Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
Brolucizumab-associated intraocular inflammation in Indian patients by VRSI study group. |
| Authors: |
Agarwal, Manisha1 (AUTHOR) agarwalmannii@yahoo.co.in, Muralidhar, Alankrita2 (AUTHOR), Shanmugam, Mahesh P3 (AUTHOR), Kothari, Abhishek4 (AUTHOR), Dudani, Ajay5 (AUTHOR), Maiti, Aniruddha6 (AUTHOR), Arora, Anshu7 (AUTHOR), Jayadev, Chaitra8 (AUTHOR), Gupta, Charu9 (AUTHOR), Shroff, Darius9 (AUTHOR), Chakraborty, Debdulal10 (AUTHOR), Pillai, Gopal S11 (AUTHOR), Lahiri, Kairobi12 (AUTHOR), Verma, Lalit13 (AUTHOR), Gopalakrishnan, Mahesh14 (AUTHOR), Narayanan, Raja15 (AUTHOR), Mishra, Sanjay K16 (AUTHOR), Patil, Sanket3 (AUTHOR), Choudhary, Shailender17 (AUTHOR), Chakraborty, Somnath18 (AUTHOR) |
| Source: |
Indian Journal of Ophthalmology. Aug2024, Vol. 72 Issue 8, p1156-1161. 6p. |
| Subject Terms: |
*MACULAR degeneration, *POLYPOIDAL choroidal vasculopathy, *EYE inflammation, *EYE care, *MACULAR edema |
| Abstract: |
Context: Concerns about brolucizumab's (Pagenax®) association with intraocular inflammation (IOI) limit its use despite its cost-effectiveness and efficacy. This multicentric study analyzes IOI incidence across 21 tertiary eyecare centers in India since its introduction in October 2020. Purpose: To determine the real-world incidence rate of IOI in Indian patients secondary to intravitreal brolucizumab across 21 tertiary eye care centers in India. Settings and Design: Retrospective multicentric, survey-based study. Methods: Data including number of patients treated, clinical indications, side effects encountered, and IOI case details was collected via Google Forms in 21 Indian tertiary eye care centers since October 2020. Mean, median, frequency, and standard deviation were calculated for statistical analysis. Results: All centers used pro re nata protocol for brolucizumab injections with a minimum injection interval of 8 weeks. The incidence of IOI was 0.79% (21 events out of 2655 eyes). Treatment indications included idiopathic polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy, neovascular age-related macular degeneration, diabetic macular edema, and off-label uses. IOI was experienced after the first injection (57%) in majority of cases with a median onset of 14 days (range: 1–65 days). IOI was mild in 28.5%, moderate in 33%, and severe in 38% of cases. Eighteen out of 21 IOI eyes recovered preinjection best corrected visual acuity or better. Conclusions: Our study found a lower IOI incidence (0.79%) with brolucizumab (Pagenax) in Indian patients compared to previously reported literature. IOI events were mostly mild to moderate, and post-treatment, most patients improved or maintained BCVA. Larger prospective multicentric studies with PRN dosing protocol are needed to confirm these findings. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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