 | Antibodies |
| D007136 | Immunoglobulins |
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| D007162 |
| Immunoproteins |
| D001798 | Blood Proteins |
| D011506 | Proteins |
| D000602 | Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins |
| D012712 | Serum Globulins |
| D005916 | Globulins |