Terheyden, JH;
Finger, RP;
Schmitz-Valckenberg, S;
Agostini, H;
Dahlke, C;
Kuehlewein, L;
Lang, GE;
... Zamiri, P; + view all
(2019)
Development and validation of novel clinical endpoints in intermediate age-related macular degeneration in MACUSTAR.
Der Ophthalmologe
, 116
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pp. 1186-1193.
10.1007/s00347-019-0907-1.
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Abstract
Background Currently, no validated clinical endpoints for treatment studies exist for intermediate age-related macular degeneration (iAMD). Objective The European MACUSTAR study aims to develop and clinically validate adequate clinical endpoints for future treatment studies in iAMD and to identify early determinants of disease progression to late stage AMD. Material and methods The MACUSTAR study protocol was developed by an international consortium of researchers from academia, the pharmaceutical industry and medical device companies. The MACUSTAR project is funded by the Innovative Medicines Initiative 2 (IMI2) of the European Union. Results The MACUSTAR study consists of a cross-sectional and a longitudinal investigation. A total of 750 subjects with early, intermediate and late AMD as well as control subjects with no signs of AMD will be included with a follow-up period of 3 years. Overall, 20 European study centers are involved. Conclusion The MACUSTAR project will generate large high-quality datasets, which will allow clinical validation of novel endpoints for future interventional trials in iAMD. The aim is that these endpoints will be accepted as suitable for medication approval studies by the regulatory authorities and that understanding of the disease process will be improved.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Development and validation of novel clinical endpoints in intermediate age-related macular degeneration in MACUSTAR |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s00347-019-0907-1 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1007/s00347-019-0907-1 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| Keywords: | Science & Technology, Life Sciences & Biomedicine, Ophthalmology, Intermediate age-related macular degeneration, Disease progression, Clinical endpoint, Patient-reported outcome, Structure-function correlation, VISUAL-ACUITY LOSS, GEOGRAPHIC ATROPHY, DARK-ADAPTATION, MICROPERIMETRY, DRUSEN, DYSFUNCTION, IMPAIRMENT, PREVALENCE |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > Institute of Ophthalmology |
| URI: | https://discovery-pp.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10102423 |
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