July 2019
Volume 60, Issue 9
Open Access
ARVO Annual Meeting Abstract  |   July 2019
Longitudinal Panretinal Leakage Index Assessment in Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy Treated with Intravitreal Aflibercept on Ultra-Widefield Fluorescein Angiography from the RECOVERY Study
Author Affiliations & Notes
  • Jenna Marie Hach
    Cole Eye Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Brooklyn, Ohio, United States
  • Charles Clifton Wykoff
    Retina Consultants of Houston, Houston, Texas, United States
  • Amy Babiuch
    Cole Eye Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Brooklyn, Ohio, United States
  • Natalia Albuquerque Lucena Figueiredo
    Cole Eye Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Brooklyn, Ohio, United States
  • Sunil K Srivastava
    Cole Eye Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Brooklyn, Ohio, United States
  • Brenda Zhou
    Retina Consultants of Houston, Houston, Texas, United States
  • Alexander Michael Rusakevich
    Retina Consultants of Houston, Houston, Texas, United States
  • Alison Rogozinski
    Cole Eye Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Brooklyn, Ohio, United States
  • Thuy Le
    Cole Eye Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Brooklyn, Ohio, United States
  • Leina Lunasco
    Cole Eye Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Brooklyn, Ohio, United States
  • Jamie L. Reese
    Cole Eye Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Brooklyn, Ohio, United States
  • Justis P Ehlers
    Cole Eye Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Brooklyn, Ohio, United States
  • Footnotes
    Commercial Relationships   Jenna Hach, None; Charles Wykoff, Alimera Sciences (C), Allegro (C), Allergan (F), Allergan (C), Bayer (C), Clearside (F), Clearside (C), EyePoint (formerly pSivida) (F), Genentech/Roche (F), Genentech/Roche (C), Novartis (F), Novartis (C), Regeneron (F), Regeneron (S), Regeneron (C); Amy Babiuch, Genentech (C); Natalia Figueiredo, None; Sunil Srivastava, Allergan (F), Bausch and Lomb (C), Gilead (F), Leica (P), Regeneron (F), Santen (C); Brenda Zhou, None; Alexander Rusakevich, None; Alison Rogozinski, None; Thuy Le, None; Leina Lunasco, None; Jamie Reese, None; Justis Ehlers, Aerpio (C), Aerpio (F), Alcon (C), Alcon (F), Alimera (C), Allergan (C), Boerhinger Ingelheim (F), Genentech (C), Leica (C), Leica (P), Novartis (C), Novartis (F), Regeneron (F), Roche (C), Santen (C), Thrombogenics (C), Thrombogenics (F), Zeiss (C)
  • Footnotes
    Support  Regeneron/Retina Consultants of Houston RCH1804JE
Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science July 2019, Vol.60, 5337. doi:
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      Jenna Marie Hach, Charles Clifton Wykoff, Amy Babiuch, Natalia Albuquerque Lucena Figueiredo, Sunil K Srivastava, Brenda Zhou, Alexander Michael Rusakevich, Alison Rogozinski, Thuy Le, Leina Lunasco, Jamie L. Reese, Justis P Ehlers; Longitudinal Panretinal Leakage Index Assessment in Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy Treated with Intravitreal Aflibercept on Ultra-Widefield Fluorescein Angiography from the RECOVERY Study. Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 2019;60(9):5337.

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Abstract

Purpose : To assess the longitudinal change in panretinal leakage index on ultrawidefield fluorescein angiography (UWFA) in eyes with proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR) following intravitreal aflibercept injections (IAI).

Methods : The RECOVERY Study (NCT02863354) randomized 40 subjects (1:1 ratio) with PDR without vitreous hemorrhage (VH) or prior panretinal photocoagulation into 2 treatment groups. The 2q4 group received 2 mg IAI every 4 weeks or the 2q12 group received 2 mg IAI every 12 weeks. All eyes underwent UWFA imaging at baseline, 24 weeks, and 48 weeks. Following image dewarping using the Optos dewarping system, quantitative UWFA was performed using a novel semi-automated image analysis platform developed at the Cleveland Clinic. Panretinal leakage index was defined as the percentage of leaking retinal area defined as the areas of leakage divided by the analyzable retinal area. Two independent masked expert readers reviewed all images and manually corrected any segmentation errors. Longitudinal change within each group and comparative assessment between groups was evaluated.

Results : Forty eyes of 40 subjects were included with a mean age of 48±12.1 years. Nineteen (47.5%) subjects were female and 21 (52.5%) were male. The mean number of injections in the 2q4 arm was 11±1.7 and 4±0.4 in the 2q12 arm. The median baseline panretinal leakage index in the 2q4 and 2q12 groups was 5.1% and 4.3%, respectively (p = 0.22). At week 24 and week 48, the 2q4 group had significantly improved to 1.1% (-79%, p < 0.0001). At week 24, the 2q12 group improved but not significantly to 3.4% (-21%, p = 0.47), but at week 48 the leakage index had improved significantly to 1.4% (-68%, p = 0.02). The 2q4 group resulted in lower leakage indices compared to the 2q12 group at 24 weeks (1.1% vs 3.4%, respectively; p = 0.008), but by week 48 the leakage indices were similar between the 2q4 and 2q12 groups (1.1% vs 1.4%, respectively; p = .34).

Conclusions : IAI resulted in dramatic reductions in panretinal leakage index in eyes with PDR. 2q4 dosing provided more rapid reduction in leakage index compared to 2q12 dosing. Future research will focus on the impact of leakage index dynamics on outcomes and its potential as a quantitative biomarker for treatment indication.

This abstract was presented at the 2019 ARVO Annual Meeting, held in Vancouver, Canada, April 28 - May 2, 2019.

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