ARC1905 (Anti-C5 Aptamer) Given With Lucentis 0.5 mg In People With Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration

Inclusion criteria

• Subfoveal choroidal neovascularization (CNV) due to AMD (i.e., predominately classic, minimally classic or occult no classic) as documented by fluorescein angiogram.

Exclusion criteria

• Previous or concomitant therapy with intravitreous corticosteroids.
• Any of the following underlying diseases including:
• Diabetic retinopathy
• History or evidence of severe cardiac disease (e.g., NYHA Functional Class III or IV), history or clinical evidence of unstable angina, acute coronary syndrome, myocardial infarction or revascularization within last 6 months, ventricular tachyarrythmias requiring ongoing treatment.
• History or evidence of clinically significant peripheral vascular disease, such as intermittent claudication or prior amputation.
• Clinically significant impaired renal (serum creatinine >2.5 mg/dl or s/p renal transplant or receiving dialysis) or hepatic function. Patients with results outside these ranges may be enrolled in consultation with Ophthotech.
• Stroke (within 12 months of trial entry).
• Any major surgical procedure within one month of trial entry.
• Previous therapeutic radiation in the region of the study eye.
• Any treatment with an investigational agent in the past 60 days for any condition.
• Women who are pregnant or nursing.
• Known serious allergies to the fluorescein dye used in angiography, to the components of the ranibizumab formulation, or to the components of the ARC1905 formulation.