A Study of the Safety, Tolerability, and Efficacy of IVT Pre-op 0.3mg Pegaptanib Sodium Versus Sham, for Management of Tractional Retinal Detachment and Vitreous Hemorrhage With Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy

Summary

The purpose of this study is to assess whether preoperative pegaptanib sodium safely improves vitreous hemorrhage prior to surgical intervention and to evaluate the stability of pre-existing tractional retinal detachment.

Timeline

Start

2012-04

Primary completion

2014-03

Completion

2014-03

Publications

• Background Gonzalez VH, Giuliari GP, Banda RM, Guel DA. Intravitreal injection of pegaptanib sodium for proliferative diabetic retinopathy. Br J Ophthalmol. 2009 Nov;93(11):1474-8. doi: 10.1136/bjo.2008.155663. Epub 2009 Aug 18.
• Background Wroblewski JJ, Wells JA 3rd, Gonzales CR. Pegaptanib sodium for macular edema secondary to branch retinal vein occlusion. Am J Ophthalmol. 2010 Jan;149(1):147-54. doi: 10.1016/j.ajo.2009.08.005. Epub 2009 Oct 28.
• Background Chen E, Park CH. Use of intravitreal bevacizumab as a preoperative adjunct for tractional retinal detachment repair in severe proliferative diabetic retinopathy. Retina. 2006 Jul-Aug;26(6):699-700. doi: 10.1097/01.iae.0000225351.87205.69. No abstract available.
• Dervenis P, Dervenis N, Smith JM, Steel DH. Anti-vascular endothelial growth factors in combination with vitrectomy for complications of proliferative diabetic retinopathy. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2023 May 31;5(5):CD008214. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD008214.pub4.

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