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Diabetes
Clinical trial for diabetic macular edema
April 10th, 2007
The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, the world’s largest charitable funder of type 1 diabetes research, announced that the Ranibizumab for Edema of the mAcula in Diabetes Phase 2 Study (READ 2) is now enrolling patients. The READ 2 Study will test the long-term safety and effectiveness of intraocular injections of ranibizumab in patients with diabetic macular edema (DME), a condition characterized by swelling of the retina due to leaking of fluid from blood vessels within the macula. DME is the leading cause of vision loss among working-age Americans. The READ2 study is supported by Genentech and JDRF. The Phoenix-based Retinal Consultants of...
Source: Life Science Weekly (2007-04-10)
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