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ArticleScientific reports2024

Analysis of the aqueous humor before and after the administration of faricimab in patients with nAMD.

Ryo Nonogaki, Hikaru Ota, Jun Takeuchi, Yuyako Nakano, Ai Fujita Sajiki, Takahito Todoroki, Koichi Nakamura, Hiroki Kaneko, Koji M Nishiguchi

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Ryo NonogakiDepartment of Ophthalmology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan.
Hikaru OtaDepartment of Ophthalmology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan. hikaruu.otaa@gmail.com.
Jun TakeuchiDepartment of Ophthalmology, Kyorin University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Yuyako NakanoDepartment of Ophthalmology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan.
Ai Fujita SajikiDepartment of Ophthalmology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan.
Takahito TodorokiDepartment of Ophthalmology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan.
Koichi NakamuraDepartment of Ophthalmology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan.
Hiroki KanekoDepartment of Ophthalmology, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Shizuoka, Japan.
Koji M NishiguchiDepartment of Ophthalmology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan.

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Abstract

This study aimed to evaluate the changes in cytokine levels in the aqueous humor and factors of treatment resistance following intravitreal faricimab injection in treatment-naïve patients with neovascular age-related macular degeneration. A total of 32 eyes were analyzed before and after a single faricimab injection. Although the best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) showed no significant improvement, the mean central retinal thickness decreased significantly by 73.7% (P < 0.01), and more than 90% of the eyes showed improvement in exudative changes 1 month after faricimab injection. Moreover, the aqueous humor concentrations of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)-A, angiopoietin (Ang)-2, and placental growth factor considerably decreased 1 month after faricimab injection. Multivariate analyses adjusted for age, sex, BCVA, central choroidal thickness, and aqueous humor cytokines revealed that higher Ang-2 levels in the aqueous humor at baseline were associated with better treatment response to faricimab injection. These findings suggest that the dual inhibition of VEGF-A and Ang-2 by faricimab is effective in reducing exudative changes and that Ang-2 may serve as a potential biomarker for predicting faricimab treatment response.

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Angiopoietin-2Aqueous HumorVascular Endothelial Growth Factor AAgedAged, 80 and overAngiogenesis InhibitorsBiomarkersFemaleHumansIntravitreal InjectionsMaleMiddle AgedPlacenta Growth FactorTreatment OutcomeVisual AcuityAngiogenesis InhibitorsAngiopoietin-2ANGPT2 protein, humanBiomarkersPlacenta Growth FactorVascular Endothelial Growth Factor AVEGFA protein, humanAnalysis in aqueous humorAngiopoietin-2Anti-vascular endothelial growth factorFaricimabNeovascular age-related macular degeneration

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PMCPMC11685434

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