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ArticleJournal of ophthalmic & vision research

Intraocular Injection of StivantⓇ (A Biosimilar to Bevacizumab): A Case Series.

Ahmad Mirshahi, Alireza Lashay, Hamid Riazi-Esfahani, Nazanin Ebrahimiadib, Hassan Khojasteh, Fariba Ghassemi, Fatemeh Bazvand, Alireza Khodabande, Ramak Roohipour, Elias Khalili Pour and 1 more

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Article in Journal of ophthalmic & vision research. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. Safety of an Intravitreal Bevacizumab Biosimilar (MVASI).Clinical & experimental ophthalmology · 2025
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  5. Anti-VEGF and Other Novel Therapies for Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration: An Update.BioDrugs : clinical immunotherapeutics, biopharmaceuticals and gene therapy · 2021
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11 authors.

Ahmad MirshahiTranslational Ophthalmology Research Center, Farabi Eye Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Alireza LashayTranslational Ophthalmology Research Center, Farabi Eye Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Hamid Riazi-EsfahaniTranslational Ophthalmology Research Center, Farabi Eye Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Nazanin EbrahimiadibTranslational Ophthalmology Research Center, Farabi Eye Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Hassan KhojastehTranslational Ophthalmology Research Center, Farabi Eye Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Fariba GhassemiTranslational Ophthalmology Research Center, Farabi Eye Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Fatemeh BazvandTranslational Ophthalmology Research Center, Farabi Eye Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Alireza KhodabandeTranslational Ophthalmology Research Center, Farabi Eye Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Ramak RoohipourTranslational Ophthalmology Research Center, Farabi Eye Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Elias Khalili PourTranslational Ophthalmology Research Center, Farabi Eye Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Hooshang FaghihiTranslational Ophthalmology Research Center, Farabi Eye Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo report the results of intravitreal injection of a bevacizumab biosimilar called StivantⓇ.

methodsThis prospective interventional case series was conducted on eyes with neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD), retinal vein occlusion (RVO), and diabetic macular edema (DME). StivantⓇ was injected in three consecutive months and changes in best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) and central macular thickness (CMT) were measured at baseline and monthly up to one month after the third injection.

resultsThree hundred and eighty-five eyes with DME (234 eyes, 61%), nAMD (87 eyes, 22%), and macular edema secondary to RVO (64 eyes, 17%) were enrolled. The mean

conclusionOur limited experience showed that the intravitreal injection of StivantⓇ was well tolerated. Although the results of this case series showed relative improvement in CMT one month after the last injection of StivantⓇ, BCVA improvement was statistically significant only in the RVO group. This would be essential to design a randomized clinical trial to evaluate the non-inferiority of StivantⓇ in comparison to bevacizumab.

Indexed as

Anti-vascular Endothelial Growth FactorsAnti-VEGFsBevacizumabDiabetic Macular EdemaNeovascular Age-related Macular DegenerationRetinal Vein OcclusionStivant

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PMID33520125
PMCPMC7841280

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