The investigator propose to conduct a randomized clinical trial, investigating the safety and efficacy of brolucizumab for treatment of nAMD patients with CNV, and plans to specifically target those who are not responding to standard Treat and Extend (T\&E) treatment. A randomised omized study will be conducted with 2 arms, one with the new drug (brolocizumab) and novel treatment protocol versus a second arm using the current gold standard of aflibercept and the T\&E protocol
In addition, there will also be a rescue option for those in the aflibercept arm who are not responding well to also switch to brolucizumab. The primary outcome is the change in central macular thickness, since we expect the new treatment to be effective in reducing intraretinal and subretinal fluids, which in effect are indicators of disease activity. In addition, investigator will look at the improvement of visual acuity, the reduction of treatment intervals, total number of injections over 1 year, recurrence rate and safety profiles of both drugs.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
30
Intravitreal injection
Intravitreal injection
Grantham Hospital
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Central Macular thickness
Measurement of the change in macular thickness (um)
Time frame: 1 year
Visual acuity
Change in best corrected visual acuity (BCVA), LogMAR
Time frame: 1 year
Treatment interval
Change in the duration of the treatment interval between each injection (weeks)
Time frame: 1 year
Complications
Relating to the drug (eg. Inflammation), relating to the procedure (glaucoma, cataract, retinal detachment, haemorrhage etc)
Time frame: 1 year
Optical Coherence Tomography features
Changes and presence of OCT features during every follow-up visit
Time frame: 1 year
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