AIM: To investigate the association between VEGF gene SNPs and early response to intravitreal ranibizumab for exudative age-related macular degeneration. MATERIALS & METHODS: Sixty-four patients (64 eyes) were prospectively enrolled and treated for neovascular age-related macular degeneration with ranibizumab monotherapy. Visual acuity was measured using the ETDRS chart. A loading phase of 3 monthly intravitreal injections of ranibizumab 0.5 mg/0.05 ml was performed. The analyzed VEGF-A gene SNPs were rs699947 (-2578A/C) and rs1570360 (-1154G/A); the allelic discrimination was performed in real-time PCR platform. The difference of best corrected visual acuity (ETDRS letters) read before and after treatment was considered as functional outcome. RESULTS: Ranibizumab was significantly more effective as measured by best corrected visual acuity in patients harboring the VEGF-A -2578C allele (from +6.26 to +7.44 ETDRS letters), whereas patients carrying the VEGF-A -2578AA genotype revealed an absence of early functional response to ranibizumab (-1.78 ETDRS letters; p = 0.0192). CONCLUSION: This study suggests that the VEGF-A -2578A/C SNP may represent an important molecular determinant of the early functional outcome of ranibizumab.

VEGF-A polymorphisms predict short-term functional response to intravitreal ranibizumab in exudative age-related macular degeneration

Figus M;ORLANDI, PAOLA;FIORAVANTI, ANNA;DI DESIDERO, TERESA;POSARELLI, CHIARA;NARDI, MARCO;DANESI, ROMANO;BOCCI, GUIDO
2013-01-01

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AIM: To investigate the association between VEGF gene SNPs and early response to intravitreal ranibizumab for exudative age-related macular degeneration. MATERIALS & METHODS: Sixty-four patients (64 eyes) were prospectively enrolled and treated for neovascular age-related macular degeneration with ranibizumab monotherapy. Visual acuity was measured using the ETDRS chart. A loading phase of 3 monthly intravitreal injections of ranibizumab 0.5 mg/0.05 ml was performed. The analyzed VEGF-A gene SNPs were rs699947 (-2578A/C) and rs1570360 (-1154G/A); the allelic discrimination was performed in real-time PCR platform. The difference of best corrected visual acuity (ETDRS letters) read before and after treatment was considered as functional outcome. RESULTS: Ranibizumab was significantly more effective as measured by best corrected visual acuity in patients harboring the VEGF-A -2578C allele (from +6.26 to +7.44 ETDRS letters), whereas patients carrying the VEGF-A -2578AA genotype revealed an absence of early functional response to ranibizumab (-1.78 ETDRS letters; p = 0.0192). CONCLUSION: This study suggests that the VEGF-A -2578A/C SNP may represent an important molecular determinant of the early functional outcome of ranibizumab.
2013
Lazzeri, S; Figus, M; Orlandi, Paola; Fioravanti, Anna; DI DESIDERO, Teresa; Agosta, E; Sartini, Ms; Posarelli, Chiara; Nardi, Marco; Danesi, Romano; ...espandi
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