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ReviewBioMed research international2013

Therapies for neovascular age-related macular degeneration: current approaches and pharmacologic agents in development.

Mostafa Hanout, Daniel Ferraz, Mehreen Ansari, Natasha Maqsood, Saleema Kherani, Yasir J Sepah, Nithya Rajagopalan, Mohamed Ibrahim, Diana V Do, Quan Dong Nguyen

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Review in BioMed research international, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

16 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Mostafa HanoutRetinal Imaging Research and Reading Center, Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA ; Ocular Imaging Research and Reading Center, Stanley M. Truhlsen Eye Institute, University of Nebraska Medical Center, 3902 Leavenworth Street, Omaha, NE, USA.
Daniel Ferraz
Mehreen Ansari
Natasha Maqsood
Saleema Kherani
Yasir J Sepah
Nithya Rajagopalan
Mohamed Ibrahim
Diana V Do
Quan Dong Nguyen

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

As one of the leading causes of blindness, age-related macular degeneration (AMD) has remained at the epicenter of clinical research in ophthalmology. During the past decade, focus of researchers has ranged from understanding the role of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) in the angiogenic cascades to developing new therapies for retinal vascular diseases. Anti-VEGF agents such as ranibizumab and aflibercept are becoming increasingly well-established therapies and have replaced earlier approaches such as laser photocoagulation or photodynamic therapy. Many other new therapeutic agents, which are in the early phase clinical trials, have shown promising results. The purpose of this paper is to briefly review the available treatment modalities for neovascular AMD and then focus on promising new therapies that are currently in various stages of development.

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Angiogenesis InhibitorsAnimalsAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedHumansMacular DegenerationRanibizumabReceptors, Vascular Endothelial Growth FactorRecombinant Fusion ProteinsRetinal NeovascularizationVascular Endothelial Growth Factor AafliberceptAngiogenesis InhibitorsAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedRanibizumabReceptors, Vascular Endothelial Growth FactorRecombinant Fusion ProteinsVascular Endothelial Growth Factor AVEGFA protein, human

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PMID24319688
PMCPMC3844201

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