Dollars for Profs

Dig Into University Researchers' Outside Income and Conflicts of Interest

Published Dec. 6, 2019

This database was last updated in December 2019 and should only be used as a historical snapshot. There may be new or amended records not reflected here.

Financial doc
Filing Type

Conflict of Interest

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John W. Kitchens

Pennsylvania State Univ Hershey Med Ctr, Department: Ophthalmology

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Disclosed Conflict of Interest with

Genentech

Disclosed Value
Listed Reason
Other : Dr. Kitchens is an owner of Retina and Vitreous Associates of Kentucky, which reports non-research payments from Genentech.

One of the study drugs (bevacizumab) that is FDA approved and sold by Genentech is being supplied by Leiter’s compounding pharmacy and used off-label in this study.

Listed Research Project
SCORE2 Comparative Trial (SCT)

Recent trials demonstrated the efficacy of aflibercept as a treatment for macular edema due to CRVO. If bevacizumab is demonstrated to be a non-inferior treatment, this would have important economic and public health implications as bevacizumab is about 40 times cheaper than aflibercept. The trial will also investigate whether the frequency of medication injections into the eye can be reduced in eyes that responded well to treatment, and the impact of alternative treatments in eves that did not respond well to initial treatment.

Filed on September 14, 2015.

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Name Institution Type Company Disclosed Value
John W. Kitchens Pennsylvania State Univ Hershey Med Ctr Conflict of Interest Bayer $0 - $4,999
John W. Kitchens Pennsylvania State Univ Hershey Med Ctr Conflict of Interest Bayer $10,000 - $19,999
John W. Kitchens Pennsylvania State Univ Hershey Med Ctr Conflict of Interest Regeneron $0 - $4,999
John W. Kitchens Pennsylvania State Univ Hershey Med Ctr Conflict of Interest Regeneron $5,000 - $9,999
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