Effect of Intravitreal Ranibizumab on Radiation Retinopathy Following Plaque Brachytherapy for Choroidal Melanoma
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Purpose
This is a Phase I clinical trial to test the safety and tolerability of intravitreal ranibizumab in the treatment of radiation retinopathy following plaque brachytherapy for patients with choroidal melanoma using the incidence and severity of events criteria.
The secondary objective is to assess the efficacy of intravitreal ranibizumab on regression of radiation retinopathy by ophthalmic examination, fundus photography, fluorescein angiography, and optical coherence tomography, as well as visual acuity.
| Condition | Intervention | Phase |
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Radiation Retinopathy Choroidal Melanoma |
Drug: Ranibizumab Drug: ranibizumab |
Phase 1 |
| Study Type: | Interventional |
| Study Design: | Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment Masking: Open Label Primary Purpose: Treatment |
| Official Title: | An Open Label Study to Evaluate the Effect of Intravitreal Ranibizumab on Radiation Retinopathy Following Plaque Brachytherapy for Choroidal Melanoma |
- To test the safety and tolerability of intravitreal ranibizumab in the treatment of radiation retinopathy associated with plaque brachytherapy for choroidal melanoma [ Time Frame: 12 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]
- To assess the efficacy of intravitreal ranibizumab on treating radiation retinopathy following plaque brachytherapy for choroidal melanoma, and effect on visual acuity [ Time Frame: 12 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
| Enrollment: | 10 |
| Study Start Date: | October 2008 |
| Study Completion Date: | September 2011 |
| Primary Completion Date: | September 2011 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) |
| Arms | Assigned Interventions |
|---|---|
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Experimental: Intravitreal ranibizumab
Patients will receive intravitreal ranibizumab on a monthly basis depending on response to treatment
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Drug: Ranibizumab
intravitreal ranibizumab monthly for 4 months, and then every month thereafter until month 12.
Other Name: Lucentis
Drug: ranibizumab
intravitreal ranibizumab 0.5 mg
Other Name: Lucentis
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Detailed Description:
Following plaque brachytherapy as treatment for choroidal melanoma, patients may develop radiation retinopathy. Radiation retinopathy is a progressive condition that leads to blindness in over 50% of cases within 5 years of treatment.
Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) protein is believed to play a critical role in angiogenesis and radiation retinopathy. It is one of the key contributors to physiological or pathological conditions that can stimulate both the formation of new blood vessels and normal vessel incompetence. Ranibizumab is a recently approved vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) inhibitor shown to be effective in treating exudative macular degeneration. Ranibizumab binds to and inhibits vascular endothelial growth factor A (VEGF-A), which has been shown to cause neovascularization and leakage in models of ocular angiogenesis.
This is an open label, non-randomized active treatment, Phase I trial to assess the safety and tolerability of intravitreal ranibizumab and its ability to reduce radiation retinopathy and potentially limit vision loss associated with this disease.
Eligibility| Ages Eligible for Study: | 21 Years and older |
| Genders Eligible for Study: | Both |
| Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Diagnosis of radiation retinopathy
- History of choroidal melanoma status post plaque brachytherapy
- Age > 21 years
- Ability to perform written consent and comply with study assessments for the full duration of the study
Exclusion Criteria:
- Pregnancy or lactation, pre-menopausal women not using contraception
- Participation in another simultaneous medical investigation or trial
- Patient with significantly compromised visual acuity in the study eye due to concomitant ocular conditions.
- Patients who have undergone intraocular surgery within last 60 days.
- Patients who have had intravitreal anti-VEGF treatment within 45 days.
- Patients who have had intravitreal triamcinolone acetonide within 4 months.
- Patients who have had laser within 60 days.
- Inability to obtain photographs to document CNV (including difficulty with venous access).
- Patient has a history of any medical condition which would preclude scheduled visits or completion of study.
- Aphakia or absence of the posterior capsule in the study eye. Previous violation of the posterior capsule in the study eye is also excluded unless as a result of yttrium aluminum garnet (YAG) posterior capsulotomy in association with posterior chamber lens implantation..
- History of glaucoma filtering surgery in the study eye.
- Concurrent use of more than two therapies for glaucoma.
- Any other condition that the investigator believes would pose a significant hazard to the subject if the investigational therapy were initiated
Contacts and Locations| United States, New York | |
| The New York Eye Cancer Center | |
| New York, New York, United States, 10065 | |
| Principal Investigator: | Paul T Finger, MD | The New York Eye Cancer Center |
More Information
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| Responsible Party: | Paul T. Finger, MD, Director, The New York Eye Cancer Center |
| ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00750399 History of Changes |
| Other Study ID Numbers: | FVF4519s |
| Study First Received: | September 9, 2008 |
| Last Updated: | April 25, 2012 |
| Health Authority: | United States: Food and Drug Administration |
Keywords provided by The New York Eye Cancer Center:
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radiation retinopathy ranibizumab melanoma choroid |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
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Melanoma Retinal Diseases Neuroendocrine Tumors Neuroectodermal Tumors Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal |
Neoplasms by Histologic Type Neoplasms Neoplasms, Nerve Tissue Nevi and Melanomas Eye Diseases |
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on June 13, 2013