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ReviewInternational journal of retina and vitreous2016

Fusion proteins for treatment of retinal diseases: aflibercept, ziv-aflibercept, and conbercept.

João Rafael de Oliveira Dias, Gabriel Costa de Andrade, Eduardo Amorim Novais, Michel Eid Farah, Eduardo Büchele Rodrigues

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In one paragraph

Review in International journal of retina and vitreous, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03313401 (Effect of Aflibercept on Human Corneal Endothelial Cells in Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration), which is not on this map. Cited by 33 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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33citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
6.7field-weighted citation impact, top 3% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT03313401 completednot on this mapstarted 2017, after this paper: background citation

Effect of Aflibercept on Human Corneal Endothelial Cells in Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration: A Pilot Study

TypeobservationalSponsorUlucanlar Eye Training and Research HospitalRan2017 to 2017Enrolled34ConditionsAge Related Macular DegenerationArmsAflibercept, Specular microscopy
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

33 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 78 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

João Rafael de Oliveira DiasDepartment of Ophthalmology, Federal University of São Paulo-Paulista Medical School, Rua Botucatu, 821, 1st Floor, São Paulo, SP 04023-062 Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-3641-3638
Gabriel Costa de AndradeDepartment of Ophthalmology, Federal University of São Paulo-Paulista Medical School, Rua Botucatu, 821, 1st Floor, São Paulo, SP 04023-062 Brazil.
Eduardo Amorim NovaisDepartment of Ophthalmology, Federal University of São Paulo-Paulista Medical School, Rua Botucatu, 821, 1st Floor, São Paulo, SP 04023-062 Brazil.
Michel Eid FarahDepartment of Ophthalmology, Federal University of São Paulo-Paulista Medical School, Rua Botucatu, 821, 1st Floor, São Paulo, SP 04023-062 Brazil.
Eduardo Büchele RodriguesDepartment of Ophthalmology, Federal University of São Paulo-Paulista Medical School, Rua Botucatu, 821, 1st Floor, São Paulo, SP 04023-062 Brazil.
Universidade Federal de São Paulo · BR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In the last few years, monoclonal antibodies have revolutionized the treatment of retinal neovascular diseases. More recently, a different class of drugs, fusion proteins, has provided an alternative treatment strategy with pharmacological differences. In addition to commercially available aflibercept, two other drugs, ziv-aflibercept and conbercept, have been studied in antiangiogenic treatment of ocular diseases. In this scenario, a critical review of the currently available data regarding fusion proteins in ophthalmic diseases may be a timely and important contribution. Aflibercept, previously known as VEGF Trap Eye, is a fusion protein of VEGF receptors 1 and 2 and a treatment for several retinal diseases related to angiogenesis. It has firmly joined ranibizumab and bevacizumab as an important therapeutic option in the management of neovascular AMD-, DME- and RVO-associated macular edema. Ziv-aflibercept, a systemic chemotherapeutic agent approved for the treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer, has recently drawn attention because of its potential for intravitreal administration, since it was not associated with ERG-related signs of toxicity in an experimental study and in human case reports. Conbercept is a soluble receptor decoy that blocks all isoforms of VEGF-A, VEGF-B, VEGF-C, and PlGF, which has a high binding affinity for VEGF and a long half-life in vitreous. It has been studied in a phase three clinical trial and has shown efficacy and safety. This review discusses three fusion proteins that have been studied in ophthalmology, aflibercept, ziv-aflibercept and conbercept, with emphasis on their clinical application for the treatment of retinal diseases.

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AfliberceptConberceptFusion proteinsVascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)VEGF Trap EyeZiv-aflibercept

Identifiers

PMID27847621
PMCPMC5088480
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