Author Archives for Lea Scheppke

CNTF Phase 3 Trial Enrollment Complete

September 21, 2020 3:18 pm Published by Lea Scheppke

September 21, 2020 Neurotech Pharmaceuticals, with support from the Lowy Medical Research Institute, is conducting a Phase 3 clinical trial... View Article

Systemic lipid dysregulation is a risk factor for macular neurodegenerative disease

July 24, 2020 11:30 am Published by Lea Scheppke

Roberto Bonelli, Sasha M. Woods, Brendan R. E. Ansell, Tjebo F. C. Heeren, Catherine A. Egan, Kamron N. Khan, Robyn... View Article

Macular Telangiectasia Type 2: Visual Acuity, Disease End Stage, and the MacTel Area. MacTel Project Report 8.

April 21, 2020 9:51 am Published by Lea Scheppke

Tjebo F.C. Heeren, MD, Emily Y. Chew, MD, Traci Clemons, PhD, Catherine A. Egan, FRCOphth, Peter Charbel Issa, FEBO, DPhil,... View Article

Longitudinal Assessment of Remnant Foveal Cone Structure in a Case Series of Early Macular Telangiectasia Type 2

March 30, 2020 9:57 am Published by Lea Scheppke

Katie M. Litts; Mali Okada; Tjebo F. C. Heeren; Angelos Kalitzeos; Vincent Rocco; Rebecca R. Mastey; Navjit Singh; Thomas Kane;... View Article

CNTF Clinical Trials: COVID-19 Update

March 24, 2020 5:03 pm Published by Lea Scheppke

March 24, 2020 The rapid spread of COVID-19 has disrupted many standard clinical operations, including the LMRI/Neurotech Phase 1, 2,... View Article

Genetic Disruption of Serine Biosynthesis is a Key Driver of Macular Telangiectasia Type 2 Etiology and Progression

February 10, 2020 11:35 am Published by Lea Scheppke

Roberto Bonelli, Brendan R E Ansell, Luca Lotta, Thomas Scerri, Traci E Clemons, Irene Leung, The MacTel Consortium, Tunde Peto, Alan C Bird, Ferenc B Sallo, Claudia Langenberg, Melanie Bahlo. bioRxiv, Feb 10, 2020.

Phase 3 Trial Currently Enrolling MacTel Patients

December 17, 2019 12:32 pm Published by Lea Scheppke

Neurotech Pharmaceuticals, with support from the Lowy Medical Research Institute, is currently enrolling a Phase 3 clinical trial testing ciliary... View Article

Dark Adaptation in Macular Telangiectasia Type 2

November 29, 2019 10:01 am Published by Lea Scheppke

Tzaridis, Simone MD; Hess, Kristina MD; Heeren, Tjebo F. C. MD; Nadal, Jennifer; Mai, Clarissa; Herrmann, Philipp MD, PhD; Charbel... View Article

Lowy Symposium: Frontiers in Vision Research and Vascular Diseases

October 2, 2019 1:10 pm Published by Lea Scheppke

The Lowy Medical Research Institute is hosting a public scientific symposium with a focus on vision research and vascular disease.... View Article

Binocular Inhibition of Reading in Macular Telangiectasia Type 2

September 30, 2019 10:05 am Published by Lea Scheppke

Simone Tzaridis; Philipp Herrmann; Peter Charbel Issa; Simona Degli Esposti; Siegfried K Wagner; Marcus Fruttiger; Catherine Egan; Gary Rubin; Frank... View Article