Efficacy and Safety of Two Regimens of Anti-VEGF Therapy in Chinese Patients With Polypoidal Choroidal Vasculopathy

Summary

The study will evaluate the efficacy and safety of two different regimens of anti-VEGF Therapy (OCTA plus OCT guided 3+PRN vs. OCT guided 3+PRN) in Chinese patients with PCV. This study is to provide long-term safety data in the treatment of Chinese patients with PCV.

Timeline

Start

2020-06

Primary completion

2020-10

Completion

2022-09

Publications

• Background Yannuzzi LA, Sorenson J, Spaide RF, Lipson B. Idiopathic polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy (IPCV). 1990. Retina. 2012 Feb;32 Suppl 1:1-8.
• Background Cheung CMG, Lai TYY, Ruamviboonsuk P, Chen SJ, Chen Y, Freund KB, Gomi F, Koh AH, Lee WK, Wong TY. Polypoidal Choroidal Vasculopathy: Definition, Pathogenesis, Diagnosis, and Management. Ophthalmology. 2018 May;125(5):708-724. doi: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2017.11.019. Epub 2018 Jan 10.
• Background Wong CW, Yanagi Y, Lee WK, Ogura Y, Yeo I, Wong TY, Cheung CMG. Age-related macular degeneration and polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy in Asians. Prog Retin Eye Res. 2016 Jul;53:107-139. doi: 10.1016/j.preteyeres.2016.04.002. Epub 2016 Apr 14.
• Background Marcus DM, Singh H, Lott MN, Singh J, Marcus MD. Intravitreal ranibizumab for polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy in non-Asian patients. Retina. 2013 Jan;33(1):35-47. doi: 10.1097/IAE.0b013e3182618be0.
• Background Cho HJ, Koh KM, Kim HS, Lee TG, Kim CG, Kim JW. Anti-vascular endothelial growth factor monotherapy in the treatment of submacular hemorrhage secondary to polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy. Am J Ophthalmol. 2013 Sep;156(3):524-531.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.ajo.2013.04.029. Epub 2013 Jun 13.
• Background Cheung CM, Li X, Mathur R, Lee SY, Chan CM, Yeo I, Loh BK, Williams R, Wong EY, Wong D, Wong TY. A prospective study of treatment patterns and 1-year outcome of Asian age-related macular degeneration and polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy. PLoS One. 2014 Jun 30;9(6):e101057. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0101057. eCollection 2014.
• Background Hikichi T, Higuchi M, Matsushita T, Kosaka S, Matsushita R, Takami K, Ohtsuka H, Ariga H. One-year results of three monthly ranibizumab injections and as-needed reinjections for polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy in Japanese patients. Am J Ophthalmol. 2012 Jul;154(1):117-124.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.ajo.2011.12.019. Epub 2012 Apr 1.
• Background Hikichi T, Higuchi M, Matsushita T, Kosaka S, Matsushita R, Takami K, Ohtsuka H, Kitamei H, Shioya S. Results of 2 years of treatment with as-needed ranibizumab reinjection for polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy. Br J Ophthalmol. 2013 May;97(5):617-21. doi: 10.1136/bjophthalmol-2012-302652. Epub 2013 Feb 21.
• Background Kang HM, Koh HJ. Long-term visual outcome and prognostic factors after intravitreal ranibizumab injections for polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy. Am J Ophthalmol. 2013 Oct;156(4):652-60. doi: 10.1016/j.ajo.2013.05.038. Epub 2013 Jul 24.
• Background Inoue M, Balaratnasingam C, Freund KB. OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY ANGIOGRAPHY OF POLYPOIDAL CHOROIDAL VASCULOPATHY AND POLYPOIDAL CHOROIDAL NEOVASCULARIZATION. Retina. 2015 Nov;35(11):2265-74. doi: 10.1097/IAE.0000000000000777.
• Background Wang M, Zhou Y, Gao SS, Liu W, Huang Y, Huang D, Jia Y. Evaluating Polypoidal Choroidal Vasculopathy With Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2016 Jul 1;57(9):OCT526-32. doi: 10.1167/iovs.15-18955.
• Background Chan SY, Wang Q, Wang YX, Shi XH, Jonas JB, Wei WB. POLYPOIDAL CHOROIDAL VASCULOPATHY UPON OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY. Retina. 2018 Jun;38(6):1187-1194. doi: 10.1097/IAE.0000000000001702.
• Background Bo Q, Yan Q, Shen M, Song M, Sun M, Yu Y, Rosenfeld PJ, Wang F, Sun X. Appearance of Polypoidal Lesions in Patients With Polypoidal Choroidal Vasculopathy Using Swept-Source Optical Coherence Tomographic Angiography. JAMA Ophthalmol. 2019 Jun 1;137(6):642-650. doi: 10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2019.0449.

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