Granted Patent
B2
US 8,158,669 · App. 11/975,325 · Granted Apr 17, 2012
Method for treating neovascularization
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Abstract
The present invention describes an improved photodynamic treatment to treat subfoveal choroidal neovascularization (CNV).
Claims (10)
1. A method for treating unwanted ocular neovasculature in a subject suffering from choroidal neovascularization or retinal neovascularization, the method comprising;
(a) administering an effective amount of a photosensitive agent to the subject; and
(b) irradiating the unwanted neovasculature with light having a wavelength absorbable by the photosensitive agent, followed by
(c) administering an effective amount of an antagonist of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF).
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the antagonist of VEGF is administered between 0 and about 4 weeks after the administration of the photosensitive agent.
3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the antagonist of VEGF is administered between about 0.5 and about 4 weeks after administration of the photosensitive agent.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the photosensitive agent is selected from the group consisting of a porphyrin and a purpurin.
5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the photosensitive agent is benzoporphyrin derivative monoacid ring A.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein multiple administrations of the antagonist of VEGF are performed after the administration of the photosensitive agent.
7. The method of claim 1 wherein the subject is suffering from retinal neovascularization.
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