ReviewBMJ open ophthalmology2025
Switching to faricimab from the current anti-VEGF therapy: evidence-based expert recommendations.
Review in BMJ open ophthalmology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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12 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Budget Impact of Faricimab in Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration in the Netherlands: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Injection Count.Ophthalmology and therapy · 2026Pooled it
- Efficacy of faricimab secondary to anti-vascular endothelial growth factor agents in patients with neovascular age-related macular degeneration: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Eye (London, England) · 2025Pooled it
- AAV-based gene therapies for neovascular AMD.Gene therapy · 2026Review
- Pharmacological principles of intravitreal drug therapy and their implications for clinical practice: a primer for the ophthalmologist.Eye (London, England) · 2026Review
- Early Outcomes of Intravitreal Aflibercept 8 mg in Eyes Previously Treated with Aflibercept 2 mg for Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration with AI-Based Biomarker Quantification.Ophthalmology and therapy · 2026Article
- Real-World Outcomes of Switching to Faricimab in Treatment-Experienced and Resistant Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration: A Single-Centre Retrospective Study.Clinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2026Article
- Retinal Ischemia: Therapeutic Effects and Mechanisms of Paeoniflorin.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Article
- A Pilot Study on Structural Changes of Choroidal Vasculature Following Intravitreal Anti-VEGF Injection in Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration: Faricimab vs Ranibizumab.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Real-world faricimab switch in France: artificial intelligence-based detection of changes in exudative signs in difficult-to-treat neovascular age-related macular degeneration.BMJ open ophthalmology · 2025Article
- Faricimab for retinal vein occlusion: a review of current evidence and future perspectives.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2025Review
- Anti-vascular endothelial growth factor therapies in ophthalmology.Medical hypothesis, discovery & innovation ophthalmology journal · 2025Review
- Two-Year Real-World Outcomes of Faricimab for Diabetic Macular Edema in Japan.Clinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2025Article
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Abstract
Dual inhibition of the angiopoietin (Ang)/Tie and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) signalling pathways in patients with retinal diseases, such as neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD) and diabetic macular oedema (DME), may induce greater vascular stability and contribute to increased treatment efficacy and durability compared with treatments that only target the VEGF pathway. Faricimab, a bispecific intravitreal agent that inhibits both VEGF and Ang-2, is the first injectable ophthalmic drug to achieve treatment intervals of up to 16 weeks in Phase 3 studies for nAMD and DME while exhibiting improvements in visual acuity and retinal thickness. Data from real-world studies have supported the safety, visual and anatomic benefits and durability of faricimab, even in patients who were previously treated with other intravitreal agents. These evidence-based expert recommendations from a panel of retina specialists consolidate current evidence with clinical experience for the optimal use of faricimab in patients with nAMD or DME, with a focus on switching from an anti-VEGF agent to faricimab.
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