Dog intravitreal NOAEL 1.0 mg/eye = 0.66x the recommended clinical dose
“The NOAEL is considered to be 1.0 mg/eye (0.66X the recommended clinical dose) even though optic tract vacuolation at 3.0 mg/eye was not associated with any adverse histopathology or significant ERG findings.”
✓ VerifiedFDA pharmacology/toxicology review, p. 7Source ↗
NOAEL / key findings
Rabbit NOEL 0.5 mg/eye, NOAEL >=1.5 mg/eye; dog NOAEL 1.0 mg/eye; reversible retinal ganglion cell vacuolation, optic tract vacuolation in dog
“In the rabbit, based on the retinal vacuolation, the NOEL for avacincaptad pegol is 0.5 mg/eye for single and repeated IVT injections (0.66X the recommended clinical dose).”
✓ VerifiedFDA pharmacology/toxicology review, p. 7Source ↗