Abstract | PURPOSE: DESIGN: Post hoc retrospective analysis of 2-year outcomes in the phase 3 Protocol S study. PARTICIPANTS: Patients randomized to treatment with ranibizumab 0.5 mg with sufficient baseline DRSS severity (≥47) to allow for an at least 4-step improvement (n = 181). METHODS: Study eyes received a ranibizumab 0.5 mg injection at baseline and every 4 weeks for 12 weeks, with subsequent as-needed injections. Fundus photographs graded at baseline and years 1 and 2 using DRSS were used for this analysis. The data source is DRCR.net, but analyses, content, and conclusions of this report are solely the responsibility of the authors. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Proportion of eyes achieving at least a 4-step DRSS improvement (DR ultra-response) at years 1 and 2; treatment course for eyes achieving ultra-response; mean change in best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) in eyes with and without ultra-response; factors associated with ultra-response (identified by univariate and multivariable analyses). RESULTS: Approximately 30% of ranibizumab-treated eyes achieved DR ultra-response at year 1 (43/148; 29.1%) and year 2 (38/136; 27.9%); 74% of eyes with ultra-response at year 1 maintained their response at year 2. At year 2, patients with DR ultra-response had gained more than 5 additional ETDRS letters compared with those without DR ultra-response. Multivariable analyses identified presence of vitreous hemorrhage at baseline, increasing age, absence of epiretinal membrane, and glycated hemoglobin below 9 as predictive of DR ultra-response. Mean number of injections received was similar for eyes with versus without DR ultra-response to ranibizumab (mean, 7.4 vs. 7.6 in year 1; mean, 4.2 vs. 3.9 in year 2). CONCLUSIONS: Approximately 30% of eyes with a DRSS score of at least 47 receiving ranibizumab 0.5 mg per study protocol experienced at least a 4-step DR severity improvement on the DRSS, accompanied by meaningful improvements in BCVA.
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Authors | Allen Chiang, Sunir J Garg, Michael A Klufas, Allen C Ho, Lauren Hill, Min Tsuboi, Ivaylo Stoilov |
Journal | Ophthalmology. Retina
(Ophthalmol Retina)
Vol. 5
Issue 3
Pg. 251-260
(03 2021)
ISSN: 2468-6530 [Electronic] United States |
PMID | 32735903
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
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Copyright | Copyright © 2020 American Academy of Ophthalmology. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. |
Chemical References |
- Angiogenesis Inhibitors
- Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A
- Ranibizumab
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Topics |
- Angiogenesis Inhibitors
(administration & dosage)
- Diabetic Retinopathy
(diagnosis, drug therapy, physiopathology)
- Disease Progression
- Humans
- Intravitreal Injections
- Ranibizumab
(administration & dosage)
- Retina
(diagnostic imaging)
- Retrospective Studies
- Severity of Illness Index
- Treatment Outcome
- Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A
(antagonists & inhibitors)
- Visual Acuity
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