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ArticlePloS one2019

Involution of retinopathy of prematurity and neurodevelopmental outcomes after intravitreal bevacizumab treatment.

Yu-Shan Chang, Ying-Tin Chen, Tso-Ting Lai, Hung-Chieh Chou, Chien-Yi Chen, Wu-Shiun Hsieh, Chung-May Yang, Po-Ting Yeh, Po-Nien Tsao

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Article in PloS one, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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12 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 31 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Yu-Shan ChangDepartment of Pediatrics, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, Tainan, Taiwan.
Ying-Tin ChenDepartment of Pediatrics, China Medical University Children's Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan.
Tso-Ting LaiDepartment of Ophthalmology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
Hung-Chieh ChouDepartment of Pediatrics, National Taiwan University Children's Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
Chien-Yi ChenDepartment of Pediatrics, National Taiwan University Children's Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
Wu-Shiun HsiehDepartment of Pediatrics, National Taiwan University Children's Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
Chung-May YangDepartment of Ophthalmology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
Po-Ting YehDepartment of Ophthalmology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0002-0461-8778
Po-Nien TsaoDepartment of Pediatrics, National Taiwan University Children's Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0002-6114-1769
National Taiwan University Hospital · TWChina Medical University · TWNational Cheng Kung University Hospital · TWNational Taiwan University · TW

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This single-centered, retrospective cohort study investigated the timing of involution of retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) and retinal vascularization to zone III after intravitreal bevacizumab (IVB) treatment and its possible impacts on postnatal growth and neurodevelopment. Premature infants with birth weight ≤1500 g, born between 2008 to 2014 and diagnosed with ROP were enrolled. All patients with type 1 ROP underwent IVB as 1st line treatment and were recruited as the study group; those with any stage of ROP except type 1 ROP without treatment served as controls. Neurodevelopmental outcomes were assessed using the Bayley Score of Infant Development (BSID) editions II or III. The study group included 35 eyes from 18 patients; the control group included 86 patients. Twenty-three eyes (65.7%) exhibited ROP regression after a single dose of IVB. The majority of plus sign and extraretinal neovascularization regressed within two weeks. The length of time for retinal vascularization to reach zone III was significantly longer in the treatment group compared with the control (mean post-menstruation age 54.5 vs. 47.0 weeks, p<0.001). Long-term follow-up showed no significant differences in body weight and neurodevelopment between the study and control groups up to the 2-year corrected age.

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Angiogenesis InhibitorsBevacizumabBody WeightCase-Control StudiesFemaleHumansInfantInfant, NewbornIntravitreal InjectionsMaleRetinal NeovascularizationRetinopathy of PrematurityRetrospective StudiesTreatment OutcomeAngiogenesis InhibitorsBevacizumab

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PMID31618256
PMCPMC6795500
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