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Aflibercept: a review of its use in the treatment of choroidal neovascularization due to age-related macular degeneration

Overview of attention for article published in Clinical Ophthalmology, December 2015
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Title
Aflibercept: a review of its use in the treatment of choroidal neovascularization due to age-related macular degeneration
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Clinical Ophthalmology, December 2015
DOI 10.2147/opth.s80040
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K. Bailey Freund, Chandrakumar Balaratnasingam, Elona Dhrami-Gavazi, Jesse McCann, Quraish Ghadiali

Abstract

Choroidal neovascularization (CNV) due to age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is an important cause of visual morbidity globally. Modern treatment strategies for neovascular AMD achieve regression of CNV by suppressing the activity of key growth factors that mediate angiogenesis. Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) has been the major target of neovascular AMD therapy for almost two decades, and there have been several intravitreally-administered agents that have enabled anatomical restitution and improvement in visual function with continual dosing. Aflibercept (EYLEA(®)), initially named VEGF Trap-eye, is the most recent anti-VEGF agent to be granted US Food and Drug Administration approval for the treatment of neovascular AMD. Biologic advantages of aflibercept include its greater binding affinity for VEGF, a longer intravitreal half-life relative to other anti-VEGF agents, and the capacity to antagonize growth factors other than VEGF. This paper provides an up-to-date summary of the molecular mechanisms mediating CNV. The structural, pharmacodynamic, and pharmacokinetic advantages of aflibercept are also reviewed to rationalize the utility of this agent for treating CNV. Results of landmark clinical investigations, including VIEW 1 and 2 trials, and other important studies are then summarized and used to illustrate the efficacy of aflibercept for managing treatment-naïve CNV, recalcitrant CNV, and CNV due to polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy. Safety profile, patient tolerability, and quality of life measures related to aflibercept are also provided. The evidence provided in this paper suggests aflibercept to be a promising agent that can be used to reduce the treatment burden of neovascular AMD.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
United States 1 1%
Unknown 79 99%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Ph. D. Student 14 18%
Student > Bachelor 13 16%
Student > Master 8 10%
Researcher 7 9%
Student > Doctoral Student 6 8%
Other 13 16%
Unknown 19 24%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 25 31%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 6 8%
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science 6 8%
Immunology and Microbiology 3 4%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 2 3%
Other 11 14%
Unknown 27 34%
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#2,975,547
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