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Evaluation of care with intravitreal aflibercept treatment for UK patients with diabetic macular oedema: DRAKO study 24-month real-world outcomes.
Document Type
Academic Journal
Author
Sivaprasad S; National Institute for Health Research, Moorfields Biomedical Research Centre, London, UK. s.sivaprasad@ucl.ac.uk.; Ghanchi F; Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Bradford, UK.; Kelly SP; Bolton Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Bolton, UK.; Kotagiri A; South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust, Sunderland, UK.; Talks J; Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK.; Scanlon P; Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cheltenham, UK.; McGoey H; Bayer Plc, Reading, UK.; Nolan A; Ipsen UK Ltd, Slough, UK.; Saddiq M; O4 Research Limited, Belfast, UK.; Napier J; Bayer Plc, Reading, UK.
Source
Publisher: Nature Publishing Group Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 8703986 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1476-5454 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 0950222X NLM ISO Abbreviation: Eye (Lond) Subsets: MEDLINE
Subject
Language
English
Abstract
Background/ Objectives: DRAKO (NCT02850263) was a 24-month, prospective, observational, multi-centre cohort study that enrolled patients diagnosed with diabetic macular oedema (DMO) including central involvement. The study aimed to evaluate standard of care intravitreal aflibercept (IVT-AFL) treatment in the UK. This analysis describes the 12-month outcomes for patients with prior anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) treatment for DMO other than IVT-AFL (C2), and 2-year outcomes for both anti-VEGF treatment-naïve patients (C1) and C2 patients.
Methods: Study eyes were treated with IVT-AFL as per local standard of care. Mean changes in best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) in ETDRS letters and central subfield thickness (CST) were stratified by baseline factors. Changes in diabetic retinopathy assessments, glycated haemoglobin A 1c levels and vision-related quality of life (QoL) were evaluated alongside numbers of injections administered and safety outcomes.
Results: For C1, mean (SD) changes from baseline in BCVA of +0.7 (12.7) letters and CST of -123.3 (104.3) µm were observed at Month 24. For C2, mean (SD) changes from baseline for BCVA of + 0.2 (10.2) letters and -0.3 (13.0) letters, and CST of -79.1 (137.6) µm and -91.6 (132.9) µm, were observed at 12 and 24 months, respectively. In Year 2, C1 and C2 patients received a mean of 3.7 and 4.3 injections, respectively.
Conclusions: Year 2 results indicate that IVT-AFL is an effective treatment for DMO in real-world UK clinical practice, despite relatively low injection numbers. The high baseline visual acuity and QoL scores were maintained and there was further improvement in anatomical outcomes.
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