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ArticleDiagnostics (Basel, Switzerland)2024

Regression of the Flow Signal from the Neovascular Network in AMD Neovascular Membranes Treated with Faricimab.

Maria Cristina Savastano, Emanuele Crincoli, Lisa Toto, Maria Oliva Grassi, Flavia Chiosi, Alfonso Savastano, Clara Rizzo, Rodolfo Mastropasqua, Francesco Boscia, Stanislao Rizzo

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Article in Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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  2. Fluorescence lifetime imaging ophthalmoscopy (FLIO) of patients with neovascular age-related macular degeneration before and after treatment with intravitreal ranibizumab.Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie · 2026
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Maria Cristina SavastanoOphthalmology Unit, "Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS", 00168 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-1397-4333
Emanuele CrincoliOphthalmology Unit, "Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS", 00168 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-9996-9871
Lisa TotoOphthalmology Clinic, Department of Medicine and Science of Ageing, University G. D'Annunzio Chieti-Pescara, 66100 Chieti, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-5311-5184
Maria Oliva GrassiDepartment of Translational Biomedicine Neuroscience, University of Bari "Aldo Moro", 70121 Bari, Italy.
Flavia ChiosiDepartment of Ophthalmology, Azienda Ospedaliera dei Colli-Ospedale Monaldi, 80131 Naples, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-1728-6098
Alfonso SavastanoOphthalmology Unit, "Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS", 00168 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-1575-6567
Clara RizzoOphthalmic Unit, Department of Neurosciences, Biomedicine and Movement Sciences, University of Verona, 37129 Verona, Italy.
Rodolfo MastropasquaOphthalmology Clinic, Department of Medicine and Science of Ageing, University G. D'Annunzio Chieti-Pescara, 66100 Chieti, Italy.
Francesco BosciaDepartment of Translational Biomedicine Neuroscience, University of Bari "Aldo Moro", 70121 Bari, Italy.
Stanislao RizzoOphthalmology Unit, "Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS", 00168 Rome, Italy.

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Abstract

objectivesTo report the occurrence of the regression of the flow signal from the neovascular network in macular neovascularizations (MNVs), developing in the context of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), treated with faricimab in a treat-and-extend regimen.

methodsEyes affected by AMD-related MNV and treated with faricimab intravitreal injections in a treat-and-extend (TE) regimen were consecutively retrospectively screened in five specialized retina centers. Changes in neovascular network characteristics during the course of the treatment were analyzed. The availability of high-quality optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) at the beginning of the treatment and at the regression of the MNV was necessary for inclusion. According to greatest linear diameter (GLD) changes during treatment, eyes were divided into three groups: a complete regression (CR) group, a partial remission (PR) group (a reduction of at least 50% of the GLD from baseline to last follow-up), and a stable group (stable/showing a reduction lower than 50% of the GLD from baseline to follow up).

resultsOne hundred and ten (110) eyes were included. The CR group was composed of 12 eyes (10.9%), while the PR group represented 60.9% of the study population. CR occurred after a mean of 6.0 ± 1.4 months, ranging from 4 to 8 months. Time to regression was significantly lower in eyes naïve to treatment before the study compared with the others (

conclusionsComplete regression of the flow signal from the MNV neovascular network documented with OCTA may occur during TE regimens with faricimab. In treatment-naïve eyes, regression occurs earlier during the treatment.

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age-related macular degenerationanti-VEGFfaricimabneovascularizationOCTAregression

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