Study Description
This is a 24-week, multicenter, open-label, single-arm, observational, post approval
commitment study, which is designed to collect effectiveness, safety and other clinical
information of intravitreal ranibizumab 0.2 mg for the treatment of Retinopathy of
Prematurity (ROP) participants in a real world clinical setting in mainland China. Eligible participants treated according to local routine clinical practice will be
enrolled in the study upon signing an Informed Consent.
Participants will enter the study when they receive their first treatment and are
followed up for 24 weeks. During the follow up period, participants could receive
post-baseline treatment (i.e., ranibizumab or laser therapy) Patients will be treated
according to the approved label and standard of care and as per Investigator judgement.
End of study will be defined as completion of the week 24 visit or premature withdrawal
visit
Interventions
Ranibizumab
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
1. Signed informed consent from parent(s) or legal guardian(s), in compliance with
local requirements
2. Male or female preterm infants with a birth weight of less than 1500 g
3. Bilateral ROP with 1 of the following retinal findings in each eye:
- Zone I, stage 1+, 2+, 3 or 3+ disease, or
- Zone II, stage 3+ disease, or
- A-ROP
Exclusion Criteria:
1. Have a history of hypersensitivity (either the patient or the mother) to ranibizumab
or any component of the ranibizumab formulation or to drugs of similar chemical
classes
2. Have been previously exposed to any intravitreal or systemic anti-VEGF agent (either
the patient or the mother during this child's pregnancy)
3. Have used (either the patient or the mother) other investigational drugs as part of
another clinical study (other than vitamins and minerals) within 30 days or within 5
half-lives of the other investigational drug, whichever is longer
4. Have received any previous surgical or nonsurgical treatment for ROP (e.g., ablative
laser therapy or cryotherapy, vitrectomy)
5. Participants who have contraindications according to locally approved ranibizumab
label
Novartis Investigative Site
Recruiting
Zhengzhou City,Henan,450000,China
Novartis Investigative Site
Recruiting
Changchun,Jilin,130041,China
Novartis Investigative Site
Recruiting
Chengdu,Sichuan,610041,China
Novartis Investigative Site
Recruiting
Hangzhou,Zhejiang,310014,China
Novartis Investigative Site
Recruiting
Shanghai,200092,China
Novartis Investigative Site
Recruiting
Guangzhou,Guangdong,510000,China
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