Pegaptanib sodium injection (brand name Macugen) is an anti-angiogenic medicine for the treatment of neovascular (wet) age-related macular degeneration...
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Cochrane Systematic Review studied the effectiveness of ranibizumab and pegaptanib, on patients who have macular edema caused by central retinal vein occlusion...
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below the retinal pigment epithelium. Angiogenesis inhibitors include pegaptanib, ranibizumab and bevacizumab (known by a variety of trade names, such...
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studied the effectiveness of two anti-VEGF treatments, ranibizumab and pegaptanib, on patients with macular edema caused by CRVO. Participants on both treatment...
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Cediranib Fruquintinib Lapatinib Lenvatinib Motesanib Nintedanib Pazopanib Pegaptanib Rebastinib Regorafenib Semaxanib Sorafenib Sunitinib Toceranib Tivozanib...
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evidence supports the use of anti-VEGF antibodies, such as bevacizumab or pegaptanib which seems to improve outcomes when used in conjunction with laser therapy...
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injection) – Pharmacologic stress agent for myocardial perfusion scan Macugen (pegaptanib sodium) – Anti-angiogenic – marketed with Gilead Sciences in the US and...
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Chemokine Ligand 12 (CXCL2). An example of an RNA aptamer therapy includes Pegaptanib (aka Macugen ® ), the only FDA-approved RNA aptamer treatment. Originally...
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Commercial products and companies based on aptamers include the drug Macugen (pegaptanib) and the clinical diagnostic company SomaLogic. The International Society...
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of the body. Drugs such as aflibercept, bevacizumab, ranibizumab, and pegaptanib can inhibit VEGF and control or slow those diseases. In 1970, Judah Folkman...
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