Table 1

Mean (SD) systemic exposures of bevacizumab, ranibizumab and aflibercept

 Geometric mean ratio
BevacizumabRanibizumabAfliberceptBevacizumab/
ranibizumab
(95% CI)
Aflibercept/
ranibizumab
(95% CI)
First dose
 Cmax, nM0.76 (0.31)
n=15
0.11 (0.13)
n=20
0.45 (0.29)
n=21
8.80 (5.59 to 13.8)4.65 (3.07 to 7.05)
 Cmin, nM0.44 (0.14)
n=14
0.002 (0.002)
n=19
0.05 (0.02)
n=20
310 (188 to 511)37.3 (23.7 to 58.7)
 AUC0–28, nM*h15.73 (5.76)
n=14
0.46 (0.24)
n=19
4.32 (1.77)
n=20
34.9 (26.4 to 46.1)9.49 (7.4 to 12.2)
Third dose
 Cmax, nM1.47 (0.55)
n=15
0.07 (0.05)
n=18
0.58 (0.52)
n=21
22.7 (14.8 to 34.8)7.28 (4.91 to 10.8)
 Cmin, nM0.70 (0.29)
n=14
0.002 (0.002)
n=18
0.07 (0.03)
n=21
500 (304 to 822)52.9 (33.8 to 82.8)
 AUC60–88, nM*h29.12 (10.35)
n=14
0.41 (0.17)
n=18
5.38 (1.77)
n=21
72.4 (55.4 to 94.8)13.5 (10.6 to 17.3)
  • AUC, area under curve; Cmax, maximum serum concentration; Cmin, minimum serum concentration.