Resistance to anti-VEGF therapy in neovascular age-related macular degeneration: A comprehensive review

Drug Design, Development and Therapy

Volumn 10, Issue , 2016, Pages 1857-1867

  Yang, Shiqi ^a   Zhao, Jingke ^a   Sun, Xiaodong ^a,b,c  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

^b SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c Shanghai Key Laboratory of Fundus Diseases   (China)

Author keywords

Age related macular degeneration; Choroidal neovascularization; Resistance; Vascular endothelial growth factor

Indexed keywords

AFLIBERCEPT; ANGIOGENIC FACTOR; BEVACIZUMAB; CONBERCEPT; PEGAPTANIB; RANIBIZUMAB; VASCULOTROPIN ANTIBODY; ANGIOGENESIS INHIBITOR; VASCULOTROPIN A;

AGE RELATED MACULAR DEGENERATION; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; COMPLEMENT SYSTEM; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG RESPONSE; DRUG TOLERANCE; GENETIC RISK; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; PHASE 1 CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); PHASE 2 CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); PHASE 3 CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); RECURRENT DISEASE; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TACHYPLAXIS; WET MACULAR DEGENERATION; ANTAGONISTS AND INHIBITORS; CHEMISTRY; CHOROIDAL NEOVASCULARIZATION; INTRAVITREAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MACULAR DEGENERATION; RETINAL DISEASES; VISUAL ACUITY;

ANGIOGENESIS INHIBITORS; CHOROIDAL NEOVASCULARIZATION; HUMANS; INTRAVITREAL INJECTIONS; MACULAR DEGENERATION; RETINAL DISEASES; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR A; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 84973458175     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11778881     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/DDDT.S97653     Document Type: Review

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