OBJECTIVES: To assess the safety and efficacy of intravitreous pegaptanib sodium for the treatment of macular edema following central retinal vein occlusion (CRVO). DESIGN: This dose-ranging, double-masked, multicenter, phase 2 trial included subjects with CRVO for 6 months' or less duration randomly assigned (1:1:1) to receivepegaptanib sodium or sham injections every 6 weeks for 24 weeks (0.3 mg and 1 mg, n=33; sham, n=32). MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE: Visual acuity at week 30. RESULTS: In the primary analysis at week 30, 12 of 33 (36%) subjects treated with 0.3 mg of pegaptanib sodium and 13 of 33 (39%) treated with 1 mg gained 15 or more letters from baseline vs 9 of 32 (28%) sham-treated subjects (P= .48 for 0.3 mg and P= .35 for 1 mg of pegaptanib sodium vs sham). In secondary analyses, subjects treated with pegaptanib sodium were less likely to lose 15 or more letters (9% and 6%; 0.3-mg and 1-mg pegaptanib sodium groups, respectively) compared with sham-treated eyes (31%; P= .03 for 0.3 mg and P= .01 for 1 mg of pegaptanib sodium vs sham) and showed greater improvement in mean visual acuity (+7.1 and +9.9, respectively, vs -3.2 letters with sham; P= .09 for 0.3 mg and P= .02 for 1 mg of pegaptanib sodium vs sham). By week 1, the mean central retinal thickness decreased in the 0.3-mg and 1-mg pegaptanib sodium groups by 269 microm and 210 microm, respectively, vs 5 microm with sham (P< .001). CONCLUSIONS: Based on this 30-week study, intravitreous pegaptanib sodium appears to provide visual and anatomical benefits in the treatment of macular edema following CRVO. APPLICATION TO CLINICAL PRACTICE: Benefits accrued with intravitreous pegaptanib sodium treatment of macular edema following CRVO suggest a role for vascular endothelial growth factor in the pathogenesis of this condition. TRIAL REGISTRATION: clinicaltrials.gov Identifier: NCT00088283.
RCT Entities:
OBJECTIVES: To assess the safety and efficacy of intravitreous pegaptanib sodium for the treatment of macular edema following central retinal vein occlusion (CRVO). DESIGN: This dose-ranging, double-masked, multicenter, phase 2 trial included subjects with CRVO for 6 months' or less duration randomly assigned (1:1:1) to receive pegaptanib sodium or sham injections every 6 weeks for 24 weeks (0.3 mg and 1 mg, n=33; sham, n=32). MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE: Visual acuity at week 30. RESULTS: In the primary analysis at week 30, 12 of 33 (36%) subjects treated with 0.3 mg of pegaptanib sodium and 13 of 33 (39%) treated with 1 mg gained 15 or more letters from baseline vs 9 of 32 (28%) sham-treated subjects (P= .48 for 0.3 mg and P= .35 for 1 mg of pegaptanib sodium vs sham). In secondary analyses, subjects treated with pegaptanib sodium were less likely to lose 15 or more letters (9% and 6%; 0.3-mg and 1-mg pegaptanib sodium groups, respectively) compared with sham-treated eyes (31%; P= .03 for 0.3 mg and P= .01 for 1 mg of pegaptanib sodium vs sham) and showed greater improvement in mean visual acuity (+7.1 and +9.9, respectively, vs -3.2 letters with sham; P= .09 for 0.3 mg and P= .02 for 1 mg of pegaptanib sodium vs sham). By week 1, the mean central retinal thickness decreased in the 0.3-mg and 1-mg pegaptanib sodium groups by 269 microm and 210 microm, respectively, vs 5 microm with sham (P< .001). CONCLUSIONS: Based on this 30-week study, intravitreous pegaptanib sodium appears to provide visual and anatomical benefits in the treatment of macular edema following CRVO. APPLICATION TO CLINICAL PRACTICE: Benefits accrued with intravitreous pegaptanib sodium treatment of macular edema following CRVO suggest a role for vascular endothelial growth factor in the pathogenesis of this condition. TRIAL REGISTRATION: clinicaltrials.gov Identifier: NCT00088283.
Authors: Michael S Ip; Ingrid U Scott; Paul C VanVeldhuisen; Neal L Oden; Barbara A Blodi; Marian Fisher; Lawrence J Singerman; Michael Tolentino; Clement K Chan; Victor H Gonzalez Journal: Arch Ophthalmol Date: 2009-09
Authors: Jun-Beom Park; Young Min Kwon; Tien-Yi Lee; Remy Brim; Mei-Chuan Ko; Roger K Sunahara; James H Woods; Victor C Yang Journal: J Control Release Date: 2009-10-24 Impact factor: 9.776