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Vounotrypidis E, Hillenmayer A, Wertheimer CM, Athanasiou A, Siedlecki J, Orth M, Ohlmann A, Priglinger SG, Wolf A. In vitro evaluation of simulated stereotactic radiotherapy for wet age-related macular degeneration on three different cell lines. Sci Rep 2021; 11:8068. [PMID: 33850228 PMCID: PMC8044105 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-87466-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2020] [Accepted: 03/24/2021] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Low energy stereotactic radiotherapy has been proposed for the treatment of neovascular age related macular degeneration. We investigated the in vitro effect of the radiotherapy on pericytes, retinal pigment epithelium and endothelial cells. Primary human retinal pigment epithelium cells, human umbilical vein endothelial cells and human pericytes from Placenta were cultivated. In a pairwise protocol, one plate was irradiated at a dose of 16 Gy, while the second plate served as a non-irradiated control. Thereafter, cells were cultivated either in serum-free (non-permissive) or serum-stimulated (permissive) conditions. A life/dead assay, an XTT and a BrdU assay were performed up to 7 days after irradiation. No cell death occurred at any timepoint in any cell line after treatment nor in the control. Compared to the unirradiated controls, cell viability and metabolic activity were significantly reduced in irradiated cells in the XTT assay, except for non-permissive RPE cells. In the BrdU assay, proliferation was inhibited. While no cell death was detected in vitro, viability and proliferative capacity of all cell lines were significantly reduced. Therefore, it seems that low energy stereotactic radiotherapy inhibits angiogenesis without a direct induction of apoptosis but influencing microvascular function and stability.
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- Efstathios Vounotrypidis
- Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospital Ulm, Prittwitzstrasse 43, 89075, Ulm, Germany.
- Department of Ophthalmology, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Munich, Germany.
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospital Ulm, Prittwitzstrasse 43, 89075, Ulm, Germany
- Department of Ophthalmology, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospital Ulm, Prittwitzstrasse 43, 89075, Ulm, Germany
- Department of Ophthalmology, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospital Ulm, Prittwitzstrasse 43, 89075, Ulm, Germany
- Department of Ophthalmology, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Munich, Germany
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Osmanovic S, Moisseiev E, Mishra KK, Daftari I, Moshiri A, Morse L, Park SS. Phase I/II Randomized Study of Proton Beam with Anti-Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor for Exudative Age-Related Macular Degeneration: One-Year Results. Ophthalmol Retina 2016; 1:217-226. [PMID: 31047424 DOI: 10.1016/j.oret.2016.11.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2016] [Revised: 11/10/2016] [Accepted: 11/11/2016] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To assess the safety and efficacy of proton beam therapy (PBT) as an adjunct to intravitreal anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) for the treatment of exudative age-related macular degeneration. DESIGN Phase I/II, interventional, prospective, randomized, sham-controlled double-blinded study. PARTICIPANTS Eyes with newly diagnosed exudative age-related macular degeneration with vision between 20/40 and 20/400 were included. Exclusion criteria included diabetes or other ocular comorbidities affecting vision. METHODS Eyes were randomized to receive either 16 GyE, 24 GyE, or sham PBT. All eyes had 3 monthly intravitreal anti-VEGF treatments, followed by monthly visits with treatments as needed. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Mean change in best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA), mean number of anti-VEGF injections, proportion of eyes with >15 letters BCVA decrease, proportion of eyes developing radiation retinopathy or papillopathy, proportion of eyes with cataract progression, and mean changes central retinal thickness on OCT and lesion size on angiography at 1 year. RESULTS Of 30 enrolled eyes, 22 completed follow-up monthly for 12 months for analysis. The BCVA improved by a mean of 8 letters (0.48±0.36 logarithm of the minimum angle of resolution) overall from baseline. Overall, central retinal thickness decreased from 340±155 to 246±48 (P = 0.008) at 12 months. The mean change in BCVA and central retinal thickness was not different among the 3 study groups. The mean number of anti-VEGF injections at 12 months was 6.13 for sham irradiation arm, 5.52 in the 16 GyE arm, and 3.83 for the 24 GyE arm (P = 0.004 between sham and 24 GyE). No eye had severe visual loss, radiation retinopathy, or papillopathy. CONCLUSIONS No safety issue was noted associated with combining 16 GyE or 24 GyE PBT with intravitreal anti-VEGF therapy in eyes with exudative age-related macular degeneration. Overall improvements in BCVA and imaging parameters were not affected by the addition of PBT, but the number of anti-VEGF treatments needed was significantly lower with the addition of 24 GyE PBT.
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- Senad Osmanovic
- Department of Ophthalmology & Vision Science, University of California Davis Eye Center, Sacramento, California
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- Department of Ophthalmology & Vision Science, University of California Davis Eye Center, Sacramento, California
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California
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- Department of Ophthalmology & Vision Science, University of California Davis Eye Center, Sacramento, California
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- Department of Ophthalmology & Vision Science, University of California Davis Eye Center, Sacramento, California
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- Department of Ophthalmology & Vision Science, University of California Davis Eye Center, Sacramento, California.
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Rice SR, Katz MSJ, Mehta MP. Context for Protons as Adjunctive Therapy in Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration: A Review. Int J Part Ther 2016; 2:555-569. [PMID: 31772967 PMCID: PMC6871634 DOI: 10.14338/ijpt-15-00019.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2015] [Accepted: 12/04/2015] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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In the last few years we have witnessed increasing availability of proton therapy in the United States and worldwide. As a result, proton therapy is considered as either a primary or adjunctive approach for numerous indications where conventional radiation therapy shows promise but is accompanied by toxicities. Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) remains the leading cause of adult blindness in industrialized nations, and third worldwide, following cataract and glaucoma. Current standard therapy is intravitreal injection of anti-vascular endothelial growth factor agents. While this treatment shows improvement and stabilization in visual acuity for 40% of patients, 60% still experience disease progression. These injections are costly, necessitate repeated office visits, and carry the risk of endophthalmitis. The pathophysiology underlying neovascular AMD (nAMD) underscores the need to simultaneously target multiple pathways to retain useful vision. Radiation can be antiangiogenic, anti-inflammatory, and antiproliferative. Early photon therapy clinical trials were heterogeneous, and a Cochrane review of data demonstrated usefulness in treatment of nAMD but recommended further studies. Advantages of proton therapy over photon therapy include the ability to deliver a focal dose to the target while minimizing dose to normal structures, which is enhanced by unique treatment planning software that uses fluorescein angiography to verify target location and allows conformation of dose to the irregular shape and thickness characteristic of choroidal neovascular membranes, the pathognomonic finding in nAMD. Preliminary data suggest a potential role for proton therapy in the treatment of nAMD. In this article we review previous treatments for AMD, including those with both photon and proton radiation, and recommend future directions for clinical investigations to evaluate the role of proton therapy as an adjunct to antiangiogenic therapy, the current standard of care in this challenging setting.
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- Stephanie R. Rice
- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, MD, USA
- Department of Ophthalmology, National Retina Institute, Towson, MD, USA
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Neffendorf JE, Jackson TL. Stereotactic radiotherapy for wet age-related macular degeneration: current perspectives. Clin Ophthalmol 2015; 9:1829-34. [PMID: 26491243 PMCID: PMC4599143 DOI: 10.2147/opth.s75638] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Neovascular age-related macular degeneration is a leading cause of blindness in the developed world. Currently, the treatment of choice is intravitreal injections of anti-VEGF medications. These require frequent dosing, up to monthly, and impose a substantial burden on patients and the health economy. Ionizing radiation was proposed as a possible treatment for age-related macular degeneration due to its anti-inflammatory and anti-fibrotic properties. Stereotactic radiotherapy is an outpatient-based radiotherapy platform that provides stereotactic application of low energy X-ray to the retina in three highly collimated beams that cross the inferior sclera to overlap at the macula. A randomized, double-masked, sham-controlled trial of 230 patients (INTREPID) showed that a single dose of stereotactic radiotherapy significantly reduces the number of intravitreal anti-VEGF injections needed over 2 years. A larger randomized controlled trial (STAR) is underway.
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- James E Neffendorf
- Department of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine, King's College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine, King's College London, London, United Kingdom
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Brachytherapy in Neovascular AMD. CURRENT OPHTHALMOLOGY REPORTS 2015. [DOI: 10.1007/s40135-014-0061-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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PURPOSE To determine the prevalence of retinal vascular abnormalities (RVA) in neovascular age-related macular degeneration (AMD). METHODS A post hoc subanalysis of images acquired during a Phase III randomized controlled trial was undertaken, selecting images from participants with untreated, neovascular AMD in at least one eye. Protocol mandated fundus photographs and fluorescein angiograms were acquired at baseline and Year 2, from 107 sham-treated study eyes with neovascular AMD and 107 untreated fellow eyes. Images were reanalyzed by an independent reading center for the presence of RVA, defined as at least one of the following: microaneurysms, vessel staining or leakage, dilated or tortuous vessels, intraretinal hemorrhage, vessel sheathing or narrowing, capillary nonperfusion, or capillary infarcts. RESULTS The baseline prevalence of RVA in the sham-treated study eyes was 14.4% (15 of 104 gradable images) versus 8.3% (5 of 60) in the fellow eyes with dry AMD. The baseline prevalence of individual RVAs in study eyes was: microaneurysms (6.7%), vessel staining or leakage (6.7%), dilated or tortuous vessels (4.8%), intraretinal hemorrhage (4.8%), vessel sheathing or narrowing (2.9%), capillary nonperfusion (0%), and capillary infarcts (0%). Results were similar at 24 months. CONCLUSION Compared with several studies that relied solely on fundus photographs, this study included fluorescein angiography and found a higher prevalence of RVAs occurring in eyes with neovascular AMD.
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Cantley JL, Hanlon J, Chell E, Lee C, Smith WC, Bolch WE. Influence of eye size and beam entry angle on dose to non-targeted tissues of the eye during stereotactic x-ray radiosurgery of AMD. Phys Med Biol 2013; 58:6887-96. [PMID: 24025704 PMCID: PMC3927464 DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/58/19/6887] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Age-related macular degeneration is a leading cause of vision loss for the elderly population of industrialized nations. The IRay® Radiotherapy System, developed by Oraya® Therapeutics, Inc., is a stereotactic low-voltage irradiation system designed to treat the wet form of the disease. The IRay System uses three robotically positioned 100 kVp collimated photon beams to deliver an absorbed dose of up to 24 Gy to the macula. The present study uses the Monte Carlo radiation transport code MCNPX to assess absorbed dose to six non-targeted tissues within the eye-total lens, radiosensitive tissues of the lens, optic nerve, distal tip of the central retinal artery, non-targeted portion of the retina, and the ciliary body--all as a function of eye size and beam entry angle. The ocular axial length was ranged from 20 to 28 mm in 2 mm increments, with the polar entry angle of the delivery system varied from 18° to 34° in 2° increments. The resulting data showed insignificant variations in dose for all eye sizes. Slight variations in the dose to the optic nerve and the distal tip of the central retinal artery were noted as the polar beam angle changed. An increase in non-targeted retinal dose was noted as the entry angle increased, while the dose to the lens, sensitive volume of the lens, and ciliary body decreased as the treatment polar angle increased. Polar angles of 26° or greater resulted in no portion of the sensitive volume of the lens receiving an absorbed dose of 0.5 Gy or greater. All doses to non-targeted structures reported in this study were less than accepted thresholds for post-procedure complications.
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- Justin L. Cantley
- J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611 USA
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- Oraya Therapeutics, Inc., Newark, CA 94560 USA
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- Radiation Epidemiology Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology & Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD 20892 USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610 USA
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- J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611 USA
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Morales-Canton V, Quiroz-Mercado H, Velez-Montoya R, Zavala-Ayala A, Moshfeghi AA, Shusterman EM, Kaiser PK, Sanislo SR, Gertner M, Moshfeghi DM. 16 and 24 Gy low-voltage X-ray irradiation with ranibizumab therapy for neovascular age-related macular degeneration: 12-month outcomes. Am J Ophthalmol 2013; 155:1000-1008.e2. [PMID: 23497847 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2013.01.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2011] [Revised: 01/06/2013] [Accepted: 01/08/2013] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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PURPOSE To describe the 12-month safety and efficacy outcomes of 16 or 24 Gy radiation using low-voltage x-ray irradiation in conjunction with intravitreal ranibizumab for neovascular age-related macular degeneration (AMD). DESIGN Prospective, phase I, open-label, nonrandomized uncontrolled safety study. METHODS setting: Institutional. study population: Neovascular AMD patients. intervention: One x-ray irradiation treatment at 16 or 24 Gy was administered externally through 3 locations in the inferior pars plana. After 2 initial monthly loading doses of ranibizumab, subsequent ranibizumab was administered according to predetermined criteria. main outcome measures: Visual acuity, number of ranibizumab injections, safety and efficacy metrics at 12 months. RESULTS Forty-seven eyes of 47 patients were enrolled and completed 12 months of follow-up: 16 Gy (n = 28) and 24 Gy (n = 19). There was no evidence of radiation retinopathy, optic neuropathy, or cataract. The mean visual acuity improved in both groups: +8.4 ± 11.9 letters and +7.8 ± 12 letters for 16 and 24 Gy, respectively. In both groups, 100% of subjects lost <15 letters, with 76% and 79% gaining ≥0 letters in the 16 Gy and 24 Gy groups, respectively. Patients received a mean of 1.0 additional injection over 12 months. The mean change in optical coherence tomography central subfield thickness from baseline to month 12 was -107 and -87 μm for the 16 Gy and 24 Gy groups, respectively. CONCLUSION One treatment of 16 or 24 Gy low-voltage x-ray therapy with as-needed ranibizumab appears safe in subjects with neovascular AMD at 12 months. An overall improvement in visual acuity was observed. No radiation-related adverse effects were reported.
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Combination therapy for the treatment of neovascular age-related macular degeneration. Curr Opin Ophthalmol 2013; 24:233-8. [DOI: 10.1097/icu.0b013e32835f8eaa] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Miller JW. Age-related macular degeneration revisited--piecing the puzzle: the LXIX Edward Jackson memorial lecture. Am J Ophthalmol 2013; 155:1-35.e13. [PMID: 23245386 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2012.10.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 180] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2012] [Revised: 10/19/2012] [Accepted: 10/23/2012] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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PURPOSE To present the current understanding of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) pathogenesis, based on clinical evidence, epidemiologic data, histopathologic examination, and genetic data; to provide an update on current and emerging therapies; and to propose an integrated model of the pathogenesis of AMD. DESIGN Review of published clinical and experimental studies. METHODS Analysis and synthesis of clinical and experimental data. RESULTS We are closer to a complete understanding of the pathogenesis of AMD, having progressed from clinical observations to epidemiologic observations and clinical pathologic correlation. More recently, modern genetic and genomic studies have facilitated the exploration of molecular pathways. It seems that AMD is a complex disease that results from the interaction of genetic susceptibility with aging and environmental factors. Disease progression also seems to be driven by a combination of genetic and environmental factors. CONCLUSIONS Therapies based on pathophysiologic features have changed the paradigm for treating neovascular AMD. With improved understanding of the underlying genetic susceptibility, we can identify targets to halt early disease and to prevent progression and vision loss.
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Dugel PU, Bebchuk JD, Nau J, Reichel E, Singer M, Barak A, Binder S, Jackson TL. Epimacular brachytherapy for neovascular age-related macular degeneration: a randomized, controlled trial (CABERNET). Ophthalmology 2012; 120:317-27. [PMID: 23174399 DOI: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2012.07.068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2012] [Revised: 07/22/2012] [Accepted: 07/23/2012] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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PURPOSE To evaluate the safety and efficacy of epimacular brachytherapy (EMBT) for the treatment of neovascular age-related macular degeneration (AMD). DESIGN Multicenter, randomized, active-controlled, phase III clinical trial. PARTICIPANTS Four hundred ninety-four participants with treatment-naïve neovascular AMD. METHODS Participants with classic, minimally classic, and occult lesions were randomized in a 2:1 ratio to EMBT or a ranibizumab monotherapy control arm. The EMBT arm received 2 mandated, monthly loading injections of 0.5 mg ranibizumab. The control arm received 3 mandated, monthly loading injections of ranibizumab then quarterly injections. Both arms also received monthly as needed (pro re nata) retreatment. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES The proportion of participants losing fewer than 15 Early Treatment Diabetic Retinopathy Study (ETDRS) letters from baseline visual acuity (VA) and the proportion gaining more than 15 ETDRS letters from baseline VA. RESULTS At 24 months, 77% of the EMBT group and 90% of the control group lost fewer than 15 letters. This difference did not meet the prespecified 10% noninferiority margin. This end point was noninferior using a 20% margin and a 95% confidence interval for the group as a whole and for classic and minimally classic lesions, but not for occult lesions. The EMBT did not meet the superiority end point for the proportion of participants gaining more than 15 letters (16% for the EMBT group vs. 26% for the control group): this difference was statistically significant (favoring controls) for occult lesions, but not for predominantly classic and minimally classic lesions. Mean VA change was -2.5 letters in the EMBT arm and +4.4 letters in the control arm. Participants in the EMBT arm received a mean of 6.2 ranibizumab injections versus 10.4 in the control arm. At least 1 serious adverse event occurred in 54% of the EMBT arm, most commonly postvitrectomy cataract, versus 18% in the control arm. Mild, nonproliferative radiation retinopathy occurred in 3% of the EMBT participants, but no case was vision threatening. CONCLUSIONS The 2-year efficacy data do not support the routine use of EMBT for treatment-naïve wet AMD, despite an acceptable safety profile. Further safety review is required.
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Kishan AU, Modjtahedi BS, Morse LS, Lee P. Radiation therapy for neovascular age-related macular degeneration. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2012; 85:583-97. [PMID: 22975610 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2012.07.2352] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2012] [Accepted: 07/15/2012] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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In the enormity of the public health burden imposed by age-related macular degeneration (ARMD), much effort has been directed toward identifying effective and efficient treatments. Currently, anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) injections have demonstrated considerably efficacy in treating neovascular ARMD, but patients require frequent treatment to fully benefit. Here, we review the rationale and evidence for radiation therapy of ARMD. The results of early photon external beam radiation therapy are included to provide a framework for the sequential discussion of evidence for the usage of stereotactic radiation therapy, proton therapy, and brachytherapy. The evidence suggests that these 3 modern modalities can provide a dose-dependent benefit in the treatment of ARMD. Most importantly, preliminary data suggest that all 3 can be used in conjunction with anti-VEGF therapeutics, thereby reducing the frequency of anti-VEGF injections required to maintain visual acuity.
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Canton VM, Quiroz-Mercado H, Velez-Montoya R, Lopez-Miranda MJ, Moshfeghi AA, Shusterman EM, Kaiser PK, Sanislo SR, Gertner M, Moshfeghi DM. 24-Gy Low-Voltage X-Ray Irradiation With Ranibizumab Therapy for Neovascular AMD: 6-Month Safety and Functional Outcomes. Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging Retina 2012; 43:20-4. [DOI: 10.3928/15428877-20111129-01] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2011] [Accepted: 10/28/2011] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Ten-year follow-up of eyes treated with stereotactic fractionated external beam radiation for neovascular age-related macular degeneration. Retina 2011; 31:1303-15. [PMID: 21499195 DOI: 10.1097/iae.0b013e318203ee46] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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PURPOSE To determine the long-term effects of stereotactic fractionated external beam radiation on eyes treated for neovascular age-related macular degeneration. METHODS A retrospective review of all eyes treated with stereotactic fractionated external beam radiation (20-40 Gy, 2-Gy fractions) between 1997 and 2000 was performed to identify eyes with ≥ 2-year follow-up for analysis. A subset was imaged prospectively using a high-resolution Fourier-domain optical coherence tomography. RESULTS Among 94 eyes treated, 33 eyes (32 subjects) had ≥ 2-year follow-up information (mean follow-up, 6.2 years; range, 2-10 years). Final visual acuity ranged from 20/50 to no light perception. Final macular findings included central geographic atrophy (49%), disciform scar (30%), and active choroidal neovascular membrane (9%). Fourier-domain optical coherence tomography images of three eyes with geographic atrophy revealed photoreceptor layer loss within areas of geographic atrophy with intact retinal morphology in areas of radiation exposure outside geographic atrophy. Radiation retinopathy was suspected in 18% and confirmed by fluorescein angiography in 15%, ranging from mild to neovascular glaucoma/phthisis bulbi (2 eyes). Mean time from stereotactic fractionated external beam radiation to development of radiation retinopathy was 5.4 years (range, 1-10 years). CONCLUSION A moderate rate of delayed radiation retinopathy was noted in eyes with neovascular age-related macular degeneration treated with stereotactic fractionated external beam radiation. Geographic atrophy was a common finding.
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Moshfeghi AA, Canton VM, Quiroz-Mercado H, Velez-Montoya R, Lopez-Miranda MJ, Shusterman EM, Kaiser PK, Sanislo SR, Gertner M, Moshfeghi DM. 16-Gy Low-Voltage X-ray Irradiation Followed by As-Needed Ranibizumab Therapy for AMD: 6-Month Outcomes of a “Radiation-First” Strategy. Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging Retina 2011; 42:460-7. [DOI: 10.3928/15428877-20110804-03] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2011] [Accepted: 06/20/2011] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Canton VM, Quiroz-Mercado H, Velez-Montoya R, Lopez-Miranda MJ, Moshfeghi AA, Shusterman EM, Kaiser PK, Sanislo SR, Gertner M, Moshfeghi DM. 16-Gy low-voltage x-ray irradiation with ranibizumab therapy for AMD: 6-month safety and functional outcomes. Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging Retina 2011; 42:468-73. [PMID: 21830747 DOI: 10.3928/15428877-20110804-01] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2011] [Accepted: 06/24/2011] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE To describe the 6-month safety and preliminary efficacy outcomes of the use of 16-Gy radiation with intravitreal ranibizumab for patients with neovascular age-related macular degeneration (AMD). PATIENTS AND METHODS A single treatment of a non-invasive, externally delivered low-voltage 16-Gy x-ray irradiation was administered in one session through three locations in the inferior pars plana. Optical coherence tomography (OCT) and Early Treatment Diabetic Retinopathy Study (ETDRS) visual acuity (VA) examinations were performed at 1 week, 1 month, and monthly thereafter, with quarterly fluorescein angiography (FA). After the two initial ranibizumab injections, subsequent injections were administered according to the following criteria: VA decline of 10 ETDRS letters compared with baseline, increase of 100-μm central foveal thickness on OCT compared with baseline, the development of new submacular hemorrhage, and the development of a new area of classic choroidal neovascularization on FA. RESULTS Twenty-six patients completed a 6-month follow-up. There was no evidence of radiation retinopathy, optic neuropathy, or cataract. The mean baseline ETDRS score was 46.6 letters (range: 5 to 80; standard deviation [SD]: 21.5). At 6 months, the corresponding ETDRS score was 55.6 letters (range: 25 to 80; SD: 18.9) and the mean change in VA was 9.5 ETDRS letters (SD: 10.3). On responder analysis, 96% lost 15 or fewer ETDRS letters, 81% gained 0 or more ETDRS letters, and 50% gained 15 or more ETDRS letters. Patients received a total of 13 ranibizumab injections following two initial injections. At 6 months, patients received an average of 0.5 additional injections following the initial two mandated injections. CONCLUSION A single treatment of externally applied, non-invasive 16-Gy low-voltage x-ray therapy in conjunction with ranibizumab demonstrated an overall improvement of VA in patients with neovascular AMD at 6 months with no radiation-related adverse effects.
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Antivascular endothelial growth factor (anti-VEGF) therapies represent the standard of care for most patients presenting with neovascular (wet) age-related macular degeneration (neovascular AMD). Anti-VEGF drugs require repeated injections and impose a considerable burden of care, and not all patients respond. Radiation targets the proliferating cells that cause neovascular AMD, including fibroblastic, inflammatory, and endothelial cells. Two new neovascular AMD radiation treatments are being investigated: epimacular brachytherapy and stereotactic radiosurgery. Epimacular brachytherapy uses beta radiation, delivered to the lesion via a pars plana vitrectomy. Stereotactic radiosurgery uses low voltage X-rays in overlapping beams, directed onto the lesion. Feasibility data for epimacular brachytherapy show a greatly reduced need for anti-VEGF therapy, with a mean vision gain of 8.9 ETDRS letters at 12 months. Pivotal trials are underway (MERLOT, CABERNET). Preliminary stereotactic radiosurgery data suggest a mean vision gain of 8 to 10 ETDRS letters at 12 months. A large randomized sham controlled stereotactic radiosurgery feasibility study is underway (CLH002), with pivotal trials to follow. While it is too early to conclude on the safety and efficacy of epimacular brachytherapy and stereotactic radiosurgery, preliminary results are positive, and these suggest that radiation offers a more durable therapeutic effect than intraocular injections.
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- Robert Petrarca
- Department of Ophthalmology, King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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Gertner M, Chell E, Pan KH, Hansen S, Kaiser PK, Moshfeghi DM. Stereotactic targeting and dose verification for age-related macular degeneration. Med Phys 2010; 37:600-6. [DOI: 10.1118/1.3291648] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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TWELVE-MONTH SAFETY AND VISUAL ACUITY RESULTS FROM A FEASIBILITY STUDY OF INTRAOCULAR, EPIRETINAL RADIATION THERAPY FOR THE TREATMENT OF SUBFOVEAL CNV SECONDARY TO AMD. Retina 2009; 29:157-69. [DOI: 10.1097/iae.0b013e3181985915] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Vezendi L. [Therapeutic modalities of age-related macular degeneration]. Orv Hetil 2008; 149:989-94. [PMID: 18487114 DOI: 10.1556/oh.2008.28345] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Age-related macular degeneration has become a leading cause of legal blindness in the industrial countries. Some hundred thousands of people are estimated to be suffering from the disease in Hungary as well. Earlier the different forms were considered as distinct diseases. Since the whole scale and pathomechanism of age-related macular degeneration has been clarified, and at the same time the therapeutic modalities have been developed in a lot of cases, there is good chance of maintaining or even improving visual acuity. The author describes the different forms of the disease, and then writes about the treatment modalities which proved to be effective, or which have been introduced recently in detail. He emphasises the harmful role of smoking among prevention methods. Conservative treatment beside antioxidants includes the so-called metabolic therapy nowadays. Different types of laser treatment are widely used, while irradiation to a smaller extent. The role of traditional surgical intervention is also limited, but the use of anti-vascular endothelial growth factors is very promising. Costs of different methods are also referred to.
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- László Vezendi
- Kanizsai Dorottya Kórház-Rendelôintézet, Szemészeti Osztály, Nagykanizsa.
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Goverdhan SV, Gibbs FA, Lotery AJ. Radiotherapy for age-related macular degeneration: no more pilot studies please. Eye (Lond) 2006; 19:1137-41. [PMID: 15543181 DOI: 10.1038/sj.eye.6701744] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Hayashi M, Chernov M, Usukura M, Abe K, Ono Y, Izawa M, Hori S, Hori T, Takakura K. Gamma knife surgery for choroidal neovascularization in age-related macular degeneration. J Neurosurg 2005; 102 Suppl:200-3. [PMID: 15662810 DOI: 10.3171/jns.2005.102.s_supplement.0200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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The authors conducted a study to determine a way of overcoming the poor-quality demonstration of choroidal neovascularization (CNV) associated with age-related macular degeneration (AMD) on conventional magnetic resonance (MR) imaging studies.The poor MR imaging demonstration of CNV in patients with AMD makes the use of gamma knife surgery more difficult. This difficulty, however, can be overcome by use of a modified time-of-flight MR imaging sequence with Gd enhancement and coronal reconstruction.
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- Motohiro Hayashi
- Departments of Neurosurgery, Neuroradiology, and Ophthalmology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan.
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Hayashi M, Chernov M, Usukura M, Abe K, Ono Y, Izawa M, Hori S, Hori T, Takakura K. Gamma knife surgery for choroidal neovascularization in age-related macular degeneration. J Neurosurg 2005. [DOI: 10.3171/sup.2005.102.s_supplement.0200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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The authors conducted a study to determine a way of overcoming the poor-quality demonstration of choroidal neovascularization (CNV) associated with age-related macular degeneration (AMD) on conventional magnetic resonance (MR) imaging studies.
The poor MR imaging demonstration of CNV in patients with AMD makes the use of gamma knife surgery more difficult. This difficulty, however, can be overcome by use of a modified time-of-flight MR imaging sequence with Gd enhancement and coronal reconstruction.
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Ergun E, Zawinka C, Stur M. Incidence of laser photocoagulation and photodynamic therapy with verteporfin at a tertiary retinal center. Retina 2004; 24:13-8. [PMID: 15076938 DOI: 10.1097/00006982-200402000-00002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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PURPOSE To examine the influence of photodynamic therapy (PDT) with verteporfin on the indication and frequency of conventional thermal krypton laser photocoagulation in choroidal neovascularization. METHODS A retrospective chart review was performed comparing laser indication and frequency 1 year before and 2 years after PDT started to be used routinely following the guidelines of the Treatment of Age-Related Macular Degeneration with Photodynamic Therapy Study Group and the Verteporfin in Photodynamic Therapy Study Group. RESULTS Similar frequencies of laser treatment were seen in the year before and during the first year after PDT was commenced (301 [7.1% of all patients] to 281 [6.9%]). In the year thereafter, however, there was a marked decrease in laser treatments (174 [3.9%]). Interestingly, there was a steady increase in the relative frequency of laser treatments of extrafoveal and parapapillary lesions in the years after PDT was commenced (29.2%, year 1; 30.6%, year 2; and 39.6%, year 3). CONCLUSION PDT has led to a decrease in conventional laser photocoagulation at one large tertiary retinal center in Austria. Moreover, it is our belief that patients are now referred at earlier stages of the disease, which has resulted in a shift in thermal laser indications.
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- Erdem Ergun
- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Vienna Medical School, Waehringer Guertel 18-20, A-1090 Vienna, Austria.
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Finger PT, Gelman YP, Berson AM, Szechter A. Palladium-103 plaque radiation therapy for macular degeneration: results of a 7 year study. Br J Ophthalmol 2004; 87:1497-503. [PMID: 14660461 PMCID: PMC1920583 DOI: 10.1136/bjo.87.12.1497] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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AIM To report 7 year results of ophthalmic plaque radiotherapy for exudative macular degeneration. METHODS In a phase I clinical trial, 30 patients (31 eyes) were treated with ophthalmic plaque irradiation for subfoveal exudative macular degeneration. Radiation was delivered to a mean 2 mm from the inner sclera (range 1.2-2.4) prescription point calculated along the central axis of the plaque. The mean prescription dose was 17.62 Gy (range 12.5-24) delivered over 34 hours (range 18-65). Early Treatment Diabetic Retinopathy Study (ETDRS) type standardised visual acuity determinations, ophthalmic examinations, and angiography were performed before and after treatment. Clinical evaluations were performed in a non-randomised and unmasked fashion. RESULTS At 33.3 months (range 3-4), 17 of 31 (55%) eyes had lost 3 or more lines of vision on the ETDRS chart, five (16%) had improved 3 or more lines, and the remaining nine (29%) were within 2 lines of their pretreatment visual acuity measurement. Overall, 45% of patients were within or improved more than 2 lines of their initial visual acuity. Five eyes developed macular scars, eight developed subsequent neovascularisation or haemorrhage, and three progressed through therapy. Two patients were lost to follow up. The most common finding of patients followed for 6 or more months (n=18 of 29 (62%)) was regression or stabilisation of the exudative process. No radiation retinopathy, optic neuropathy, or cataracts could be attributed to irradiation. CONCLUSION Ophthalmic plaque radiation can be used to treat exudative macular degeneration. At the dose and dose rates employed, most patients experienced decreased exudation or stabilisation of their maculas. No sight limiting radiation complications were noted during 7 year follow up. Owing to the variable natural course of this disease, a prospective randomised clinical trial should be performed to evaluate the efficacy of plaque radiation therapy for exudative macular degeneration.
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- P T Finger
- New York Eye and Ear Infirmary, New York City, New York 10003, USA.
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- A C Bird
- Institute of Ophthalmology, Moorfields Eye Hospital, London, UK.
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Aisenbrey S, Lafaut BA, Reynders S, Szurman P, Grisanti S, Vanden Broecke C, Walter P, Bartz-Schmidt KU. Clinicopathological correlation of choroidal neovascularization after external beam radiotherapy in age-related macular degeneration. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 2003; 241:269-76. [PMID: 12719987 DOI: 10.1007/s00417-003-0634-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2002] [Revised: 12/10/2002] [Accepted: 01/08/2003] [Indexed: 10/22/2022] Open
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PURPOSE To analyze the histopathology of choroidal neovascularization after external beam radiotherapy in age-related macular degeneration. METHODS A retrospective non-case-matched comparative histopathologic study. The histoarchitecture of nine surgically removed subretinal specimens from nine patients that had undergone external beam radiotherapy for exudative age-related macular degeneration was studied. Seven patients had received 20 Gy in 10 fractions and two 15 Gy in 5 fractions with an average time interval between radiotherapy and surgical extraction of 14 months (range 3-28). A consecutive series of classic, mixed and occult choroidal neovascular membranes served as controls. RESULTS Clinical findings. Radiation-associated choroidal neovasculopathy was angiographically suspected in four patients: a coarse net of vessels on fluorescein angiography developing at the border of previously irradiated choroidal neovascularization was observed in three patients; blebs at the margin of a plaque on indocyanine green angiography were observed in two patients. Pathological findings. Diffuse drusen as well as intra-Bruch's fibrovascular tissue was found in all irradiated specimens. In four specimens an edematous vascularized layer was seen between diffuse drusen and normal-appearing intra-Bruch's fibrovascular tissue. This lesion was not found in the control specimens. A particular correlation for the bleb lesion was not recognized. CONCLUSION The appearance of an edematous subretinal pigment epithelial vascularized layer between diffuse drusen and normal-appearing fibrovascular tissue in four of nine irradiated membranes may be secondary to previous irradiation. It may correlate with the unusual exudative manifestations observed after external beam radiotherapy.
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- S Aisenbrey
- Department of Vitreo-Retinal Surgery, Center of Ophthalmology, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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Valmaggia C, Ries G, Ballinari P. Radiotherapy for subfoveal choroidal neovascularization in age-related macular degeneration: a randomized clinical trial. Am J Ophthalmol 2002; 133:521-9. [PMID: 11931786 DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9394(02)01336-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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PURPOSE To report results of 18-month follow up of external beam radiation therapy with photons for subfoveal classic or occult choroidal neovascularization (CNV) in age-related macular degeneration (ARMD). DESIGN Randomized clinical trial. METHODS A total of 161 patients with subfoveal CNV in ARMD were recruited in a prospective double-masked study. The posterior pole of the afflicted eye was given 1 Gy (4 x 0.25 Gy) in the control group and 8 Gy (4 x 2 Gy) or 16 Gy (4 x 4 Gy) in the treatment groups. At the time of treatment, and 6, 12, and 18 months post treatment, best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA), reading ability, and CNV size were measured. RESULTS At the completion of the study 150 (93.2%), 139 (86.3%), and 137 (85.1%) patients were followed for 6, 12, and 18 months, respectively. The mean number of lines lost in the BCVA was -1.69, -2.2, and -3.23 in the 1 Gy group; -0.94, -1.25, and -1.73 in the 8 Gy group; -0.51, -0.67, and -1.93 in the 16 Gy group. The difference was significant after 12 months (P =.016 for 8 Gy vs. 1 Gy; P =.006 for 16 Gy vs. 1 Gy), and 18 months (P =.011 for 8 Gy vs. 1 Gy; P =.05 for 16 Gy vs. 1 Gy). The patients with classic CNV, or with an initial distance visual acuity >or=20/100, benefited more from treatment. A significant difference was not found between control group and treatment groups in the reading ability and in the CNV size. No radiation-associated side effects were reported thus far. CONCLUSION The number of lines lost in the BCVA was less in the 8 Gy and 16 Gy treatment groups than in the control group during the complete follow up examination. Radiation therapy with 8 Gy and 16 Gy, without showing any difference in efficacy, resulted in a near stabilization of the BCVA in patients with subfoveal classic or occult CNV in ARMD. Further studies are necessary to determine the significance of repeated radiotherapy series with a dose of 8 Gy to improve the effect on the CNV size and thereby to prolong stabilization of distance visual acuity.
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Kondziolka D, Lunsford LD, Witt TC, Flickinger JC. The future of radiosurgery: radiobiology, technology, and applications. SURGICAL NEUROLOGY 2000; 54:406-14. [PMID: 11240166 DOI: 10.1016/s0090-3019(00)00348-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- D Kondziolka
- Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213-2592, USA
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