Wet AMD

According to Regeneron, the approval was based on data in the PULSAR and PHOTON trials, in which the drug demonstrated clinically equivalent vision gains to aflibercept Injection 2 mg that were maintained with fewer injections.

Adverum Biotechnologies, Inc. provided an update on the company’s ongoing Phase 2 LUNA trial evaluating ixoberogene soroparvovec (Ixo-vec) for the treatment of wet age-related macular degeneration (wet AMD).

According to Regeneron, visual gains and safety of aflibercept 8 mg remained consistent with the established profile of aflibercept 2 mg injection.

At the 2023 ASRS annual meeting, Dante Pieramici, MD, spoke with our team to share information on OPT-302, or sozinibercept, for the treatment of neovascular AMD and other retinal vascular diseases.

RGX-314, an investigational formulation being developed in collaboration with AbbVie, may be a potential one-time treatment for nAMD, diabetic retinopathy, and other chronic retinal conditions.

According to Clearside Biomedical, a pair of presentations at the ASRS annual meeting in Seattle highlight CLS-AX as a potential treatment option for wet AMD treatment with a new mechanism of action and the possibility for longer duration of effect than current therapies.

Going forward, sozinibercept will be the official moniker of OPT-302, which holds fast track designation from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

Clearside Biomedical developing a long-acting therapy for the treatment of retinal diseases, including wet AMD.

According to 4DMT, the Dose Expansion stage of the PRISM trial is a multicenter, randomized study designed to evaluate the safety and efficacy of 4D-150 at two different dose levels.

Nathan Steinle, MD; Adrienne Scott, MD; Carl Regillo, MD, FACS, FASRS; and Prethy Rao, MD, MPH, share final thoughts on the changing treatment landscape of neovascular AMD and DME.

Expert retina specialists discuss recent developments in the treatment landscape for geographic atrophy (GA) and the future management of patients with coexisting neovascular AMD and GA.

Drs Nathan Steinle, Adrienne Scott, Carl Regillo, and Prethy Rao share their perspectives on biosimilars in the treatment of neovascular AMD and DME, emphasizing how their cost will affect their uptake.

Adrienne Scott, MD, and Prethy Rao, MD, MPH, discuss implementation of step therapy in neovascular age-related macular degeneration and diabetic macular edema without compromising vision outcomes.

Drs Nathan Steinle, Adrienne Scott, Carl Regillo, and Prethy Rao highlight gene therapy as a future treatment of neovascular AMD and DME and how it will significantly reduce the burden on patients.

Expert retina specialists discuss the OPT-302 study and the challenges presented when using 2 agents in tandem to treat diabetic macular edema.

Retina specialists review new and emerging treatments in neovascular AMD and DME, highlighting high-dose aflibercept and KSI-301.

Drs Nathan Steinle, Adrienne Scott, Carl Regillo, and Prethy Rao comment on loading dose recommendations for faricimab or other anti-VEGF therapies in the treatment of DME.

Retina experts discuss the benefits of using intraocular steroids to treat patients with DME as well as their approach to switching to steroids after a poor response to anti-VEGF therapy.

Expert retina specialists provide an overview of the YOSEMITE and RHINE clinical studies of faricimab in the treatment of DME.

Carl Regillo, MD, FACS, FASRS, and Prethy Rao, MD, MPH, discuss the phase 3 trials of faricimab in the treatment of DME and highlighting the enhanced resolution of intraocular fluid.

Nathan Steinle, MD; Adrienne Scott, MD; Carl Regillo, MD, FACS, FASRS; and Prethy Rao, MD, MPH, review the challenges presented in the management of DME, including the disease burden on the patient.

Retina experts discuss biomarkers to track disease progression in neovascular AMD, as well as their thoughts on the utility of optical coherence tomography angiography (OCT-A).

Drs Nathan Steinle, Adrienne Scott, Carl Regillo, and Prethy Rao share their approaches to dosing recommendations for faricimab in the treatment of neovascular AMD.

Expert retina specialists review the safety profile of faricimab compared with other anti-VEGF therapies in AMD.

Data presented at the ASGCT 2023 Annual Meeting supports that Adverum’s Ixo-vec allows for lower dose administration with improved inflammation profile.