Brolucizumab Treatment in Patients with nAMD in the UK

  • Research type

    Research Study

  • Full title

    Brolucizumab Treatment Experience Study of Patients with Neovascular Age-related Macular Degeneration (nAMD) in UK routine clinical practice (BESRA)

  • IRAS ID

    303653

  • Contact name

    Faruque Ghanchi

  • Contact email

    Faruque.Ghanchi@bthft.nhs.uk

  • Sponsor organisation

    Novartis Pharmaceuticals UK Ltd

  • Clinicaltrials.gov Identifier

    NA, NA

  • Duration of Study in the UK

    5 years, 10 months, 31 days

  • Research summary

    Summary of Research
    Neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD) is a rapidly-progressing eye condition that can result in loss of central vision. Brolucizumab is an approved treatment for nAMD. The purpose of this study is to understand what happens to patients with nAMD who are treated with brolucizumab as part of their routine care in the United Kingdom (UK) and how well the treatment works for them in the 5-year period after starting the treatment.
    This is a national, multi-centre, prospective, observational study. This study will be conducted in up to 30 health centres in the UK. The study is based on prospective collection of data from patients’ medical records for up to 5 years after the initiation of brolucizumab, with additional independent review and interpretation of pseudo-anonymised retinal imaging results collected during the first two years of treatment.
    There will be no changes to patient management for the purposes of any part of the study and no additional tests, investigations or visits will be required.
    The population for this study is adult patients diagnosed with nAMD who have been initiated on brolucizumab as part of their standard clinical care. It is expected to recruit 600 patients in total.

    Summary of Results
    N/A - lay summary is not mandatory for a non-interventional study, no lay summary has been produced for this study

  • REC name

    HSC REC B

  • REC reference

    21/NI/0145

  • Date of REC Opinion

    24 Aug 2021

  • REC opinion

    Favourable Opinion