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CompletedNCT03668054Updated Oct 28, 2020

Safety and Clinical Effectiveness of Intravitreal Bevacizumab (Lumiere®) in Patients With Wet Age-related Macular Degeneration (Wet AMD)

A Phase 3 interventional study of Bevacizumab (Lumiere®) in Age-Related Macular Degeneration, sponsored by Laboratorio Elea Phoenix S.A.. Completed at 3 sites in Argentina. Open to participants aged 50 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2020-10-28.

Sponsored by Laboratorio Elea Phoenix S.A. · Phase 3, Interventional, and Treatment

From the registry’s dates

  • Registered 1 year 6 months after the study started (first participant enrolled Feb 2017, registered Sep 2018).
Phase
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
22
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
50 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

The purpose of this clinical trial is to evaluate the safety and clinical effectiveness of intravitreal bevacizumab (Lumiere®) in the single-dose form, for the treatment of patients with wet AMD.

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Age-related macular degeneration is the main cause of severe vision loss in patients over 65 years of age. There is solid evidence of the efficacy and safety of bevacizumab in the treatment of wet AMD. However, it has not been registered for such indication yet.

In response to the need for a proper adaptation, Lumiere® has been developed in a single-dose, sterile dosage containing bevacizumab 5 mg/vial in 0.2 mL injectable solution.

This adaptation is intended to assure intravitreal administration avoiding the risk of contamination and potential adverse consequences, such as endophthalmitis and blindness, associated to reutilization or repackaging of bevacizumab vials for oncological use.

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Conditions studied

  • Age-Related Macular Degeneration
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In context

Macular Degeneration

1,474 studies on the registry are indexed under Macular Degeneration; 206 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 22 is below the median of 51 across 985 interventional studies indexed under Macular Degeneration.

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Lead sponsor

Laboratorio Elea Phoenix S.A. is the lead sponsor of 16 studies on the registry; 3 are open to participants now.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
50 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  • Patients over 50 years of age diagnosed with wet age-related macular degeneration having indication of antiangiogenic therapy.
  • Both genders.
  • Subjects able to give informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patients with contraindication to receive bevacizumab:

    • Hypersensitivity to the active ingredient or to some of the formula excipients.
    • Hypersensitivity to products derived from CHO cells or to other human recombinant antibodies or humanized antibodies.
  • Patients having received intravitreal antiangiogenic therapy prior to wet AMD treatment.
  • Patients receiving previous systemic antiangiogenic therapy.
  • Wet AMD in the healing period or disciform scar.
  • Pregnant, breastfeeding or childbearing-aged women.
  • Any person with choroidal neovascularization not associated to wet AMD.
  • History of retinal or intraocular surgery in the affected eye in the last three months.
  • Vitrectomy in the affected eye.
  • Any significant ocular infection, active or suspected, having compromised or able to compromise the eye to be studied.
  • Ocular inflammatory disease.
  • Myopia exceeding -8 diopters.
  • Extensive subfoveal subretinal hemorrhage > 2 papillary diameter (PD).
  • Coexistence of other severe ocular diseases: uncontrolled ocular hypertension, terminal glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy, retinal vein thrombosis, optic atrophy.
  • History of stroke or myocardial infarction in the last 6 months.
  • Patients with coagulopathies.
  • Patients physically or mentally disabled to participate in such visual tests.
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Study design

Phase
Phase 3
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
22 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Bevacizumab (Lumiere®)

    Dosage form: intravitreal single dose vial. Dosage: 0.05ml (1.25 mg) Frequency: monthly injections (up to 6 doses)

    Drug: Bevacizumab (Lumiere®)

Interventions

  • DrugBevacizumab (Lumiere®)

    The first three doses of bevacizumab (Lumiere®) were administered via intravitreal injection on a monthly basis. A safety evaluation was conducted in the first month. Following the first three doses, continuation of the treatment (up to 6 doses) was decided according to response.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Number of participants with treatment-related adverse events codified using MedDRA.

    Register reports of drug related adverse events and compare them with prevalence in the literature after intravitreal bevacizumab (Lumiere®) in the single-dose form, for the treatment of patients with neovascular AMD.

    Time frame: 6 months

Secondary outcomes

  1. Number of participants with changes in visual acuity using the ETDRS charts in patients with wet AMD.

    Time frame: 6 months

  2. Number of participants with changes in retinal thickness as assessed by OCT in patients with wet AMD.

    Time frame: 6 months

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Study locations

3 sites
  • Consultorios Médicos Dr. Benisek
    Buenos Aires, 1636, Argentina
  • Instituto Scorsetti S.A.
    Buenos Aires, 1636, Argentina
  • Consultorios Médicos / Clínica de Cirugía Especializada S.A. (CCE)
    Buenos Aires, Argentina
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References and documents

Publications

  • Benisek DA, Manzitti J, Scorsetti D, Rousselot Ascarza AM, Ascarza AA, Gomez Rancano D, Quercia R, Ramirez Gismondi M, Carpio Total MA, Scorsetti ML, Spitzer E, Lombas C, Deprati M, Penna MI, Fernandez F, Tinelli MA. Safety and clinical effectiveness of intravitreal administration of bevacizumab (Lumiere(R)) in patients with neovascular age-related macular degeneration. Exp Ther Med. 2020 Dec;20(6):162. doi: 10.3892/etm.2020.9291. Epub 2020 Oct 9. PubMed 33093900 ↗
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Oct 28, 2020, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT03668054
Lead sponsor
Laboratorio Elea Phoenix S.A.
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Sep 12, 2018
Start date
Feb 7, 2017
Primary completion
May 30, 2018
Completion
May 30, 2018
Last update
Oct 28, 2020

Study contacts

Daniel Benisek, MD
principal investigator · Consultorios Médicos Dr. Benisek

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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