Publication details
Macugen v léčbě vlhké formy věkem podmíněné makulární degenerace
| Title in English | Macugen in treatment of wet form of age related macular degeneration |
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| Year of publication | 2009 |
| Type | Requested lectures |
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| Description | Discovery of endothelial growth factor antagonists radical affected therapy of the wet form of age related macular degeneration. The first approved antagonist is pegaptanib (Macugen) that selectively blocked VEGF-165 isoform. This isoform is responsible for initialising of pathological neovascularization. |