Journals / Retina-Vitreus / 2010 / Cilt: 18 - Sayı: 3

Intravitreal pegaptanib combined with photodynamic therapy in age-related macular degeneration

Yaşa bağlı makula dejeneresansında fotodinamik tedavi ile kombine intravitreal pegaptanib

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Our data support that this treatment can be alternative because of potential side effects of the drugs that inhibit all VEGF isoforms in the patients recently had stroke or coronary heart diseases and also because of medicolegal or financial problems.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Purpose: To assess the results of photodynamic therapy (PDT) combined with intravitreal pegaptanib (IVP) in the treatment of choroidal neovascularization (CNV) due to agerelated macular degeneration (AMD).
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Key Findings & Data:Materials and Methods: 24 eyes of 21 consecutive patients received IVP combined with PDT treatment between September 2007 to December 2008 were included in this retrospective study.
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Conclusion & Impact:Our data support that this treatment can be alternative because of potential side effects of the drugs that inhibit all VEGF isoforms in the patients recently had stroke or coronary heart diseases and also because of medicolegal or financial problems.
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Purpose: To assess the results of photodynamic therapy (PDT) combined with intravitreal pegaptanib (IVP) in the treatment of choroidal neovascularization (CNV) due to agerelated macular degeneration (AMD). Materials and Methods: 24 eyes of 21 consecutive patients received IVP combined with PDT treatment between September 2007 to December 2008 were included in this retrospective study. The patients underwent ophthalmological examinations consisting VA, fluorescein angiography (FFA) and optical coherence tomography (OCT) at baseline. PDT was administered and then intravitreal injections were started. Best corrected Snellen visual acuity (BCVA) of the patients converted to log MAR. FFA and OCT analysis was performed at the last visit. Results: Seven patients were female and ten were male, with a mean age of 69.38±8.04 years. BCVA increased or remained stable in 16 eyes (66.7%) and decreased in 8 eyes (33.3%). Four eyes (16.7%) gained three lines or more. At 6 months, mean BCVA improved from 1.34±0.45 (log MAR) to 1.37±0.42 (p=0.26 paired sample t-test). There was no statistically significant BCVA after treatment. No serious ocular or systemic adverse events were observed. Conclusion: The use of IVP combined with PDT in the treatment of subfoveal CNV due to AMD is effective to prevent vision loss. Our data support that this treatment can be alternative because of potential side effects of the drugs that inhibit all VEGF isoforms in the patients recently had stroke or coronary heart diseases and also because of medicolegal or financial problems.

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Amaç: Yaşa bağlı makula dejeneresansı (YBMD) ile ilişkili koroidal neovaskülarizasyonlu (KNV) olgularda verteporfin kullanılarak yapılan fotodinamik tedavi (FDT) ile kombine intravitreal pegaptanib enjeksiyonu sonuçlarını değerlendirmek. Gereç ve Yöntem: Retina polikliniğimize Eylül 2007 ile Aralık 2008 tarihleri arasında başvuran ve FDT ile kombine intravitreal pegaptanib uygulanan 41 hastanın medikal kayıtları incelendi. YBMD’na ikincil subfoveal KNV’u nedeniyle fundus floresein anjiografi (FFA)’de sızıntısı ve optik koherans tomografi (OKT)’de subretinal ya da intraretinal sıvısı olan 21 hastanın 24 gözü çalışmaya alındı. Hastalara verteporfin ile FDT uygulandıktan sonra enjeksiyonlara başlandı. En az üç enjeksiyon yapılan ve en az altı ay takibi olan hastalar çalışmaya alındı. Son kontrollerinde görme keskinlikleri not edilip kontrol FFA ve OKT tetkikleri yapıldı. Görme keskinlikleri Snellen eşeli ile değerlendirilerek log- MAR skalasında eşdeğerlerine dönüştürüldü. Bulgular: Hastaların 7’si kadın 14’ü erkek, yaş ortalaması 69.38±8.04 yıl idi. Tedavi sonrası en iyi görme keskinliği (EİGK), 16 gözde (%66.7) aynı kaldı ya da arttı, 8 gözde (%33.3) azaldı. Üç ya da daha fazla sıra görme artışına sadece 4 gözde (%16.7) ulaşılabildi. Tedavi öncesi EİGK ortalama 1.34±0.45 (logMAR) iken tedaviden 6 ay sonraki takiplerinde 1.37±0.42 (logMAR) olarak bulundu (p=0.26 eşleştirilmiş örnek t-testi) ve bu değişimin istatistiksel olarak anlamlı olmadığı görüldü. Hastaların hiçbirinde ciddi oküler ya da sistemik probleme rastlanmadı. Sonuç: Bizim serimizde FDT ile kombine intravitreal pegaptanib, subfoveal KNV’u olan YBMD’li olgularda görme kaybını azaltabilmektedir. Bu tedavi yeni geçirilmiş inme ve koroner arter hastalığı olanlar, finansal ya da medikolegal kaygılar nedeniyle uygulanamayan tüm izoformlara etkili diğer anti-VEGF ilaçlara alternatif olabilir.

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TURGUT, B., KAYA, M., ÇELİKER, Ü. (2010). Intravitreal pegaptanib combined with photodynamic therapy in age-related macular degeneration. Retina-Vitreus, Cilt: 18 - Sayı: 3, 225–228. https://ajindex.com/articles/307722

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