Visual and Anatomic Responses in Patients With Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration and a Suboptimal Response to Anti-VEGF Therapy Switched to Faricimab.
| Autor: | Khodor A; Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA., Choi S; New England Eye Center, Tufts University Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA.; Ophthalmic Consultants of Boston, Boston, MA, USA., Nanda T; Retina Consultants, PC, Hartford, CT, USA., Caranfa JT; New England Eye Center, Tufts University Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA., Ruiz-Lozano RE; Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA., Desai SH; New England Eye Center, Tufts University Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA., Liang M; New England Eye Center, Tufts University Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA., Baumal CR; New England Eye Center, Tufts University Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA., Reed DC; New England Eye Center, Tufts University Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA., Cleary TS; New England Eye Center, Tufts University Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA., Heier JS; Ophthalmic Consultants of Boston, Boston, MA, USA., Shah CP; Ophthalmic Consultants of Boston, Boston, MA, USA., Witkin AJ; New England Eye Center, Tufts University Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | Journal of vitreoretinal diseases [J Vitreoretin Dis] 2024 Aug 31, pp. 24741264241271649. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Aug 31. |
| DOI: | 10.1177/24741264241271649 |
| Abstrakt: | Purpose: To determine the efficacy of switching to intravitreal (IVT) faricimab in patients with treatment-resistant neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD) and determine the rates of reversion to original antivascular endothelial growth factor (anti-VEGF) therapy. Methods: A retrospective chart review was performed of patients with nAMD and persistent fluid on optical coherence tomography previously treated with anti-VEGF injections who received at least 1 IVT faricimab injection between March 1, 2022, and January 31, 2023. Results: The study comprised 135 eyes of 119 patients. Before switching to IVT faricimab, the mean number of anti-VEGF injections in the previous 12 months was 10.7 ± 2.6 (SD) with a mean interval of 4.8 ± 1.3 weeks (range, 2-8). The mean follow-up was 11.6 ± 2 months. Thirty eyes (22.2%) switched to IVT faricimab returned to the original therapy. Of 105 eyes remaining on IVT faricimab, 66 (62.9%) had no fluid at the last follow-up. Compared with the original treatment, there was a significant improvement in logMAR visual acuity at the last follow-up in eyes on IVT faricimab (0.42 vs 0.38; P < .01) and in central subfield thickness (286 µm vs 246 µm; P < .0001). There was also a significant increase in the dosing interval after the third injection vs before IVT faricimab was prescribed (4.8 weeks vs 5.5 weeks; P < .001). Conclusions: Faricimab has a potent drying effect and potential for increasing the injection interval in many eyes with nAMD and persistent fluid on other anti-VEGF agents. Although nearly 25% of eyes reverted to the original therapy because of an insufficient response or adverse events, the majority did not achieve fluid resolution after reversion. Competing Interests: Drs. Heier, Shah, Cleary, Reed, Choi, and Nanda are sub-investigators in clinical trials sponsored by Genentech and Regeneron. Dr Witkins is an investigator for Genentech. The authors report no other conflicts of interest in this work. (© The Author(s) 2024.) |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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