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. 2022 Oct 18;8:76. doi: 10.1186/s40942-022-00425-w

Table 2.

Planned and actual dosing regimens and injections (FAS)

Treatment-naïve (n = 201) Previously treated (n = 73) Overall (n = 274)
Planned dosing regimen
 T&E from initial treatment 51 (25.4) 8 (11.0) 59 (21.5)
 3 initial monthly injections, then T&E 84 (41.8) 31 (42.5) 115 (42.0)
 3 initial monthly injections, then every other month 5 (2.5) 4 (5.5) 9 (3.3)
 Treat until dry, then T&E 12 (6.0) 19 (26.0) 31 (11.3)
 Treat until dry, then PRN 20 (10.0) 2 (2.7) 22 (8.0)
 PRN from initial treatment 17 (8.5) 6 (8.2) 23 (8.4)
 Other 12 (6.0) 3 (4.1) 15 (5.5)
Reported dosing regimena
 T&E from initial treatment 43 (21.4) 7 (9.6) 50 (18.3)
 3 initial monthly injections, then T&E 40 (19.9) 25 (34.3) 65 (23.7)
 3 initial monthly injections, then every other month 9 (4.5) 2 (2.7) 11 (4.0)
 Treat until dry, then T&E 12 (6.0) 18 (24.7) 30 (11.0)
 Treat until dry, then PRN 51 (25.4) 5 (6.9) 56 (20.4)
 PRN from initial treatment 21 (10.5) 8 (11.0) 29 (10.6)
 3 initial monthly injections not completed 7 (3.5) 4 (5.5) 11 (4.0)
 Other 18 (9.0) 4 (5.5) 22 (8.0)
IVT-AFL injections by month 6 (mean ± SD) 3.1 ± 0.9 3.6 ± 1.3 3.2 ± 1.1
IVT-AFL injections by month 12 (mean ± SD) 4.2 ± 1.9 5.2 ± 2.7 4.4 ± 2.2
 ≥ 3 injections within 3 months 127 (63.2) 43 (58.9) 170 (62.0)
 ≥ 7 injections within 12 months 24 (11.9) 23 (31.5) 47 (17.2)

Data are n (%) unless otherwise stated

FAS full analysis set, IVT-AFL intravitreal aflibercept, PRN pro re nata, SD standard deviation, T&E treat and extend

aAs reported by the investigator(s)