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ASRS ’23: Pegcetacoplan Extension Study, and Comparison of Pegcetacoplan and Avacincaptad Pegol Sep 01, 2023

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New Retina Radio was at ASRS 2023 to cover the stories you may have missed.

How did patients fare in the GALE extension study, which assessed the safety and efficacy of pegcetacoplan (Syfovre, Apellis Pharmaceuticals) for geographic atrophy? Nathan C. Steinle, MD, shares the results of the first 6 months of GALE, in which patients who received treatment for 24 months in DERBY/OAKS continued with therapy—and in which patients who had received sham treatment for 24 months were switched over to treatment.

Paul Hahn, MD, PhD, joined us in our mobile studio in Seattle to share data from a matching-adjusted indirect comparison of pegcetacoplan and avacincaptad pegol (Izervay, Iveric Bio). What did he and his team find?

This is episode 2 of 2 covering the 2023 ASRS Annual Meeting. Go back in your feed to listen to episode 1.

Chronic Postoperative Inflammation: Initial Encounters Aug 25, 2023

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What are the first steps retina specialists should take when a patient presents with postoperative inflammation? Host John Kitchens, MD, is joined by panelists Lisa Faia, MD, and Daniel Kiernan, MD, to debut the NRR miniseries "New Approaches to Chronic Postoperative Inflammation." They review which initial evaluation steps are most useful, discuss the wide range of preventive and treatment strategies, and offer pearls to clinicians who are managing postoperative inflammation.

This editorially independent episode is supported by advertising from Alimera Sciences, Inc.

Imaging Geographic Atrophy: OCT, FAF, NIR, and OCTA Aug 22, 2023

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As we enter the therapeutic era of geographic atrophy, imaging the disease is more important than ever. How are retina specialists navigating this new clinical dynamic? Moderator Rishi P. Singh, MD, is joined by Roger A. Goldberg, MD, MBA; Mrinali Gupta, MD; and Katherine Talcott, MD, as they examine which imaging modalities are best suited for busy clinics, discuss how software can facilitate longitudinal imaging tracking, and review which imaging reports are most conducive to patient education. This episode is sponsored by ZEISS.

ASRS ’23: Missed Injections for AMD/DME/RVO and Anatomic Response to Vabysmo in Wet AMD Aug 11, 2023

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New Retina Radio was at ASRS 2023 to cover the stories you may have missed.

How often do patients return to the clinic on time for anti-VEGF injections? Christina Y. Weng, MD, MBA, and her team explored how often patients missed scheduled appointments, by how much, and whether missing appointments affected patient outcomes.

And Nikolas JS London, MD, joined us in our mobile studio in Seattle to tell us about anatomic outcomes in wet AMD patients after faricimab (Vabysmo, Genentech/Roche) treatment.

This is episode 1 of 2 covering the 2023 ASRS Annual Meeting. Keep an eye on your feed for episode 2.

New Retina Radio Journal Club: Is Software on Home OCT as Good as Human Graders? Jul 20, 2023

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How often did human graders agree with software designed to detect and quantify retinal fluid in wet AMD patients using a home OCT prototype? Moderator Sabin Dang, MD, is joined by panelists Lediana Goduni, MD, and Prethy Rao, MD, MPH, to examine how reliable such software was in a prospective observational study. After the break, the group speculates how these new data may affect retina doctors' comfort with home OCT and asks what is the minimum viable image quality required to trust home OCT imaging.

New Retina Radio Journal Club: Wet AMD: Fluid-free Visits' Association with Anatomic and Visual Outcomes May 25, 2023

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Were fluid-free visits correlated with outcomes in the HAWK/HARRIER studies? Moderator Katherine Talcott, MD, and panelists Kyle Kovacs, MD, and Rebecca Soares, MD, MPH, summarize data from a study examining this question, review what it means to be "free of fluid," and discuss how these data fit into the overall conversation about fluid toleration in wet AMD.

New Retina Radio ARVO Coverage: DME Update: 8-mg Aflibercept data and Faricimab TAE in Phase 3 May 18, 2023

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Is a solution to extending duration with aflibercept (Eylea, Regeneron) in DME patients an 8-mg dose rather than the typical 2-mg dose? Diana Do, MD, joined us to review data from the PHOTON study, which assessed the safety and efficacy of high-dose aflibercept in DME patients.

And we hear from Jennifer Lim, MD, who summarized data on extending treatment intervals in the phase 3 YOSEMITE and RHINE studies. Could a significant number of DME patients make it to 12—or even 16—weeks before needing another faricimab (Vabysmo, Genentech/Roche) dose?

New Retina Radio ARVO Coverage: Faricimab in Wet AMD: Real-world and Phase 3 Data May 11, 2023

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How are doctors using faricimab (Vabysmo, Genentech/Roche) in real-world settings? The IRIS Registry has a few answers. We sat down with Durga Borkar, MD, MMCi, to hear what researchers in the FARETINA-AMD study group found regarding dynamics related to faricimab’s use in wet AMD patients since its approval in January of last year.

We also interviewed Varun Chaudhary, MD, to learn specifically about faricimab treat-and-extend regimens in wet AMD patients who were enrolled in TENAYA and LUCERNE. How many patients achieved treatment intervals of 12 or 16 weeks?

Treating GA In Your Clinic May 03, 2023

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After years of failed clinical trials, we finally have an approved therapy for geographic atrophy, and more are hopefully on the way. Allen C. Ho, MD, and Robert L. Avery, MD, sit down with Eleonora M. Lad, MD, PhD; Jeffrey S. Heier, MD; and Dilsher Dhoot, MD, to discussthe introduction of geographic atrophy therapies into the retina clinic.

New Retina Radio Journal Club: AMD and Depression Risk Apr 20, 2023

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What did an analysis of the Korean National Health Insurance Service database reveal about the link between age-related macular degeneration and depression risk? Moderator Sabin Dang, MD, is joined by panelists Lediana Goduni, MD, and Prethy Rao, MD, MPH, to summarize the study's findings. After the break, the discussion turns to whether depression screening should (or could) occur in retinal clinics, and how optimistic framing of a diagnosis may make a difference in the lives of patients.

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