Aflibercept
- Generic Name
- Aflibercept
- Brand Names
- Eylea, Zaltrap, Yesafili
- Drug Type
- Biotech
- Chemical Formula
- -
- CAS Number
- 862111-32-8
- Unique Ingredient Identifier
- 15C2VL427D
- Background
Aflibercept is a recombinant protein composed of the binding domains of two human vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) receptors, VEGFR1 and VEGFR2, fused with the Fc region of human immunoglobulin gamma 1 (IgG1). Structurally, Aflibercept is a dimeric glycoprotein with a protein molecular weight of 96.9 kilo Daltons (kDa). It contains approximately 15%...
- Indication
The opthalmic agent is used for the treatment of neovascular (Wet) age-related macular degeneration (AMD), macular edema following retinal vein occlusion (RVO), diabetic macular edema (DME), diabetic retinopathy (DR), and retinopathy of prematurity (ROP).
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- Associated Conditions
- Branch Retinal Vein Occlusion With Macular Edema, Diabetic Macular Edema (DME), Diabetic Retinopathy (DR), Macular Edema, Macular Edema With Central Retinal Vein Occlusions, Metastatic Colorectal Cancer (CRC), Myopic Choroidal Neovascularization, Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration (nAMD), Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP)
- Associated Therapies
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