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ArticleEye (London, England)2025

Brolucizumab clinical and safety outcomes in a neovascular age-related macular degeneration national database: Fight Retinal Blindness Spain (FRB Spain).

Javier Zarranz-Ventura, Sonia Marías-Pérez, Ruben Martin-Pinardel, Manel Fernandez-Bonet, Begoña Pina-Marin, Estefanía Cobos, Carmen Antía Rodríguez-Fernandez, Alba Parrado-Carrillo, Isaac Alarcón-Valero, Carles Barnes and 10 more

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Article in Eye (London, England), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

20 authors.

Javier Zarranz-VenturaHospital Clínic de Barcelona, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain. zarranz@clinic.cat.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2338-8143
Sonia Marías-PérezHospital Clínic de Barcelona, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
Ruben Martin-PinardelInstitut de Investigacions Biomediques August Pi I Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, Spain.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7166-1859
Manel Fernandez-BonetHospital Dos de Maig, Barcelona, Spain.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0000-3346-7094
Begoña Pina-MarinHospital Dos de Maig, Barcelona, Spain.
Estefanía CobosHospital Universitari de Bellvitge, Hospitalet del Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8343-1313
Carmen Antía Rodríguez-FernandezHospital Universitari de Bellvitge, Hospitalet del Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9179-8163
Alba Parrado-CarrilloHospital del Mar, Barcelona, Spain.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0182-7950
Isaac Alarcón-ValeroHospital del Mar, Barcelona, Spain.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4799-7835
Carles BarnesHospital Consorci Sanitari Moises Broggi, Sant Joan Despí, Spain.
Esther CilvetiHospital Consorci Sanitari Moises Broggi, Sant Joan Despí, Spain.
Julia Aramburu-ClaveriaHospital Clínico Universitario Lozano Blesa; Aragón Health Research Institute (IIS-Aragón); School of Medicine, University of Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain.
Francisco J Ascaso-PuyueloHospital Clínico Universitario Lozano Blesa; Aragón Health Research Institute (IIS-Aragón); School of Medicine, University of Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain.
Pilar CalvoMiguel Servet Ophthalmology Research Group (GIMSO), Miguel Servet University Hospital, Aragón Institute for Health Research (IIS-Aragón), Zaragoza, Spain.
Maria Pilar Ruiz-Del-TiempoMiguel Servet Ophthalmology Research Group (GIMSO), Miguel Servet University Hospital, Aragón Institute for Health Research (IIS-Aragón), Zaragoza, Spain.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0008-7081-6888
Gabriela Susanna-GonzálezMedical Department, Novartis Farmacéutica SA, Barcelona, Spain.
Marc Figueras-RocaHospital Clínic de Barcelona, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
Ricardo P Casaroli-MaranoHospital Clínic de Barcelona, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
Carolina Bernal-MoralesHospital Clínic de Barcelona, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5469-3963
Fight Retinal Blindness Spain (FRB Spain) investigators

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimTo evaluate clinical outcomes, treatment intervals, and safety outcomes of brolucizumab (BRO) treatment in a national neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD) database.

methodsMulticentre, national, routine clinical care database study of nAMD eyes receiving ≥1 BRO injection. Demographics, visual acuity (VA) measured in logMAR letters, macular neovascularization (MNV) activity, number of injections, visit data and information on any adverse events were collected at baseline and at 3, 6, 9 and 12 months after BRO initiation for each patient/eye.

resultsA total of 305 eyes received

conclusionIn this series BRO achieves an extension in the treatment intervals in half of the patients which require frequent reinjections (<8 weekly), reducing MNV activity in a third of this specific difficult-to-treat subgroup. The adverse event rates described are consistent with other cohorts and need to be considered to inform treatment decisions in case-by-case discussions.

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Angiogenesis InhibitorsAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedWet Macular DegenerationAgedAged, 80 and overDatabases, FactualFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansIntravitreal InjectionsMaleMiddle AgedSpainTreatment OutcomeVascular Endothelial Growth Factor AVisual AcuityAngiogenesis InhibitorsAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedbrolucizumabVascular Endothelial Growth Factor AVEGFA protein, human

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PMID40473932
PMCPMC12325991

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