Drs. Dilsher Dhoot and Arshad M. Khanani explain the key aspects of the recently released FDA guidelines for clinical trial design in neovascular age-related macular degeneration and how these changes will influence the interpretation of clinical trial data and the subsequent integration of these therapies into clinical practice.
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Dilsher Dhoot, MD
California Retina Consultants
Retina Consultants of America
Santa Barbara, CA
Arshad M. Khanani, MD, MA, FASRS
Director of Clinical Research
Sierra Eye Associates
Clinical Associate Professor
University of Nevada
Reno School of Medicine
Reno, NV
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Dilsher Dhoot, MD, has had a financial relationship or affiliation with the following ineligible companies in the form of Consultant: Alimera Sciences, Allegro Ophthalmics, Allergan, Annexon Biosciences, Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Bayer, BioCryst, EyePoint Pharmaceuticals, Genentech, Iveric Bio, Novartis, Ocular Therapeutix, Regeneron, Regenxbio, Roche, and Santen. Grant/Research Support: Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Genentech, Ocular Therapeutix, Regeneron, and Regenxbio. Speaker’s Bureau: Alimera Sciences, Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Genentech, and Regeneron.
Arshad M. Khanani, MD, MA, FASRS, has had a financial relationship or affiliation with the following ineligible companies in the form of Consultant: AbbVie, Adverum, Alcon, Amgen, Annexin, Annexon, Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Aviceda Therapeutics, Beacon Therapeutics, Boehringer Ingelheim, Clearside Biomedical, Complement Therapeutics, 4DMT, Exegenesis, EyePoint Pharmaceuticals, Frontera Therapeutics, Genentech, Gyroscope Therapeutics, i-Lumen Scientific, Iveric Bio, Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Kodiak Sciences, Kriya Therapeutics, Nanoscope, Novartis, Ocular Therapeutix, Oculis, Ocuphire, OcuTerra, Olive BioPharma, Opthea, Oxular, Oxurion, Perfuse, Ray Therapeutics, Recens Medical, Regeneron, Regenxbio, Revive, RevOpsis, Roche, Sanofi, Stealth BioTherapeutics, Théa Pharma, Unity Biotechnology, Vanotech, and Vial. Grant/Research Support: Aviceda, Adverum, Alexion, Annexon, Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Aviceda Therapeutics, 4DMT, EyePoint Pharmaceuticals, Exegenesis, Genentech, Gyroscope Therapeutics, Iveric Bio, Janssen, Kodiak Sciences, Neurotech, Ocular Therapeutix, Oxular, and Regenxbio. Speaker’s Bureau: AbbVie, Apellis Pharmaceuticals, and Genentech. Stock/Shareholder: Aviceda Therapeutics, Oculis, Opthea, PolyPhotonix, Recens Medical, Perfuse, RevOpsis, and Vial. Advisory Board: Oculis.
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