Macular Degeneration clinical trials at UCSF

• Metformin for the Minimization of Geographic Atrophy Progression in Patients With AMD

  open to eligible people ages 55 years and up

  The purpose of this study is to determine whether metformin, an FDA-approved drug for the treatment of type II diabetes, is a safe and effective treatment to decrease the progression of geographic atrophy in non-diabetic patients with Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD).

  San Francisco, California and other locations

• A Phase III Study to Evaluate the Port Delivery System With Ranibizumab Compared With Monthly Ranibizumab Injections in Participants With Wet Age-Related Macular Degeneration

  Sorry, in progress, not accepting new patients

  Study GR40548 is a Phase III, randomized, multicenter, open-label (visual assessor [VA]-masked), active-comparator study designed to assess the efficacy, safety, and pharmacokinetics (PK) of 100mg/ml delivered via the Port Delivery System with ranibizumab (PDS) compared with ranibizumab intravitreal injections at 0.5 mg (10 mg/mL) in participants with neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD).

  San Francisco, California and other locations

• Extension Study for the Port Delivery System With Ranibizumab (Portal)

  Sorry, not currently recruiting here

  This study will evaluate the long-term safety and tolerability of the Port Delivery System with ranibizumab (PDS) 100 mg/mL with refill-exchanges administered every 24 weeks (Q24W) or every 36 weeks (Q36W) for approximately 144 weeks in participants with neovascular age-related macular degeneration who have completed either Phase II Study GX28228 (Ladder), Phase III Study GR40548 (Archway) or Phase IIIb Study WR42221 (Velodrome).

  San Francisco, California and other locations

Last updated: January 12, 2021