Pastore Marco R, Milan Serena, Gouigoux Stefano, Colombo Olimpia, Rinaldi Silvia, Cirigliano Gabriella, Tognetto Daniele
Eye Clinic, Department of Medical, Surgical Sciences and Health, University of Trieste, 34127 Trieste, Italy.
Diagnostics (Basel). 2024 Dec 19;14(24):2858. doi: 10.3390/diagnostics14242858.
: The objectives of this study were to evaluate the structural and functional outcomes after the loading phase with brolucizumab in switched patients with diabetic macular edema (DME) and to identify potential predictive biomarkers of treatment response. : A total of 28 eyes with DME, switched to brolucizumab, were retrospectively reviewed. Main outcomes during the follow-up period, up to 6 weeks after the fifth injection, included changes in best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA), central subfield thickness (CST), macular volume, subfoveal choroidal thickness, intraretinal and subretinal fluid (IRF and SRF), cyst dimension including maximal horizontal cyst diameter (MHCD), maximal vertical cyst diameter (MVCD), width-to-height ratio (WHR), foveal avascular zone (FAZ) dimension, and vessel density (VD). : At the last follow-up, BCVA was significantly improved ( = 0.003). Significant reduction of CST was demonstrated after each injection time point ( < 0.05), and a dry macula was detected in 64.3% of patients at the last follow-up. The WHR was 1.23 ± 0.46, and a negative correlation to final CST ( < 0.0001) was found. In FAZ and VD analysis, no significant variation was detected. At the last disease activity assessment, the treatment regimen was q12 in 64% of patients. : Brolucizumab leads to anatomical and functional improvements in switched eyes affected by DME. WHR may represent a predictive biomarker of treatment response.
本研究的目的是评估接受布罗珠单抗治疗的糖尿病性黄斑水肿(DME)转换患者在负荷期后的结构和功能结局,并确定治疗反应的潜在预测生物标志物。对28只转换为布罗珠单抗治疗的DME患眼进行了回顾性分析。随访期长达第五次注射后6周,主要结局指标包括最佳矫正视力(BCVA)、中心子野厚度(CST)、黄斑体积、黄斑中心凹下脉络膜厚度、视网膜内和视网膜下液(IRF和SRF)、囊肿大小,包括最大水平囊肿直径(MHCD)、最大垂直囊肿直径(MVCD)、宽高比(WHR)、黄斑无血管区(FAZ)大小和血管密度(VD)。在最后一次随访时,BCVA有显著改善(P = 0.003)。每次注射时间点后CST均显著降低(P < 0.05),在最后一次随访时,64.3%的患者黄斑区干燥。WHR为1.23±0.46,与最终CST呈负相关(P < 0.0001)。在FAZ和VD分析中,未检测到显著变化。在最后一次疾病活动评估时,64%的患者治疗方案为每12周一次。布罗珠单抗可使受DME影响的转换眼在解剖结构和功能上得到改善。WHR可能是治疗反应的预测生物标志物。