Comparison of efficacy of conbercept, aflibercept, and ranibizumab ophthalmic injection in the treatment of macular edema caused by retinal vein occlusion: a Meta-analysis
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Li Peng. Department of Ophthalmology, Central South University Xiangya School of Medicine Affiliated Haikou Hospital, 43 People Road, Haikou 570000, Hainan Province, China. mj.pengli@163.com

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Supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Hainan Province (No.821QN1005); Hainan Provincial Health Commission Project (No.21A200067); Hainan Provincial Classification of Project (No.ZDYF2020110).

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    AIM: To evaluate and compare the anatomical and functional outcomes and negative effects of the three anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) drugs in the treatment of macular edema (ME) due to retinal vein occlusion (RVO) based on the evidence pooled from current clinical trials and observational studies. METHODS: A systematic literature search was conducted on nine online databases from inception until April 30, 2022. The main endpoints were best corrected visual acuity (BCVA), central macular thickness (CMT), and adverse events (AEs). Cumulative Meta-analysis was conducted to synthesize the outcomes of the drugs. The retrieved data were analyzed using Stata software (version 12.0). RESULTS: A total of 20 studies comprising 1674 eyes met the inclusion criteria to the Meta-analysis. It was observed that conbercept and aflibercept had better visual acuity effects compared with ranibizumab at 1mo [weight mean difference (WMD)=-0.03, P=0.001; WMD=-0.05, P=0.019], but the effects were not different from that of ranibizumab at 6mo. Moreover, there was not statistically significant difference in the proportion of patients gaining ≥15 letters at 12-24mo between aflibercept and ranibizumab [odds ratio (OR)=1.16, P=0.427]. Conbercept had higher mean CMT change effects at 1mo (WMD= -14.43, P=0.014) and 6mo (WMD=-35.63, P≤0.001) compared with ranibizumab. Meanwhile, the mean CMT change effects at 1mo (WMD=-10.14, P=0.170), 6mo (WMD=-26.98, P=0.140) and 12-24mo (WMD=-12.34, P=0.071) were comparable among the groups. Similarly, AEs were not significantly different among the treatments (OR=0.75, P=0.305; OR=1.04, P=0.89). The stability of effect size of mean BCVA and CMT improved with the increase in sample size. Aflibercept and conbercept required fewer injections compared with ranibizumab. CONCLUSION: This is the first study to evaluate the efficacy and AEs of intravitreal administration of conbercept, ranibizumab, and aflibercept in the treatment of RVO-ME. Intravitreal aflibercept or conbercept results in better mean change in vision and CMT reduction compared with ranibizumab. Conbercept can be considered to be a promising and innovative drug with good anti-VEGF effects.

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Qiu Xing, Ya-Nan Dai, Xiao-Bo Huang, et al. Comparison of efficacy of conbercept, aflibercept, and ranibizumab ophthalmic injection in the treatment of macular edema caused by retinal vein occlusion: a Meta-analysis. Int J Ophthalmol, 2023,16(7):1145-1154

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  • Received:September 16,2022
  • Revised:May 29,2023
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  • Online: June 27,2023
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