Major French study confirms non-inferiority of Avastin versus Lucentis
A multicentre French study comparing bevacizumab (Avastin, Genentech) and ranibizumab (Lucentis, Genentech) found that both drugs were comparable in terms of clinical efficacy for the treatment of neovascular age-related macular degeneration (AMD).
Presenting the results of the Group d’Evaluation Français Avastin versus Lucentis (GEFAL) study at the 13th EURETINA Congress, Laurent Kodjikian MD of the University Hospital of Lyon, said that the outcomes are in line with those of the Comparison of AMD Treatment Trial (CATT) published in 2012.
The GEFAL study was a prospective, double-masked, randomised study conducted in 38 public and private-sector French ophthalmology centres from June 2009 to November 2011.
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