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ReviewBiomedicines2023

Recent Developments in Gene Therapy for Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration: A Review.

Lucia Finocchio, Marco Zeppieri, Andrea Gabai, Giacomo Toneatto, Leopoldo Spadea, Carlo Salati

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Review in Biomedicines, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
17citing papers in PubMed
5.6field-weighted citation impact, top 3% 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

17 citing papers in PubMed, 20 citations in OpenAlex.

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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

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Lucia FinocchioDepartment of Ophthalmology, University Hospital of Udine, 33100 Udine, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-1986-045X
Marco ZeppieriDepartment of Ophthalmology, University Hospital of Udine, 33100 Udine, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-0999-5545
Andrea GabaiDepartment of Ophthalmology, University Hospital of Udine, 33100 Udine, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-3865-3336
Giacomo ToneattoDepartment of Ophthalmology, University Hospital of Udine, 33100 Udine, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-8994-1947
Leopoldo SpadeaEye Clinic, Policlinico Umberto I, "Sapienza" University of Rome, 00142 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-1190-3956
Carlo SalatiDepartment of Ophthalmology, University Hospital of Udine, 33100 Udine, Italy.
University of Udine · ITPoliclinico Umberto I · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a complex and multifactorial disease and a leading cause of irreversible blindness in the elderly population. The anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (anti-VEGF) therapy has revolutionized the management and prognosis of neovascular AMD (nAMD) and is currently the standard of care for this disease. However, patients are required to receive repeated injections, imposing substantial social and economic burdens. The implementation of gene therapy methods to achieve sustained delivery of various therapeutic proteins holds the promise of a single treatment that could ameliorate the treatment challenges associated with chronic intravitreal therapy, and potentially improve visual outcomes. Several early-phase trials are currently underway, evaluating the safety and efficacy of gene therapy for nAMD; however, areas of controversy persist, including the therapeutic target, route of administration, and potential safety issues. In this review, we assess the evolution of gene therapy for nAMD and summarize several preclinical and early-stage clinical trials, exploring challenges and future directions.

Indexed as

clinical trialsgene therapymaculopathyneovascular AMDtarget therapy

Identifiers

PMID38137442
PMCPMC10740940
OpenAlexW4389348718

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