Safety/Proof of Concept Study of Oral QLT091001 in Subjects With Leber Congenital Amaurosis (LCA) or Retinitis Pigmentosa (RP) Due to Retinal Pigment Epithelial 65 Protein (RPE65) or Lecithin:Retinol Acyltransferase (LRAT) Mutations
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Lead
QLT Inc.
Age
5–65
Sex
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted
You may be eligible if
Subjects diagnosed with LCA or RP (with a mutation in either RPE65 or LRAT)
* Subjects with LCA must be 5-65 years of age
* Subjects with RP must be 18-65 years of age
Subjects who have a "best-corrected" visual acuity of 3 letters or better (20/800 Snellen equivalent) or viable photoreceptors on OCT/FAF.
You may not be if
Subjects who are actively participating in an experimental therapy study or who have received experimental therapy within 60 days of Day 0.
Subjects with any clinically important abnormal physical finding at Screening.
Subjects who have taken any prescription or investigational oral retinoid medication (e.g., Accutane,® Soriatane®) within 6 months of Day 0 and subjects who did not tolerate their previous oral retinoid medication will be excluded regardless of the time of last exposure.
Subjects with a history of diabetes or chronic hyperlipidemia, hepatitis, pancreatitis, or cirrhosis.
Subjects who have taken any supplements containing ≥10,000 IU vitamin A within 60 days of screening