Pegaptanib is a polynucleotide aptamer. Pegatinib aids neovascular age-related macular degeneration by binding to VEGF which in order reduces angiogenesis and vessel permeability.
Pegaptanib was granted FDA approval on 17 September 2004.
For the treatment of neovascular (wet) age-related macular degeneration.
Hospital Universitari de Girona Dr. Josep Trueta, Girona, Spain
Ogonkliniken, Centrallasarettet, Vasteras, Sweden
Kings College Hospital, London, United Kingdom
Kohnan Hospital, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
Nihon University Surugadai Hospital, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Shiga University of Medical Science Hospital, Otsu, Shiga, Japan
Pfizer Investigational Site, Xanthi, Greece
Wake Forest University Eye Center, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States
The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Charlotte Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Associates, P.A., Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
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