PRP vs Bevacizumab for PDR Treatment

Summary

Protocol S by DRCR.net has shown that receive Ranibizumab as anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (anti-VEGF) therapy with deferred panretinal photocoagulation (PRP) are non-inferior to those in eyes that receive standard prompt PRP therapy, however with some visual functional benefits and less complications with Ranibizumab arm. Applying Protocol S in real world scenario may add cost burden to the patient as patients need about 7 injections per year which will cost the patient about 7000 US dollars a year as minimum The primary objective of this protocol is to determine the visual acuity outcomes at 1 year in eyes with proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR) using Bevacizumab 1.25 mg instead of Ranbizumab to lower the cost burden

Timeline

Start

2016-02

Primary completion

2017-04

Completion

2017-05

Publications

• Results Marashi A, Abukhalaf I, Alfaraji R, Choman Y, Salahieh A (2017) Panretinal Photocoagulation versus Intravitreal Bevacizumab for Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy Treatment. Adv Ophthalmol Vis Syst 7(1): 00211. DOI: 10.15406/aovs.2017.07.00211

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