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2008 ; 145
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): 257-266
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Intravenous bevacizumab causes regression of choroidal neovascularization
secondary to diseases other than age-related macular degeneration
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Nguyen QD
; Shah SM
; Hafiz G
; Do DV
; Haller JA
; Pili R
; Zimmer-Galler IE
; Janjua K
; Symons RC
; Campochiaro PA
Am J Ophthalmol
2008[Feb]; 145
(2
): 257-266
PMID18054887
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PURPOSE: To investigate the safety, tolerability, and bioactivity of intravenous
infusions of bevacizumab in patients with choroidal neovascularization (CNV)
attributable to causes other than age-related macular degeneration. DESIGN:
Nonrandomized clinical trial. METHODS: Ten patients with CNV received infusions
of 5 mg/kg of bevacizumab. The primary efficacy outcome measure was change in
visual acuity (VA; Early Treatment Diabetic Retinopathy Study letters read at 4
meters) at 24 weeks and secondary measures were changes from baseline in excess
foveal thickness (center subfield thickness), area of fluorescein leakage, and
area of CNV. RESULTS: Infusions were well tolerated and there were no ocular or
systemic adverse events. At baseline, median VA was 25.5 letters read at 4 meters
(20/80) and median foveal thickness was 346 mum. At the primary endpoint (24
weeks), median VA was 48.5 letters (20/32), representing four lines of
improvement from baseline (P = .005), median foveal thickness was 248 mum
representing a 72% reduction in excess foveal thickness (P = .007). Four of nine
patients had complete elimination of fluorescein leakage, three had near complete
elimination (reductions of 91%, 88%, and 87%), two had modest reductions, and one
had no reduction. All patients except one showed a reduction in area of CNV with
a median reduction of 43%. CONCLUSIONS: Despite the small number of patients
studied, the marked improvement in VA accompanied by prominent reductions in
foveal thickness, fluorescein leakage, and area of CNV suggest a beneficial
effect. It may be worthwhile to consider further evaluation of systemic
bevacizumab in young patients with CNV.