A review of completed and ongoing complement inhibitor trials for geographic atrophy secondary to age-related macular degeneration

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Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a leading cause of irreversible blindness among older adults in the Western world. While therapies exist for patients with exudative AMD, there are currently no approved therapies for non-exudative AMD and its advanced form of geographic atrophy (GA). The discovery of genetic variants in complement protein loci with increased susceptibility to AMD has led to the investigation of the role of complement inhibition in AMD with a focus on GA. Here, we review completed and ongoing clinical trials evaluating the safety and efficacy of these studies. Overall, complement inhibition in GA has yielded mixed results. The inhibition of complement factor D has failed pivotal phase 3 trials. Studies of C3 and C5 inhibition meeting their primary endpoint are limited by high rates of discontinuation and withdrawal in the treatment arm and higher risks of conversion to exudative AMD. Studies evaluating other complement members (CFB, CFH, CFI and inhibitors of membrane attack complex—CD59) are ongoing and could offer other viable strategies.

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Halawa, O. A., Lin, J. B., Miller, J. W., & Vavvas, D. G. (2021, June 2). A review of completed and ongoing complement inhibitor trials for geographic atrophy secondary to age-related macular degeneration. Journal of Clinical Medicine. MDPI. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm10122580

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