Abstract
Abstract
PURPOSE:
To evaluate ranibizumab 0.5 mg using bimonthly monitoring and individualized re-treatment after monthly follow-up for 6 months in patients with visual impairment due to diabetic macular edema (DME).
DESIGN:
A phase IIIb, 18-month, prospective, open-label, multicenter, single-arm study in the United Kingdom.
PARTICIPANTS:
Participants (N = 109) with visual impairment due to DME.
METHODS:
Participants received 3 initial monthly ranibizumab 0.5 mg injections (day 0 to month 2), followed by individualized best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) and optical coherence tomography-guided re-treatment with monthly (months 3-5) and subsequent bimonthly follow-up (months 6-18). Laser was allowed after month 6.
MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES:
Mean change in BCVA from baseline to month 12 (primary end point), mean change in BCVA and central retinal thickness (CRT) from baseline to month 18, gain of ≥10 and ≥15 letters, treatment exposure, and incidence of adverse events over 18 months.
RESULTS:
Of 109 participants, 100 (91.7%) and 99 (90.8%) completed the 12 and 18 months of the study, respectively. The mean age was 63.7 years, the mean duration of DME was 40 months, and 77.1% of the participants had received prior laser treatment (study eye). At baseline, mean BCVA was 62.9 letters, 20% of patients had a baseline BCVA of >73 letters, and mean baseline CRT was 418.1 μm, with 32% of patients having a baseline CRT <300 μm. The mean change in BCVA from baseline to month 6 was +6.6 letters (95% confidence interval [CI], 4.9-8.3), and after institution of bimonthly treatment the mean change in BCVA at month 12 was +4.8 letters (95% CI, 2.9-6.7; P < 0.001) and +6.5 letters (95% CI, 4.2-8.8) at month 18. The proportion of participants gaining ≥10 and ≥15 letters was 24.8% and 13.8% at month 12 and 34.9% and 19.3% at month 18, respectively. Participants received a mean of 6.8 and 8.5 injections over 12 and 18 months, respectively. No new ocular or nonocular safety findings were observed during the study.
CONCLUSIONS:
The BCVA gain achieved in the initial 6-month treatment period was maintained with an additional 12 months of bimonthly ranibizumab PRN treatment.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1811–1819 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Ophthalmology- Journal of the American Academy of Ophthalmology |
Volume | 122 |
Issue number | 9 |
Early online date | 3 Jul 2015 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Sept 2015 |
Bibliographical note
Presented in part at: the Association for Vision and Research in Ophthalmology, May 5–9, 2013, Seattle, Washington; USA Eye Complications Study Group, May 23–25, 2013, Barcelona, Spain; and the World Ophthalmology Congress, April 2–6, 2014, Tokyo, Japan.Supplemental material is available at www.aaojournal.org