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ArticleBiomedicines2023

Methodological Appraisal of Phase 3 Clinical Trials in Geographic Atrophy.

Marc Biarnés, Xavier Garrell-Salat, Alba Gómez-Benlloch, Mercè Guarro, Gabriel Londoño, Elena López, Sergi Ruiz, Meritxell Vázquez, Laura Sararols

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Article in Biomedicines, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7citing papers in PubMed
4.5field-weighted citation impact, top 5% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 16 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Marc BiarnésOMIQ Research, Carrer de Pedro i Pons 1, 08195 Sant Cugat del Vallès, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-2584-4894
Xavier Garrell-SalatOMIQ Research, Carrer de Pedro i Pons 1, 08195 Sant Cugat del Vallès, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-9947-1149
Alba Gómez-BenllochOMIQ Research, Carrer de Pedro i Pons 1, 08195 Sant Cugat del Vallès, Spain.
Mercè GuarroOMIQ Research, Carrer de Pedro i Pons 1, 08195 Sant Cugat del Vallès, Spain.
Gabriel LondoñoOMIQ Research, Carrer de Pedro i Pons 1, 08195 Sant Cugat del Vallès, Spain.
Elena LópezOMIQ Research, Carrer de Pedro i Pons 1, 08195 Sant Cugat del Vallès, Spain.
Sergi RuizOMIQ Research, Carrer de Pedro i Pons 1, 08195 Sant Cugat del Vallès, Spain.
Meritxell VázquezOMIQ Research, Carrer de Pedro i Pons 1, 08195 Sant Cugat del Vallès, Spain.
Laura SararolsOMIQ Research, Carrer de Pedro i Pons 1, 08195 Sant Cugat del Vallès, Spain.ORCID 0009-0009-7533-4076
Hospital General de Granollers · ES

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Geographic atrophy (GA) secondary to age-related macular degeneration is a common cause of blindness worldwide. Given the recent approval of the first therapy for GA, pegcetacoplan, we critically appraise methodological aspects of the phase 3 clinical trials published so far in this disease in relation to their design, analysis and interpretation. We reviewed some of the key attributes of all phase 3 clinical trials in GA available in the main public registry of clinical trials as of 20 May 2023. The topics discussed included types of endpoints, eligibility criteria,

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age-related macular degenerationclinical trialsendpointsgeographic atrophystatistics

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PMID37371644
PMCPMC10294818
OpenAlexW4378527841

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