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.
Barnes Retina Institute, St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Novartis Investigational Site, Austin, Texas, United States
Pfizer Investigational Site, Kyoto, Japan
Pfizer Investigational Site, Kyoto, Japan
Jules Stein Institute, Los Angeles, California, United States
Orange County Retina Associates, Santa Ana, California, United States
Cumberland Valley Retina Center, Hagerstown, Maryland, United States
Eye Foundation of Kansas City, Kansas City, Missouri, United States
The Eye Center of Concord, Concord, New Hampshire, United States
Retina Associates of Cleveland Inc., Lakewood, Ohio, United States
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