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ArticleOphthalmology. Retina2024

Classification and Growth Rate of Chorioretinal Atrophy after Voretigene Neparvovec-Rzyl for RPE65-Mediated Retinal Degeneration.

Nikhil Bommakanti, Benjamin K Young, Robert A Sisk, Audina M Berrocal, Jacque L Duncan, Benjamin Bakall, Marc T Mathias, Ishrat Ahmed, Sarah Chorfi, Jason Comander and 2 more

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Article in Ophthalmology. Retina, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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18 citing papers in PubMed, 31 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 7 institutions in 1 country.

Nikhil BommakantiDepartment of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, W.K. Kellogg Eye Center, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Benjamin K YoungDepartment of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, W.K. Kellogg Eye Center, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Robert A SiskCincinnati Eye Institute, Cincinnati, Ohio; University of Cincinnati Department of Ophthalmology, Cincinnati, Ohio; Abrahamson Pediatric Eye Institute, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Audina M BerrocalBascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami, Miami, Florida.
Jacque L DuncanDepartment of Ophthalmology, University of California, San Francisco, California.
Benjamin BakallAssociated Retina Consultants, Phoenix, Arizona.
Marc T MathiasDepartment of Ophthalmology, University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado.
Ishrat AhmedDepartment of Ophthalmology, Ocular Genomics Institute, Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
Sarah ChorfiDepartment of Ophthalmology, Ocular Genomics Institute, Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
Jason ComanderDepartment of Ophthalmology, Ocular Genomics Institute, Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
Aaron NagielDepartment of Surgery, The Vision Center, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; Department of Ophthalmology, Roski Eye Institute, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California. Electronic address: anagiel@chla.usc.edu.
Cagri G BesirliDepartment of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, W.K. Kellogg Eye Center, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan. Electronic address: cbesirli@med.umich.edu.
Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary · USUniversity of Michigan · USCincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center · USUniversity of California, San Francisco · USUniversity of Colorado Denver · USUniversity of Miami · USUniversity of Southern California · US

Funding

Rapid-Prototyping and Design CoreP30EY002162 · NEI · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI LAMBA, DEEPAK ASHOK · 1985 to 2024
$16.8M
Metabolic Reprogramming for Photoreceptor NeuroprotectionR01EY029675 · NEI · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI BESIRLI, CAGRI · 2019 to 2023
$2.1M
Improving the throughput of diagnosis and treatment of inherited diseases of the retinaR01EY031036 · NEI · MASSACHUSETTS EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY · PI COMANDER, JASON · 2020 to 2024
$2.1M
Development and Maintenance of the Human Photoreceptor-Bipolar Cell Synapse.K08EY030924 · NEI · CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF LOS ANGELES · PI NAGIEL, AARON · 2020 to 2024
$1.1M
NEI NIH HHS K08 EY030924NEI NIH HHS P30 EY002162NEI NIH HHS R01 EY029675NEI NIH HHS R01 EY031036
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeClassify the appearance and quantify the growth rate of chorioretinal atrophy in patients who received voretigene neparvovec-rzyl (VN) for RPE65-mediated retinal degeneration.

designMulticenter retrospective analysis. SUBJECTS: Patients who underwent subretinal VN injection at 5 institutions and demonstrated posterior-pole chorioretinal atrophy.

methodsUltrawidefield scanning laser ophthalmoscopy or color fundus photos were assessed before and after subretinal VN. Atrophy was defined as regions with ≥ 2 of the following: (1) partial or complete retinal pigment epithelial depigmentation; (2) round shape; (3) sharp margins; and (4) increased visibility of choroidal vessels. Atrophy was qualitatively classified into different subtypes. All atrophy was manually segmented. Linear mixed-effects models with random slopes and intercepts were fit using atrophy area and square root of atrophy area.

main outcome measuresNumber of eyes with each atrophy pattern, and slopes of linear mixed-effects models.

resultsTwenty-seven eyes from 14 patients across 5 centers developed chorioretinal atrophy after subretinal VN. A mean of 5.8 ± 2.7 images per eye obtained over 2.2 ± 0.8 years were reviewed, and atrophy was categorized into touchdown (14 eyes), nummular (15 eyes), and perifoveal (12 eyes) subtypes. Fifteen eyes demonstrated > 1 type of atrophy. Thirteen of 14 patients demonstrated bilateral atrophy. The slopes of the mixed-effects models of atrophy area and square root of atrophy area (estimate ± standard error) were 1.7 ± 1.3 mm

conclusionsChorioretinal atrophy after subretinal VN for RPE65-mediated retinal degeneration developed according to a touchdown, nummular, and/or perifoveal pattern. Perifoveal atrophy grew the most rapidly, while touchdown atrophy grew the least rapidly. Understanding the causes of these findings, which are present in a minority of patients, merits further investigation. FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE(S): Proprietary or commercial disclosure may be found in the Footnotes and Disclosures at the end of this article.

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Choroid DiseasesRetinal DegenerationAtrophyHumansRetrospective StudiesChorioretinal atrophyGene therapyLeber congenital amaurosisLuxturnaVoretigene neparvovec-rzyl

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PMID37660736
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