{"title":"C5 inhibitor avacincaptad pegol treatment for geographic atrophy: A comprehensive review.","authors":"Carl J Danzig, Arshad M Khanani, Anat Loewenstein","doi":"10.1080/1750743X.2024.2368342","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Geographic atrophy (GA) remains a leading cause of central vision loss with no known cure. Until recently, there were no approved treatments for GA, often resulting in poor quality of life for affected patients. GA is characterized by atrophic lesions on the retina that may eventually threaten the fovea. Emerging treatments have demonstrated the ability to reduce the rate of lesion growth, potentially preserving visual function. Avacincaptad pegol (ACP; Astellas Pharma Inc), a complement component 5 inhibitor, is an FDA-approved treatment for GA that has been evaluated in numerous clinical trials. Here we review the current clinical trial landscape of ACP, including critical <i>post hoc</i> analyses that suggest ACP may reduce the risk of severe loss among patients with GA.</p>","PeriodicalId":13328,"journal":{"name":"Immunotherapy","volume":" ","pages":"779-790"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7000,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11457614/pdf/","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Immunotherapy","FirstCategoryId":"3","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1080/1750743X.2024.2368342","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"2024/7/29 0:00:00","PubModel":"Epub","JCR":"Q3","JCRName":"IMMUNOLOGY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Geographic atrophy (GA) remains a leading cause of central vision loss with no known cure. Until recently, there were no approved treatments for GA, often resulting in poor quality of life for affected patients. GA is characterized by atrophic lesions on the retina that may eventually threaten the fovea. Emerging treatments have demonstrated the ability to reduce the rate of lesion growth, potentially preserving visual function. Avacincaptad pegol (ACP; Astellas Pharma Inc), a complement component 5 inhibitor, is an FDA-approved treatment for GA that has been evaluated in numerous clinical trials. Here we review the current clinical trial landscape of ACP, including critical post hoc analyses that suggest ACP may reduce the risk of severe loss among patients with GA.
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Many aspects of the immune system and mechanisms of immunomodulatory therapies remain to be elucidated in order to exploit fully the emerging opportunities. Those involved in the research and clinical applications of immunotherapy are challenged by the huge and intricate volumes of knowledge arising from this fast-evolving field. The journal Immunotherapy offers the scientific community an interdisciplinary forum, providing them with information on the most recent advances of various aspects of immunotherapies, in a concise format to aid navigation of this complex field.
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