Sustained dasatinib treatment prevents early fibrotic changes following ocular trauma

Abstract

Posterior ocular trauma and the subsequent fibrotic retinal complication termed proliferative vitreoretinopathy (PVR) are leading causes of blindness in children and young adults. A previous study suggested that changes occurring within the first month post-trauma can lead to development of PVR later. The aim of this study was to examine the effect of dasatinib, a tyrosine kinase inhibitor clinically used to treat chronic myeloid leukemia, on fibrotic changes occurring within the first month following ocular trauma.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Jan 08, 2021
Source ID
10.1007/s00417-020-05037-4

Entities

People

  • Betty M. Nunn
  • Henry J. Kaplan
  • Kevin McDonald
  • Martin G. O'toole
  • Rajat Chauhan
  • Shigeo Tamiya
  • Shunichiro Ueda

Organizations

  • Research to Prevent Blindness

Tags

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

Readers

  • Materials Science.
  • Neurotrauma and Rehabilitation Medicine.
  • Oncology