Leber hereditary optic neuropathy: new and emerging therapies.


Journal

Current opinion in ophthalmology
ISSN: 1531-7021
Titre abrégé: Curr Opin Ophthalmol
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 9011108

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
01 Nov 2022
Historique:
pubmed: 7 9 2022
medline: 12 10 2022
entrez: 6 9 2022
Statut: ppublish

Résumé

To review recent therapeutic advances in Leber hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON). Idebenone, a synthetic analog of ubiquinone (Coenzyme Q10) is an antioxidant and component of the mitochondrial electron transport chain. Since the initial approval of the drug in 2015 in Europe, recent trials have evaluated its role as prolonged treatment in LHON. Gene therapy has recently emerged as a promising alternative for the treatment of LHON. Among several investigations, RESCUE and REVERSE are two phase 3 clinical trials of gene therapy in patients with LHON in early stages. Results in these trials have shown a bilateral visual acuity improvement with unilateral intravitreal injections at 96 weeks and sustained visual improvement after 3 years of treatment. The most recent REFLECT phase 3 clinical trial in LHON has shown significant improvement of vision after bilateral intravitreal injections compared with the group that received unilateral injections. Historically, LHON has been considered an untreatable disease, but recent developments show that new pharmacological and gene therapy approaches may lead to visual recovery. Further studies are needed to support these data.

Identifiants

pubmed: 36066375
doi: 10.1097/ICU.0000000000000891
pii: 00055735-202211000-00016
doi:

Substances chimiques

Antioxidants 0
DNA, Mitochondrial 0
Ubiquinone 1339-63-5

Types de publication

Journal Article Review

Langues

eng

Sous-ensembles de citation

IM

Pagination

574-578

Informations de copyright

Copyright © 2022 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved.

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Auteurs

Pamela Davila-Siliezar (P)

Department of Ophthalmology, Blanton Eye Institute, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, Texas.

Michael Carter (M)

College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia.

Dan Milea (D)

Department of Ophthalmology, The University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa, USA.
Singapore Eye Research Institute and Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore, Singapore.
Copenhagen University, Copenhagen, Denmark.

Andrew G Lee (AG)

Department of Ophthalmology, Blanton Eye Institute, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, Texas.
University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, School of Medicine, Galveston, Texas.
Departments of Ophthalmology, Neurology, and Neurosurgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York.
Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences The university of Texas Medical Branch Galveston, TX.
Department of head and neck surgery, division of surgery UT MD Anderson Cancer Center.
Texas A and M College of Medicine, Bryan, Texas.

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