Outlook of Diabetic Macular Edema – Current Landscape and the Way Forward
- Publisher:
MP Advisors
- Publication Date: July, 2020
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Healthcare
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Drugs
- Pages:
81
- Delivery Format:
PDF
LONG-LASTING VEGF BLOCKERS, COMPOUNDS WITH VEGF- INDEPENDENT MECHANISM AND, TOPICAL AND ORAL TREATMENT OPTIONS, BRING THE QUEST FOR THE “IDEAL RETINAL DRUG” A STEP CLOSER
Multifactorial nature of DME led a definite role of steroids in the current treatment paradigm; development of new route of administration of steroids to enhance clinical efficacy with better safety underway
The late stage pipeline comprises of long-lasting VEGF blockers and compounds with VEGF-independent mechanisms such as Tie-2/Angiopoietin pathway modulators and integrin inhibitors.
Non-invasive therapies, prophylactic alternatives and gene therapy to deliver an anti-VEGF product with a single administration has the potential to transform the DME treatment paradigm, , despite low cost biosimilars entry of current anti-VEGF inhibitors