PMID- 35979215 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20230328 IS - 2296-858X (Print) IS - 2296-858X (Electronic) IS - 2296-858X (Linking) VI - 9 DP - 2022 TI - Efficacy and safety of netarsudil/latanoprost fixed-dose combination vs. monotherapy in open-angle glaucoma or ocular hypertension: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. PG - 923308 LID - 10.3389/fmed.2022.923308 [doi] LID - 923308 AB - OBJECTIVE: As monotherapy is insufficient for some patients, the existing fixed-dose combination (FDC) requires two or more daily administrations with declining adherence. The present study compared the efficacy and safety of netarsudil/latanoprost FDC with monotherapy of its individual components in patients with glaucoma. METHODS: A systematic literature search was performed for studies comparing netarsudil/latanoprost fixed-dose combination (FDC) vs. monotherapy in patients with glaucoma. The primary endpoints included intraocular pressure (IOP), intraocular pressure reduction percentage (IOPR%) and adverse events (AEs). RESULTS: Three randomized controlled trial studies (RCTs) involving 1,692 patients (FDC: 556, netarsudil: 577, latanoprost: 559) were included in this meta-analysis. FDC was more effective than netarsudil, with significantly lower diurnal IOP over three time points (8:00 a.m., 10:00 a.m., 4:00 p.m.), mean diurnal IOP (MD = -2.36 [-3.08, -1.63], P < 0.00001) and higher IOPR% (MD = 9.60 [7.86, 11.33], P < 0.00001). When comparing FDC with latanoprost, both mean diurnal IOP (MD = -1.64 [-2.05, -1.23], P < 0.00001) and diurnal IOP across 3 time points were significantly lower with FDC than with latanoprost, while FDC induced significantly higher IOPR% (MD = 6.09 [4.40, 7.77], P < 0.00001). Incidence of total AEs was similar between netarsudil and FDC, but higher with FDC than with latanoprost. CONCLUSION: Netarsudil/latanoprost FDC appears to be superior to netarsudil or latanoprost alone, with better ocular hypotensive effects. However, there are concerns that netarsudil/latanoprost FDC was associated with a significantly higher incidence of AEs specifically compared with latanoprost. SYSTEMATIC REVIEW REGISTRATION: https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/PROSPERO/display_record.php?RecordID=311956. CI - Copyright (c) 2022 Luo, Jiang, Hao, Fang, Wei and Zhang. FAU - Luo, Nachuan AU - Luo N AD - Department of Ophthalmology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, China. AD - Jiangxi Medical College, Nanchang University, Nanchang, China. FAU - Jiang, Xun AU - Jiang X AD - Department of Ophthalmology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, China. AD - Jiangxi Medical College, Nanchang University, Nanchang, China. FAU - Hao, Meiqi AU - Hao M AD - Department of Ophthalmology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, China. AD - Jiangxi Medical College, Nanchang University, Nanchang, China. FAU - Fang, Zige AU - Fang Z AD - Department of Ophthalmology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, China. AD - Jiangxi Medical College, Nanchang University, Nanchang, China. FAU - Wei, Yiping AU - Wei Y AD - Department of Thoracic Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, China. FAU - Zhang, Wenxiong AU - Zhang W AD - Department of Thoracic Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, China. LA - eng PT - Systematic Review DEP - 20220801 PL - Switzerland TA - Front Med (Lausanne) JT - Frontiers in medicine JID - 101648047 PMC - PMC9376331 OTO - NOTNLM OT - fixed-dose combination OT - glaucoma OT - latanoprost OT - meta-analysis OT - netarsudil OT - topical medication COIS- The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest. EDAT- 2022/08/19 06:00 MHDA- 2022/08/19 06:01 PMCR- 2022/08/01 CRDT- 2022/08/18 02:14 PHST- 2022/04/19 00:00 [received] PHST- 2022/07/12 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2022/08/18 02:14 [entrez] PHST- 2022/08/19 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2022/08/19 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2022/08/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.3389/fmed.2022.923308 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Front Med (Lausanne). 2022 Aug 1;9:923308. doi: 10.3389/fmed.2022.923308. eCollection 2022.