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Opinion|Videos|February 14, 2025

Strategies for Loading Dose Sse for Treatment-Naive and Switch Patients

Author(s)John Kitchens, MD, Richard Gale, PhD, MEd, BSc, MBChB, FRCP, FRCOphth, Michael W. Stewart, MD

Panelists discuss how loading doses remain crucial for treatment-naive patients to achieve rapid disease control, while patients switching therapies may require modified approaches based on their prior treatment response and disease activity.

Episodes in this series

EP. 1 Evolution of Anti-VEGF Agents and Unmet Needs in Retinal Diseases

EP. 1 Evolution of Anti-VEGF Agents and Unmet Needs in Retinal Diseases

EP. 2 Advantages of the molecular structure of aflibercept

EP. 2 Advantages of the molecular structure of aflibercept

EP. 3 Treat-and-Extend Strategy With Aflibercept

EP. 3 Treat-and-Extend Strategy With Aflibercept

EP. 4 Assessing New Therapies for Retinal Diseases

EP. 4 Assessing New Therapies for Retinal Diseases

EP. 5 Significance of the Higher Molar Dose of Aflibercept 8 mg

EP. 5 Significance of the Higher Molar Dose of Aflibercept 8 mg

EP. 6 Study Design for PULSAR and PHOTON Trials for Aflibercept 8 mg

EP. 6 Study Design for PULSAR and PHOTON Trials for Aflibercept 8 mg

EP. 7 Patient Selection for Aflibercept 8 mg

EP. 7 Patient Selection for Aflibercept 8 mg

EP. 8 Faricimab Molecular Design and Role of Ang-2

EP. 8 Faricimab Molecular Design and Role of Ang-2

EP. 9 Outcomes with Faricimab and Choosing Between the New Therapies

EP. 9 Outcomes with Faricimab and Choosing Between the New Therapies

EP. 10 Safety Profile of New Therapies

EP. 11 Perspectives on the Usefulness of Real-world Data

EP. 11 Perspectives on the Usefulness of Real-world Data

EP. 12 Strategies for Loading Dose Sse for Treatment-Naive and Switch Patients

EP. 12 Strategies for Loading Dose Sse for Treatment-Naive and Switch Patients

EP. 13 Impact of Durable Therapies on Patients and Clinics and Monitoring Strategies

EP. 13 Impact of Durable Therapies on Patients and Clinics and Monitoring Strategies

Video content above is prompted by the following:

How strictly do you adhere to the loading dose recommendations for new therapies in treatment-naive patients with neovascular age-related macular degeneration and diabetic macular edema?
How about for patients who are switching therapies?

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