Long-term Outcome of Intravitreal Aflibercept Treatment for Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration Using a “Treat-and-Extend” Regimen

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (5) ◽  
pp. 393-399 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter G. Traine ◽  
Isabel B. Pfister ◽  
Souska Zandi ◽  
Jan Spindler ◽  
Justus G. Garweg
Keyword(s):  
Macular Degeneration ◽  
Age Related Macular Degeneration ◽  
Term Outcome ◽  
Long Term Outcome ◽  
Treat And Extend ◽  
Age Related ◽  
Intravitreal Aflibercept ◽  
Treat And Extend Regimen

scholarly journals Aflibercept for age-related macular degeneration: 4-year outcomes of a ‘treat-and-extend’ regimen with exit-strategy

2020 ◽  
pp. bjophthalmol-2020-316514
Author(s):  
Damian Jaggi ◽  
Thanoosha Nagamany ◽  
Andreas Ebneter ◽  
Marion Munk ◽  
Sebastian Wolf ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Macular Degeneration ◽  
Age Related Macular Degeneration ◽  
Long Term Outcomes ◽  
Treat And Extend ◽  
Age Related ◽  
Central Subfield Thickness ◽  
Treatment Naïve ◽  
Treat And Extend Regimen

AimTo report long-term outcomes on best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) and treatment intervals with a treat-and-extend (T&E) regimen in patients with neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD).MethodsThis observational study included treatment-naïve patients with nAMD, treated with aflibercept. A specific T&E protocol without a loading phase and predefined exit criteria was administered. After reaching predefined ‘exit-criteria’, the treatment period was complete, and patients were observed three monthly.ResultsEighty-two patients with a follow-up period of ≥2 years were included. BCVA (mean±SD, ETDRS letters) increased from 51.9±25.2 at baseline to 63.7±17.7 (p<0.0001) at 1 year, 61.7±18.5 (p<0.0001) at 2 years, 62.4±19.5 (p<0.0001, n=61) at 3 years and remained insignificantly higher than baseline at 4 years at 58.5±24.3 (p=0.22). Central subfield thickness (mean±SD, μm) decreased significantly from 387.5±107.6 (p<0.0001) at baseline to 291.9±65.5 (p<0.0001) at 1 year, and remained significantly lower until 4 years at 289.0±59.4 (p<0.0001). Treatment intervals (mean±SD, weeks) could be extended up to 9.3±3.1 weeks at 1 year and remained at 11.2±3.5 weeks at 4 years. Twenty-nine (35%) patients reached exit criteria and continued with three monthly observation only.ConclusionsAfter 4 years of treatment, initial vision gains were maintained with a reasonable treatment burden, even without an initial loading phase. Our results on functional outcomes are comparable with large controlled studies.

scholarly journals Impact of Loading Phase, Initial Response and CFH Genotype on the Long-Term Outcome of Treatment for Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration

PLoS ONE ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 7 (7) ◽  
pp. e42014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Moreno Menghini ◽  
Barbara Kloeckener-Gruissem ◽  
Johannes Fleischhauer ◽  
Malaika M. Kurz-Levin ◽  
Florian K. P. Sutter ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Macular Degeneration ◽  
Initial Response ◽  
Age Related Macular Degeneration ◽  
Term Outcome ◽  
Long Term Outcome ◽  
Age Related

scholarly journals EFFICACY AND SAFETY OF INTRAVITREAL AFLIBERCEPT USING A TREAT-AND-EXTEND REGIMEN FOR NEOVASCULAR AGE-RELATED MACULAR DEGENERATION

Retina ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol Publish Ahead of Print ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul Mitchell ◽  
Frank G Holz ◽  
Philip Hykin ◽  
Edoardo Midena ◽  
Eric Souied ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Macular Degeneration ◽  
Age Related Macular Degeneration ◽  
Efficacy And Safety ◽  
Treat And Extend ◽  
Age Related ◽  
Intravitreal Aflibercept ◽  
Treat And Extend Regimen

scholarly journals External Limiting Membrane Disruption Predicts Long-Term Outcome in Strict Treat-And-Extend Regimen in Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura Hoffmann ◽  
Katja Hatz
Keyword(s):  
Macular Degeneration ◽  
Functional Outcome ◽  
Age Related Macular Degeneration ◽  
External Limiting Membrane ◽  
Treat And Extend ◽  
Age Related ◽  
Treat And Extend Regimen ◽  
Disruption Score

The use of anti-vascular-endothelial growth factor agents for neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD) in different treatment schemes is widely common in clinical practice. However, there is currently limited data on the long-term outcomes of a strict treat-and-extend regimen (TER) and imaging biomarkers to predict both functional outcome and the potential for a TER exit due to success. In this retrospective study we followed treatment-naïve subjects with nAMD starting treatment with either ranibizumab or aflibercept in a TER without loading dose but with predefined exit criteria for up to 8 years. We evaluated both the functional outcome and several spectral-domain optical coherence tomography parameters in a follow-up mode using a standardized protocol. Within the 211 eyes followed for a mean of 60.3 ± 20.9 months, follow-up adherence was high with major part of discontinuations of TER being due to success. Mean best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) increased from initially 63.9 ± 15.5 ETDRS letters to 70.0 ± 14.7 after 1 year (+6.1 letters, p &lt; 0.001) and to 68.5 ± 18.1 (+4.6 letters, p = 0.028) at 5 years. A worse BCVA (p = 0.001) and a better external limiting membrane (ELM) disruption score at baseline predicted (p = 0.019) BCVA gain at 5 years. The probability of reaching the exit criteria was significantly associated with a better ELM disruption score (p = 0.044) and the absence of a central pigment epithelial detachment (PED) (p = 0.05) at baseline. Significant visual gains were sustained in a long-term TER in a real-world setting. Integrity of ELM at baseline predicted BCVA gain at 5 years and the potential for TER exit due to success.

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