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Clinical, Review, Journal, Adverse events: Safety review of anti-VEGF therapy in patients with myopic choroidal neovascularization. (Pubmed Central) - Jan 20, 2022 Nonetheless, ocular adverse events following anti-VEGF therapy for myopic CNV may develop and these include worsening or new development of myopic traction maculopathy, increased risk of retinal detachment and progression of chorioretinal atrophy. Clinicians should be aware of these potential complications and evaluate them before and after anti-VEGF therapy.
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Journal: Central Retinal Vein Occlusion Following BNT162b2 (Pfizer-BioNTech) COVID-19 Messenger RNA Vaccine. (Pubmed Central) - Jan 14, 2022 Given the chronology of the patient's condition, we believe that the CRVO which occurred due to the first dose was exacerbated by an intense immunological reaction after the second dose. The severity of this complication, despite its rarity, must be emphasized and weighed in but should not preclude the extensive benefits of vaccination.
- |||||||||| Triesence (triamcinolone acetonide injectable suspension) / Novartis, Lucentis (ranibizumab) / Roche, Novartis, Visudyne (verteporfin) / Novartis
Trial completion date, Trial primary completion date, Monotherapy: Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography (OCTA) - Directed PDT Triple Therapy (clinicaltrials.gov) - Jan 11, 2022 P4, N=150, Not yet recruiting, This study demonstrated the possible use of intralesional anti-VEGF treatment prior to pterygium excision as a potential future modality of adjunctive therapy for pterygium surgery. Trial completion date: Apr 2022 --> Jun 2023 | Trial primary completion date: Jan 2022 --> May 2023
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Clinical, Journal: Single Injection Response to Anti-Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Agents in Patients with wet Age related Macular Degeneration: Incidence and Characteristics. (Pubmed Central) - Jan 7, 2022 A subset (13.76%; 63/458, 95% confidence intervals: 10.73-17.25) of patients with treatment-naive wet age-related macular degeneration demonstrates resolution of choroidal neovascular membrane-associated exudation with a single antivascular endothelial growth factor injection, sustained over 2 years or more. This can lower therapy costs, treatments, office visits, and the potential risk of geographic atrophy.
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Clinical, Journal, HEOR, Real-world evidence: Real-world treatment outcomes of neovascular Age-related Macular Degeneration in the Netherlands. (Pubmed Central) - Jan 6, 2022 High MA density and extensive swelling may be characteristic of RO following treatment for DMO with intravitreal injection of either aflibercept or ranibizumab. Starting anti-VEGF treatment for nAMD with bevacizumab, as is mandatory in the Netherlands, delivers outcomes similar to those starting treatment with either ranibizumab or aflibercept, but at a cost of more frequent injections, and visits, and more frequent switching treatment to a second drug.
- |||||||||| Eylea (aflibercept intravitreal) / Bayer, Regeneron, Lucentis (ranibizumab) / Roche, Novartis
Review, Journal: Future of anti-VEGF: biosimilars and biobetters. (Pubmed Central) - Jan 6, 2022 With the emergence of better manufacturing and purification processes it is imperative that the biologics and biosimilars become better. The Ophthalmologists need to have in depth knowledge about these Biosimilars and Biobetters before these molecules take over the mainstream market.
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Enrollment open: A Study to Investigate Vamikibart (RO7200220) in Diabetic Macular Edema (clinicaltrials.gov) - Jan 6, 2022 P2, N=320, Recruiting, The Ophthalmologists need to have in depth knowledge about these Biosimilars and Biobetters before these molecules take over the mainstream market. Not yet recruiting --> Recruiting
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Journal: Short-Term Outcomes of Switching to Ranibizumab in Polypoidal Choroidal Vasculopathy Resistant to Aflibercept Therapy. (Pubmed Central) - Dec 27, 2021 Patients and clinicians could choose pharmacotherapies with further consideration toward personal factors. Switching to ranibizumab in aflibercept-resistant polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy was not effective in most patients, suggesting the need for further investigation to seek more effective treatment options for this condition.
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Biomarker, Journal: Predictive Biomarkers of Age-Related Macular Degeneration Response to Anti-VEGF Treatment. (Pubmed Central) - Dec 27, 2021 We analyzed the transcriptome of peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) from AMD patients before treatment to identify biomarkers of response to ranibizumab...We consider that our classification model, based on mRNA and miRNA from PBMCs allows a robust prediction of patients with insufficient response to anti-VEGF treatment. In addition, it could be used in combination with other methods, such as specific baseline characteristics, to identify patients with poor response to anti-VEGF treatment to establish patient-specific treatment plans at the first visit.
- |||||||||| Eylea (aflibercept intravitreal) / Bayer, Regeneron, LY09004 (aflibercept biosimilar) / Luye Group, Ocumension Therap, Lucentis (ranibizumab) / Roche, Novartis
Clinical, Observational data, Retrospective data, Journal: Two Year Study of Aflibercept and Ranibizumab Intravitreal Therapy in Patients with Wet AMD. (Pubmed Central) - Dec 27, 2021 No significant statistical differences were found between patients receiving Aflibercept and Ranibizumab therapy in terms of achieving improved visual acuity and reducing retinal thickness after two years of therapy. Both aflibercept and ranibizumab were found to be effective for treating exudative AMD.
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Clinical, Journal, HEOR: Cost-Effectiveness of Conbercept vs. Ranibizumab for Age-Related Macular Degeneration, Diabetic Macular Edema, and Pathological Myopia: Population-Based Cohort Study and Markov Model. (Pubmed Central) - Dec 21, 2021 The sensitivity analysis showed the same findings, although the ICER is sensitive to the costs of this program. Under the current Chinese healthcare setting, conbercept is suitable and cost-effective in treatment of AMD, DME, and PM compared with ranibizumab.
- |||||||||| Eylea (aflibercept intravitreal) / Bayer, Regeneron, LY09004 (aflibercept biosimilar) / Luye Group, Ocumension Therap, Lucentis (ranibizumab) / Roche, Novartis
Retrospective data, Journal, Real-world evidence: Results of the switch from intravitreal ranibizumab to intravitreal aflibercept therapy in patients with neovascular age-related macular degeneration: A 42-month retrospective real-world study. (Pubmed Central) - Dec 21, 2021 According to the best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA), it was initially 0.89 ± 0.65; 1.08 ± 0.53 during the transition to IVA; 0.91 ± 0.46 6 months after IVA; 12 1.14 ± 0.59; 0.94 ± 0.55 at 18; 1.07 ± 0.49 at 24; 1.15 ± 0.57 at 30; 1.06 ± 0.45 at 36, and 1.13 ± 0.46 LogMAR ( Logarithm of the Minimum Angle of Resolution) at the 42 month. In conclusion, in n-AMD patients with inadequate response to intravitreal ranibizumab or with relapse, and therefore, switched to aflibercept treatment, the anatomical improvement and sustainment were observed, however, functional recovery could not be achieved.
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Review, Journal: Biological drug therapy for ocular angiogenesis: Anti-VEGF agents and novel strategies based on nanotechnology. (Pubmed Central) - Dec 18, 2021 The main challenges were focused in the loading the molecules that maintain their bioactivity after their release from nanoparticulate system, followed the evaluation of them through studies of formulation stability, pharmacokinetic, and efficacy in in vitro and in vivo models. The analysis was based on the information published in peer-reviewed published papers relevant to anti-VEGF treatments and nanoparticles developed as ocular anti-VEGF delivery system.
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Journal: Can Vitreous Reflux Affect The Short-Term Treatment Response After Intravitreal Ranibizumab Injection? (Pubmed Central) - Dec 16, 2021 We describe its application in the diagnosis, treatment, and monitoring of a patient with peripapillary choroidal neovascular membrane in the setting of idiopathic intracranial hypertension, who responded well to a course of ranibizumab intravitreal injections. We found that the increase in VR amount did not adversely affect the decrease in MT after intravitreal ranibizumab treatment in AMD and DME patients.
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Journal: Late-phase hypercyanescence during indocyanine green angiography for assessment of myopic choroidal neovascularization. (Pubmed Central) - Dec 16, 2021 We examined the associations of ICGA cyanofluorescence patterns with disease characteristics and response to an as-needed intravitreal ranibizumab (IVR) treatment regimen among active mCNV patients...A pseudopodia-like protrusion of CNV enlargement with a rim-enhanced type hypercyanescence at the protrusion rim was predictive of required retreatment. Hypercyanescence on late-phase ICGA may assist in identifying more active mCNV requiring intensive treatment.
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