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IMPORTANCE: Outcome measures that are sensitive to disease progression are needed as clinical end points for future treatment trials in Stargardt disease. OBJECTIVE: To examine the incidence of atrophic lesions of the retinal pigment epithelium in patients with Stargardt disease as determined by fundus autofluorescence imaging. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS: In this retrospective multicenter cohort study, 217 patients 6 years and older at baseline at tertiary referral centers in Europe, the United States, and the United Kingdom who were harboring disease-causing variants in the adenosine triphosphate (ATP)-binding cassette subfamily A member 4 (ABCA4) gene and who met the following criteria were enrolled: (1) at least 1 well-demarcated area of atrophy with a minimum diameter of 300 μm, with the total area of all atrophic lesions being less than or equal to 12 mm2 in at least 1 eye at the most recent visit, and (2) fundus autofluorescence images for at least 2 visits with a minimum of 6 months between at least 2 visits. Data were collected between August 22, 2013, and December 12, 2014. Data analysis was performed from March 15, 2015, through January 31, 2017. EXPOSURES: Images were evaluated by staff at a central reading center. Areas of definitely decreased autofluorescence (DDAF) and questionably decreased autofluorescence (QDAF) were outlined and quantified. Lesion-free survival rates were estimated using Kaplan-Meier survival curves. MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURES: Incidence of atrophic lesions as determined by fundus autofluorescence. RESULTS: The 217 patients (mean [SD] age, 21.8 [13.3] years; 127 female [57.5%]; 148 white [68.2%]) contributed 390 eyes for which the mean (SD) follow-up time was 3.9 (1.6) years (range, 0.7-12.1 years). Among eyes without DDAF at first visit, the median time to develop a DDAF lesion was 4.9 years (95%CI, 4.3-5.6 years). Among eyes without QDAF, the median time to develop a QDAF lesion was 6.3 years (95%CI, 5.6-9.7 years). Eyes with a lesion of DDAF at the first visit were less likely to develop a QDAF lesion compared with eyes without a lesion of DDAF (hazard ratio, 0.19; 95%CI, 0.05-0.70; P = .01). CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE: An estimated 50% of the eyes without DDAF at first visit will develop the lesion in less than 5 years, suggesting that incidence of DDAF could serve as an outcome measure for treatment trials.
| Language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages | 687-695 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | JAMA Ophthalmology |
| Volume | 135 |
| Issue number | 7 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jul 1 2017 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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Incidence of atrophic lesions in Stargardt disease in the progression of atrophy secondary to Stargardt disease (ProgStar) study report No. 5. / for the ProgStar Study Group; Shah, Syed Mahmood.
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T1 - Incidence of atrophic lesions in Stargardt disease in the progression of atrophy secondary to Stargardt disease (ProgStar) study report No. 5
AU - for the ProgStar Study Group
AU - Strauss,Rupert W.
AU - Munoz,Beatriz
AU - Ho,Alex
AU - Jha,Anamika
AU - Michaelides,Michel
AU - Mohand-Said,Saddek
AU - Cideciyan,Artur V.
AU - Birch,David
AU - Hariri,Amir H.
AU - Nittala,Muneeswar G.
AU - Sadda,Srini Vas
AU - Scholl,Hendrik P.N.
AU - Wolfson,Yulia
AU - Shah,Syed Mahmood
AU - Shah,Syed Mahmood
AU - Ahmed,Mohamed
AU - Schonbach,Etienne
AU - Fujinami,Kaoru
AU - Traboulsi,Elias
AU - Ehlers,Justis
AU - Marino,Meghan
AU - Crowe,Susan
AU - Briggs,Rachael
AU - Borer,Angela
AU - Pinter,Anne
AU - Fecko,Tami
AU - Burgnoni,Nikki
AU - Sunness,Janet S.
AU - Applegate,Carol
AU - Russell,Leslie
AU - Esposti,Simona Degli
AU - Moore,Anthony
AU - Webster,Andrew
AU - Connor,Sophie
AU - Barnfield,Jade
AU - Salchi,Zaid
AU - Alfageme,Clara
AU - McCudden,Victoria
AU - Pefkianaki,Maria
AU - Aboshiha,Jonathan
AU - Liew,Gerald
AU - Holder,Graham
AU - Robson,Anthony
AU - King,Alexa
AU - Ivanova,Daniela
AU - Narvaez,Cajas
AU - Barnard,Katy
AU - Grigg,Catherine
AU - Wojciechowski,Robert
AU - West,Sheila
PY - 2017/7/1
Y1 - 2017/7/1
N2 - IMPORTANCE: Outcome measures that are sensitive to disease progression are needed as clinical end points for future treatment trials in Stargardt disease. OBJECTIVE: To examine the incidence of atrophic lesions of the retinal pigment epithelium in patients with Stargardt disease as determined by fundus autofluorescence imaging. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS: In this retrospective multicenter cohort study, 217 patients 6 years and older at baseline at tertiary referral centers in Europe, the United States, and the United Kingdom who were harboring disease-causing variants in the adenosine triphosphate (ATP)-binding cassette subfamily A member 4 (ABCA4) gene and who met the following criteria were enrolled: (1) at least 1 well-demarcated area of atrophy with a minimum diameter of 300 μm, with the total area of all atrophic lesions being less than or equal to 12 mm2 in at least 1 eye at the most recent visit, and (2) fundus autofluorescence images for at least 2 visits with a minimum of 6 months between at least 2 visits. Data were collected between August 22, 2013, and December 12, 2014. Data analysis was performed from March 15, 2015, through January 31, 2017. EXPOSURES: Images were evaluated by staff at a central reading center. Areas of definitely decreased autofluorescence (DDAF) and questionably decreased autofluorescence (QDAF) were outlined and quantified. Lesion-free survival rates were estimated using Kaplan-Meier survival curves. MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURES: Incidence of atrophic lesions as determined by fundus autofluorescence. RESULTS: The 217 patients (mean [SD] age, 21.8 [13.3] years; 127 female [57.5%]; 148 white [68.2%]) contributed 390 eyes for which the mean (SD) follow-up time was 3.9 (1.6) years (range, 0.7-12.1 years). Among eyes without DDAF at first visit, the median time to develop a DDAF lesion was 4.9 years (95%CI, 4.3-5.6 years). Among eyes without QDAF, the median time to develop a QDAF lesion was 6.3 years (95%CI, 5.6-9.7 years). Eyes with a lesion of DDAF at the first visit were less likely to develop a QDAF lesion compared with eyes without a lesion of DDAF (hazard ratio, 0.19; 95%CI, 0.05-0.70; P = .01). CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE: An estimated 50% of the eyes without DDAF at first visit will develop the lesion in less than 5 years, suggesting that incidence of DDAF could serve as an outcome measure for treatment trials.
AB - IMPORTANCE: Outcome measures that are sensitive to disease progression are needed as clinical end points for future treatment trials in Stargardt disease. OBJECTIVE: To examine the incidence of atrophic lesions of the retinal pigment epithelium in patients with Stargardt disease as determined by fundus autofluorescence imaging. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS: In this retrospective multicenter cohort study, 217 patients 6 years and older at baseline at tertiary referral centers in Europe, the United States, and the United Kingdom who were harboring disease-causing variants in the adenosine triphosphate (ATP)-binding cassette subfamily A member 4 (ABCA4) gene and who met the following criteria were enrolled: (1) at least 1 well-demarcated area of atrophy with a minimum diameter of 300 μm, with the total area of all atrophic lesions being less than or equal to 12 mm2 in at least 1 eye at the most recent visit, and (2) fundus autofluorescence images for at least 2 visits with a minimum of 6 months between at least 2 visits. Data were collected between August 22, 2013, and December 12, 2014. Data analysis was performed from March 15, 2015, through January 31, 2017. EXPOSURES: Images were evaluated by staff at a central reading center. Areas of definitely decreased autofluorescence (DDAF) and questionably decreased autofluorescence (QDAF) were outlined and quantified. Lesion-free survival rates were estimated using Kaplan-Meier survival curves. MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURES: Incidence of atrophic lesions as determined by fundus autofluorescence. RESULTS: The 217 patients (mean [SD] age, 21.8 [13.3] years; 127 female [57.5%]; 148 white [68.2%]) contributed 390 eyes for which the mean (SD) follow-up time was 3.9 (1.6) years (range, 0.7-12.1 years). Among eyes without DDAF at first visit, the median time to develop a DDAF lesion was 4.9 years (95%CI, 4.3-5.6 years). Among eyes without QDAF, the median time to develop a QDAF lesion was 6.3 years (95%CI, 5.6-9.7 years). Eyes with a lesion of DDAF at the first visit were less likely to develop a QDAF lesion compared with eyes without a lesion of DDAF (hazard ratio, 0.19; 95%CI, 0.05-0.70; P = .01). CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE: An estimated 50% of the eyes without DDAF at first visit will develop the lesion in less than 5 years, suggesting that incidence of DDAF could serve as an outcome measure for treatment trials.
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