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Systemic complement inhibition with eculizumab for geographic atrophy in age-related macular degeneration: the COMPLETE study.
Ophthalmology - 1 Mar 2014
Yehoshua Zohar, de Amorim Garcia Filho Carlos Alexandre, Nunes Renata Portella, Gregori Giovanni, Penha Fernando M, Moshfeghi Andrew A, Zhang Kang, Sadda Srinivas, Feuer William, Rosenfeld Philip J
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PURPOSE: To evaluate the effect of eculizumab, a systemic inhibitor of complement component (C5), on the growth of geographic atrophy (GA) in patients with age-related macular degeneration (AMD). DESIGN: Prospective, double-masked, randomized clinical trial. PARTICIPANTS: Patients with GA measuring from 1.25 to 18 mm(2) based on spectral-domain optical coherence tomography imaging. METHODS: Patients were...
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