Macular Degeneration clinical trials at UCSF
2 in progress, 1 open to new patients

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
Study of the Efficacy and Safety of the Ranibizumab Port Delivery System (RPDS) for Sustained Delivery of Ranibizumab in Participants With Subfoveal Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) (LADDER)

Sorry, in progress, not accepting new patients

This is a Phase II clinical study to evaluate the efficacy, safety and pharmacokinetics of three different formulations of ranibizumab delivered via RPDS implant compared with the standard of care (SOC) intravitreal (ITV) injections of ranibizumab, in participants with subfoveal neovascular AMD.

San Francisco, California and other locations