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ReviewImmunotherapy2024

C5 inhibitor avacincaptad pegol treatment for geographic atrophy: A comprehensive review.

Carl J Danzig, Arshad M Khanani, Anat Loewenstein

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Review in Immunotherapy, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
15citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

15 citing papers in PubMed.

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  7. Cell therapy for age-related macular degeneration.Mammalian genome : official journal of the International Mammalian Genome Society · 2026
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  9. Designing nucleic acid-based therapeutics for cancer treatment: Updates on the state of the art.Molecular therapy : the journal of the American Society of Gene Therapy · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Carl J DanzigRand Eye Institute, Deerfield Beach, FL 33064, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-2362-5137
Arshad M KhananiSierra Eye Associates, Reno, NV 89502, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-8928-5599
Anat LoewensteinDivision of Ophthalmology, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, 6997801, Israel.ORCID 0000-0002-7706-1165

Funding

Astellas Pharma Global Development
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Geographic atrophy (GA) remains a leading cause of central vision loss with no known cure. Until recently, there were no approved treatments for GA, often resulting in poor quality of life for affected patients. GA is characterized by atrophic lesions on the retina that may eventually threaten the fovea. Emerging treatments have demonstrated the ability to reduce the rate of lesion growth, potentially preserving visual function. Avacincaptad pegol (ACP; Astellas Pharma Inc), a complement component 5 inhibitor, is an FDA-approved treatment for GA that has been evaluated in numerous clinical trials. Here we review the current clinical trial landscape of ACP, including critical

Indexed as

Geographic AtrophyAnimalsClinical Trials as TopicComplement C5Complement Inactivating AgentsHumansQuality of LifeComplement C5Complement Inactivating Agentsage-related macular degeneration (AMD)aptameravacincaptad pegol (ACP)C5 inhibitioncomplementgeographic atrophy (GA)retinal disease

Identifiers

PMID39073397
PMCPMC11457614

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