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ArticleOphthalmology and therapy2025

One-Year Outcomes of Faricimab in Treatment-Naïve Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration: A Swiss Retina Research Network Report.

Anne Tillmann, Richard Stillenmunkes, Justus G Garweg, Jennifer Cattaneo, Nicolò Bartolomeo, Gabriela Grimaldi, Tahm Spitznagel, Eva C De Oliveira Figueiredo, Aude Ambresin, Moreno Menghini and 12 more

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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22 authors.

Anne Tillmann *Augenarzt Praxisgemeinschaft Gutblick AG, 8808, Pfäffikon, Switzerland.
Richard Stillenmunkes *Augenarzt Praxisgemeinschaft Gutblick AG, 8808, Pfäffikon, Switzerland.
Justus G GarwegDepartment of Ophthalmology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, 3010, Bern, Switzerland.
Jennifer CattaneoDepartment of Ophthalmology, Jules-Gonin Eye Hospital, Fondation Asile des Aveugles, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland.
Nicolò BartolomeoSwiss Visio Retina Research Center, Swiss Visio Montchoisi, Lausanne, Switzerland.
Gabriela GrimaldiDepartment of Ophthalmology, Institute of Clinical Neurosciences of Southern Switzerland (INSI), Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale (EOC), Lugano, Switzerland.
Tahm SpitznagelSpross Research Institute, Zurich, Switzerland.
Eva C De Oliveira FigueiredoDepartment of Ophthalmology, Jules-Gonin Eye Hospital, Fondation Asile des Aveugles, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland.
Aude AmbresinSwiss Visio Retina Research Center, Swiss Visio Montchoisi, Lausanne, Switzerland.
Moreno MenghiniDepartment of Ophthalmology, Institute of Clinical Neurosciences of Southern Switzerland (INSI), Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale (EOC), Lugano, Switzerland.
Gábor M SomfaiSpross Research Institute, Zurich, Switzerland.
Sandrine ZweifelDepartment of Ophthalmology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
Jacqueline FröhlichDepartment of Ophthalmology, University Hospital, 4031, Basel, Switzerland.
Dmitri ArtemievDepartment of Ophthalmology, Kantonsspital St. Gallen, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
Andreas EbneterDepartment of Ophthalmology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, 3010, Bern, Switzerland.
Katja HatzVista Augenklinik Binningen, Binningen, Switzerland.
Andreas WeinbergerPallas-Kliniken, Louis Giroud-Strasse 20, 4600, Olten, Switzerland.
Isabel B PfisterSwiss Eye Institute, and Clinic for Vitreoretinal Diseases, Berner Augenklinik, 3007, Bern, Switzerland.
Christin SchildSwiss Eye Institute, and Clinic for Vitreoretinal Diseases, Berner Augenklinik, 3007, Bern, Switzerland.
Chiara Eandi *Department of Ophthalmology, Jules-Gonin Eye Hospital, Fondation Asile des Aveugles, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland. chiara.eandi@fa2.ch.
Marion R Munk *Augenarzt Praxisgemeinschaft Gutblick AG, 8808, Pfäffikon, Switzerland. ionuk@gutblick.ch.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6227-2242
Swiss Retina Research Network

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionThis study evaluates the efficacy and safety of faricimab in a real-world cohort of treatment-naïve patients with neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD). Data were retrospectively collected from 130 eyes of 118 patients across 11 centers of the Swiss Retina Research Network, all treated with faricimab using a treat-and-extend regimen and followed for 12 months between May 2022 and October 2024.

methodsDemographic data, visual and anatomical outcomes, treatment intervals, and adverse events were extracted from the electronic medical records over a 12-month follow-up period. Main outcomes included change in best corrected visual acuity (BCVA), central retinal thickness (CRT), presence of intra- and subretinal fluid, retinal pigment epithelial detachment (PED), injection intervals, and safety. Data are presented as mean ± standard deviation.

resultsTwelve months after the initiation of faricimab therapy, mean BCVA improved from 64.6 ± 14.1 to 69.2 ± 20.3 ETDRS (Early Treatment of Diabetic Retinopathy Study) letters (p < 0.001), while mean CRT decreased from 386.3 ± 172.3 to 246.6 ± 90.4 μm (p < 0.001). An early anatomical response to faricimab was observed in 34.6% of eyes achieving complete retinal fluid resolution after the first injection and in 55.6% after 12 months. The mean treatment interval was extended to 10.5 ± 4.3 weeks, with 26.2% of eyes achieving intervals of 8-11 weeks and 39.2% achieving intervals of ≥ 12 weeks after 12 months. Intraocular inflammation occurred in 0.77% of eyes (n = 1, anterior uveitis); serious adverse events were not reported.

conclusionFaricimab demonstrates favorable anatomical and functional outcomes with extended treatment intervals in a majority of patients with treatment-naïve nAMD, offering the potential of reduced treatment burden and the absence of retinal fluid in more than half of the subjects during the first year, while maintaining safety in a real-world setting.

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Age-related macular degenerationFaricimabReal-worldSwiss Retina Research NetworkTreatment-naïve

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PMCPMC12579096

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