Trial reportAdvances in therapy2020
Fixed-Dose Combination of Netarsudil and Latanoprost in Ocular Hypertension and Open-Angle Glaucoma: Pooled Efficacy/Safety Analysis of Phase 3 MERCURY-1 and -2.
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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.
A Prospective, Double-masked, Randomized, Multi-center, Active-controlled, Parallel-group 12-month Study Assessing the Safety and Ocular Hypotensive Efficacy of PG324 Ophthalmic Solution Compared to AR-13324 Ophthalmic Solution, 0.02% and Latanoprost Ophthalmic Solution, 0.005% in Subjects With Elevated Intraocular Pressure
A Prospective, Double-masked, Randomized, Multi-center, Active Controlled, Parallel-group, 3-month Study Assessing the Safety and Ocular Hypotensive Efficacy of PG324 Ophthalmic Solution Compared to AR-13324 Ophthalmic Solution 0.02% and Latanoprost Ophthalmic Solution 0.005% in Subjects With Elevated Intraocular Pressure
24-hour Effect Of Rocklatan Compared With Latanoprost In Open Angle Glaucoma And Ocular Hypertension Patients
Who cites it
33 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 84 citations in OpenAlex.
- Ocular effects of Rho kinase (ROCK) inhibition: a systematic review.Eye (London, England) · 2024Pooled it
- Rho kinase inhibitor for primary open-angle glaucoma and ocular hypertension.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2022Pooled it
- Phase III Prospective Randomised Study of Netarsudil and Concomitant Latanoprost Efficacy and Safety for Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma or Ocular Hypertension in Japan: J-ROCKET-2.Advances in therapy · 2026Trial
- MERCURY-3: a randomized comparison of netarsudil/latanoprost and bimatoprost/timolol in open-angle glaucoma and ocular hypertension.Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie · 2024Trial
- Phase 2b, Randomized, 3-Month, Dose-Finding Study of Sepetaprost in Patients with Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma or Ocular Hypertension: The ANGEL Study.Journal of ocular pharmacology and therapeutics : the official journal of the Association for Ocular Pharmacology and Therapeutics · 2022Trial
- Tie2 Activation via VE-PTP Inhibition With Razuprotafib as an Adjunct to Latanoprost in Patients With Open Angle Glaucoma or Ocular Hypertension.Translational vision science & technology · 2022Trial
- Ocular Surface Symptoms, Objective Redness, and Intraocular Pressure After a Switch from Fixed Dorzolamide/Timolol to Netarsudil in Latanoprost-Treated Glaucoma and Ocular Hypertension: A Prospective Real-World Cohort Study.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2026Observational
- Efficacy of Netarsudil in Open and Closed Angle Glaucomas Within the Vietnamese Population: A Single-Center, Retrospective Study.Clinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2026Article
- Integrating neuroprotection, antioxidative effects, and precision medicine in glaucoma management with bioactive compounds.Biomedicine & pharmacotherapy = Biomedecine & pharmacotherapie · 2025Review
- A Comprehensive Review of the Role of Rho-Kinase Inhibitors in Corneal Diseases.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
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- Development and Evaluation of Solidified Supersaturated SNEDDS Loaded with Triple Combination Therapy for Metabolic Syndrome.AAPS PharmSciTech · 2024Article
- The Application of Rho Kinase Inhibitors in the Management of Glaucoma.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Review
- Rho Kinase Inhibitors: Strategies in Glaucoma Treatment in Older Adults.Drugs & aging · 2024Review
- Currently available prostanoids for the treatment of glaucoma and ocular hypertension: A review.Current opinion in pharmacology · 2024Review
- The Role of Rho Kinase Inhibitors in Corneal Diseases.Drug design, development and therapy · 2024Review
- Therapeutic strategies for glaucoma and optic neuropathies.Molecular aspects of medicine · 2023Review
- ROCK Inhibitors in Corneal Diseases and Glaucoma-A Comprehensive Review of These Emerging Drugs.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Review
- Stable Gastric Pentadecapeptide BPC 157-Possible Novel Therapy of Glaucoma and Other Ocular Conditions.Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
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8 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
introductionNew open-angle glaucoma (OAG) and ocular hypertension (OHT) therapies that reduce treatment burden and improve outcomes relative to currently available agents are needed. Netarsudil, a novel Rho kinase inhibitor approved by the US Food and Drug Administration, reduces intraocular pressure (IOP) by increasing trabecular outflow. Two phase 3 superiority studies compared a fixed-dose combination (FDC) of netarsudil and the prostaglandin latanoprost with each active component for IOP-lowering efficacy.
methodsPooled efficacy and safety data were analyzed from MERCURY-1 and -2 studies in patients with OAG or OHT. Patients instilled one drop of netarsudil (0.02%)/latanoprost (0.005%) FDC (n = 483), netarsudil (0.02%, n = 499), or latanoprost (0.005%, n = 486) into each eye once-daily between 20:00 and 22:00. IOP was measured at 08:00, 10:00, and 16:00 at weeks 2, 6, and the primary endpoint at month 3.
resultsBaseline mean diurnal IOP was 23.6, 23.6, and 23.5 mmHg in netarsudil/latanoprost FDC, netarsudil, and latanoprost groups, respectively. Mean diurnal IOP in each group was 15.3, 18.1, and 17.5 mmHg at week 2, 15.7, 18.4, and 17.4 mmHg at week 6, and 15.8, 18.4, and 17.3 mmHg at week 12. The netarsudil/latanoprost FDC met criteria for superiority compared with each active component (p < 0.0001 for all nine time points). At month 3, among patients randomized to netarsudil/latanoprost FDC or latanoprost, 58.4% vs 37.3% (p < 0.0001) achieved IOP ≤ 16 mmHg. Among patients randomized to netarsudil/latanoprost FDC or netarsudil or latanoprost, 30.9% vs 5.9% (p < 0.0001) vs 8.5% (p < 0.0001) achieved at least a 40% reduction from baseline in mean diurnal IOP. Pooled safety results were consistent with individual MERCURY studies.
conclusionOnce-daily netarsudil/latanoprost FDC produced statistically significant and clinically relevant reductions in mean IOP that were statistically superior to IOP reductions achieved by netarsudil and latanoprost monotherapy. Results of the pooled efficacy and safety analyses were consistent with the individual studies.
trial registrationClinicalTrials.gov identifiers, NCT02558400 and NCT02674854.
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