Evidence map›Paper›PMID 35465351›Full record

SynthesisJournal of immunology research2022

Efficacy and Safety of Antivascular Endothelial Growth Factor (Anti-VEGF) in Treating Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD): A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

Xiaobei Yin, Ting He, Shanshan Yang, Hui Cui, Wenlan Jiang

Open access · goldAbstract readMeta-AnalysisSystematic Review
In one paragraph

Synthesis in Journal of immunology research, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
7citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
2.2field-weighted citation impact, top 13% 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

7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Anti-Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Treatment Outcomes in Macular Telangiectasia: A Systematic Review.Ophthalmologica. Journal international d'ophtalmologie. International journal of ophthalmology. Zeitschrift fur Augenheilkunde · 2025
    Pooled it
  2. Review
  3. Review
  4. Article
  5. Review
  6. Review
  7. Article
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

5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Xiaobei YinDepartment of Ophthalmology, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong 266003, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7579-0444
Ting HeBeijing Puren Hospital, Beijing 100010, China.
Shanshan YangDepartment of Ophthalmology, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong 266003, China.
Hui CuiSenior Department of Ophthalmology, The Third Medical Center of PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100039, China.
Wenlan JiangDepartment of Ophthalmology, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong 266003, China.
Qingdao University · CNBeijing Ditan Hospital · CNChinese PLA General Hospital · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study is aimed at assessing the efficacy and safety of antivascular endothelial growth factor (anti-VEGF) inhibitors in treating age-related macular degeneration (AMD). PubMed, Embase, and Cochrane library were searched. Weighted mean difference (WMD) and relative risk (RR) with 95% confidence interval (CI) were applied to assess outcomes. Eighteen randomized controlled trials involved 8,847 neovascular AMD patients were selected for the meta-analysis. Pegaptanib (WMD: 6.70;

Indexed as

RanibizumabWet Macular DegenerationAngiogenesis InhibitorsAntibodies, MonoclonalBevacizumabEndothelial Growth FactorsHumansIntravitreal InjectionsRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicVascular Endothelial Growth Factor AVisual AcuityAngiogenesis InhibitorsAntibodies, MonoclonalBevacizumabEndothelial Growth FactorsRanibizumabVascular Endothelial Growth Factor A

Identifiers

PMID35465351
PMCPMC9033403
OpenAlexW4224027672

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.