A Phase I Study of Intravitreal Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Trap-Eye in Patients with Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration
Nguyen QD, Shah SM, Browning DJ, Hudson H, Sonkin P, Hariprasad SM, Kaiser P, Slakter JS, Haller J, V. D, Mieler WF, Chu K, Yang K, Ingerman A, Vitti RL, Berliner AJ, Cedarbaum JM, Campochiaro PA. A Phase I Study of Intravitreal Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Trap-Eye in Patients with Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration. Ophthalmology 2009, 116: 2141-2148.e1. PMID: 19700196, DOI: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2009.04.030.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overChoroidal NeovascularizationFemaleFluorescein AngiographyFollow-Up StudiesHumansInjectionsMacular DegenerationMaleMaximum Tolerated DoseReceptors, Vascular Endothelial Growth FactorRecombinant Fusion ProteinsTomography, Optical CoherenceTreatment OutcomeVisual AcuityVitreous BodyConceptsVEGF Trap-EyeAge-related macular degenerationVascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) Trap-EyeNeovascular age-related macular degenerationNeovascular AMDChoroidal neovascularizationOptical coherence tomographyFoveal thicknessIntravitreal injectionVisual acuityMacular degenerationMean increaseArea of CNVExcess foveal thicknessSingle intraocular injectionPrimary end pointSerious adverse eventsPhase III trialsHigh-dose groupInterventional clinical trialsActive choroidal neovascularizationNumber of patientsHuman immunoglobulin G (IgG) FcVEGF receptor 1VEGF family membersAn exploratory study of the safety, tolerability and bioactivity of a single intravitreal injection of vascular endothelial growth factor Trap-Eye in patients with diabetic macular oedema
V D, Nguyen QD, Shah SM, Browning DJ, Haller JA, Chu K, Yang K, Cedarbaum JM, Vitti RL, Ingerman A, Campochiaro PA. An exploratory study of the safety, tolerability and bioactivity of a single intravitreal injection of vascular endothelial growth factor Trap-Eye in patients with diabetic macular oedema. British Journal Of Ophthalmology 2009, 93: 144. PMID: 19174400, DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2008.138271.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVEGF Trap-EyeDiabetic macular edemaSingle intravitreal injectionVascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) Trap-EyeExcess foveal thicknessFoveal thicknessIntravitreal injectionOptical coherence tomographyMacular edemaUnrelated serious adverse eventsMedian baseline BCVASerious adverse eventsBaseline BCVAETDRS lettersAdverse eventsRetinal thicknessVisual acuityOcular toxicityOutcome measuresBCVAMedian improvementPatientsCoherence tomographyAdditional studiesObservation period