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ReviewTranslational vision science & technology2020

Advancing Clinical Trials for Inherited Retinal Diseases: Recommendations from the Second Monaciano Symposium.

Debra A Thompson, Alessandro Iannaccone, Robin R Ali, Vadim Y Arshavsky, Isabelle Audo, James W B Bainbridge, Cagri G Besirli, David G Birch, Kari E Branham, Artur V Cideciyan and 26 more

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Review in Translational vision science & technology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 64 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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64citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

64 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

36 authors.

Debra A ThompsonDepartment of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kellogg Eye Center, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
Alessandro IannacconeDepartment of Ophthalmology, Duke Eye Center, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA.
Robin R AliDepartment of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kellogg Eye Center, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
Vadim Y ArshavskyDepartment of Ophthalmology, Duke Eye Center, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA.
Isabelle AudoSorbonne Université, Institut de la Vision, INSERM, CNRS, Paris, France.
James W B BainbridgeInstitute of Ophthalmology, University College London, London, UK.
Cagri G BesirliDepartment of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kellogg Eye Center, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
David G BirchRetina Foundation of the Southwest, Dallas, TX, USA.
Kari E BranhamDepartment of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kellogg Eye Center, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
Artur V CideciyanDepartment of Ophthalmology, Scheie Eye Institute, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Steven P DaigerHuman Genetics Center, School of Public Health, University of Texas Health Science Center Houston, Houston, TX, USA.
Deniz DalkaraSorbonne Université, Institut de la Vision, INSERM, CNRS, Paris, France.
Jacque L DuncanDepartment of Ophthalmology, University of California-San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA.
Abigail T FahimDepartment of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kellogg Eye Center, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
John G FlanneryHelen Wills Neuroscience Institute, University of California-Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA.
Roberto GattegnaRetina Service, Israelitic Hospital, Roma, Italy.
John R HeckenlivelyDepartment of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kellogg Eye Center, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
Elise HeonDepartment of Ophthalmology and Vision Sciences, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
K Thiran JayasunderaDepartment of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kellogg Eye Center, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
Naheed W KhanDepartment of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kellogg Eye Center, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
Henry KlassenGavin Herbert Eye Institute, Stem Cell Research Center, University of California-Irvine, Irvine, CA, USA.
Bart P LeroyDepartment of Ophthalmology and Center Medical Genetics, Ghent University Hospital and University, Ghent, Belgium.
Robert S MoldayDepartment of Biochemistry/Molecular Biology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
David C MuschDepartment of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kellogg Eye Center, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
Mark E PennesiDepartment of Ophthalmology, Casey Eye Institute, Oregon Health and Science Center, Portland, OR, USA.
Simon M Petersen-JonesSmall Animal Clinical Sciences, Michigan State University, College of Veterinary Medicine, East Lansing, MI, USA.
Eric A PierceOcular Genomics Institute, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Rajesh C RaoDepartment of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kellogg Eye Center, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
Thomas A RehDepartment of Biological Structure, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.
Jose A SahelSorbonne Université, Institut de la Vision, INSERM, CNRS, Paris, France.
Dror SharonDepartment of Ophthalmology, Hadassah Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel.
Paul A SievingDepartment of Ophthalmology and Center for Ocular Regenerative Therapy, University of California-Davis School of Medicine, Sacramento, CA, USA.
Enrica StrettoiInstitute of Neuroscience, National Research Council (CNR), Pisa, Italy.
Paul YangDepartment of Ophthalmology, Casey Eye Institute, Oregon Health and Science Center, Portland, OR, USA.
David N ZacksDepartment of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kellogg Eye Center, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
Monaciano Consortium

Funding

MEASURES OF HUMAN RECEPTOR AND POST RECEPTOR ACTIVITYR01EY009076 · NEI · COLUMBIA UNIV NEW YORK MORNINGSIDE · PI BIRCH, DAVID G, HOOD, DONALD C. · 1991 to 2021
$8.3M
Targeted functional testing for retinal diseases based on patient reported outcomesK23EY026985 · NEI · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI JAYASUNDERA, KANISHKA THIRAN · 2016 to 2020
$1.2M
Neuroprotective Mechanisms of Inosine Monophosphate Dehydrogenase Inhibitors in Retinitis PigmentosaK08EY026650 · NEI · OREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY · PI YANG, PAUL · 2016 to 2020
$1.1M
Medical Research Council MR/M015815/1Medical Research Council MR/T002735/1NEI NIH HHS K08 EY026650NEI NIH HHS K23 EY026985NEI NIH HHS R01 EY009076
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Major advances in the study of inherited retinal diseases (IRDs) have placed efforts to develop treatments for these blinding conditions at the forefront of the emerging field of precision medicine. As a result, the growth of clinical trials for IRDs has increased rapidly over the past decade and is expected to further accelerate as more therapeutic possibilities emerge and qualified participants are identified. Although guided by established principles, these specialized trials, requiring analysis of novel outcome measures and endpoints in small patient populations, present multiple challenges relative to study design and ethical considerations. This position paper reviews recent accomplishments and existing challenges in clinical trials for IRDs and presents a set of recommendations aimed at rapidly advancing future progress. The goal is to stimulate discussions among researchers, funding agencies, industry, and policy makers that will further the design, conduct, and analysis of clinical trials needed to accelerate the approval of effective treatments for IRDs, while promoting advocacy and ensuring patient safety.

Indexed as

Retinal DiseasesHumansPrecision MedicineRetinaclinical trialscounseling patientsinherited retinal diseasesnatural history studiesoutcome measures

Identifiers

PMID32832209
PMCPMC7414644

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