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ReviewThe British journal of ophthalmology2021

Gene therapy for neovascular age-related macular degeneration: rationale, clinical trials and future directions.

Thales Antonio Cabral de Guimaraes, Michalis Georgiou, James W B Bainbridge, Michel Michaelides

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Review in The British journal of ophthalmology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 48 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
48citing papers in PubMed
8.7field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

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.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

48 citing papers in PubMed, 86 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. AAV NRF2 gene therapy preserves retinal structure and function in rodent models of oxidative damage.Molecular therapy : the journal of the American Society of Gene Therapy · 2026
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  17. Lentiviral delivered aflibercept OXB-203 for treatment of neovascular AMD.Molecular therapy. Methods & clinical development · 2023
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  18. [Gene therapy in ophthalmology].Die Ophthalmologie · 2023
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Thales Antonio Cabral de GuimaraesUCL Institute of Ophthalmology, University College London, London, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-7936-6851
Michalis GeorgiouUCL Institute of Ophthalmology, University College London, London, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-6397-8071
James W B BainbridgeUCL Institute of Ophthalmology, University College London, London, UK.
Michel MichaelidesUCL Institute of Ophthalmology, University College London, London, UK michel.michaelides@ucl.ac.uk.
Moorfields Eye Hospital · GBSt Michael’s Hospital · GB

Funding

Wellcome TrustWellcome Trust 099173/Z/12/Z
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is one of the leading causes of irreversible blindness in the developed world. Antivascular endothelial growth factor therapy has transformed the management and outcome of neovascular AMD (nAMD), although the need for repeated intravitreal injections-even lifelong-and the related complications, high drug costs, frequent clinic visits and repeated imaging have resulted in an enormous burden both to healthcare systems and patients. The application of gene therapy approaches for sustained delivery of a range of antiangiogenic proteins has the promise of helping to address these aforementioned challenges. A number of early phase clinical trials of gene therapy in nAMD have provided encouraging results, with many more ongoing or anticipated. There remain significant areas of controversy, including regarding the optimal treatment targets, routes of administration and potential safety concerns. In this review we aim to provide an update of the current status of gene therapy for nAMD and briefly discuss future prospects.

Indexed as

Choroidal NeovascularizationClinical Trials as TopicForecastingGenetic TherapyHumansWet Macular Degenerationangiogenesisclinical trialdegenerationgeneticsretina

Identifiers

PMID32269060
PMCPMC7848059
OpenAlexW3015569704

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