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Integrated safety of levodopa-carbidopa intestinal gel from prospective clinical trials

Journal

MOVEMENT DISORDERS
Volume 31, Issue 4, Pages 538-546

Publisher

WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/mds.26485

Keywords

Levodopa-carbidopa intestinal gel; infusion; safety; percutaneous endoscopic gastrojejunostomy; Parkinson's disease

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  1. NCATS NIH HHS [UL1 TR001427] Funding Source: Medline

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BackgroundContinuous administration of levodopa-carbidopa intestinal gel (carbidopa-levodopa enteral suspension) through a percutaneous endoscopic gastrojejunostomy is a treatment option for advanced Parkinson disease (PD) patients with motor fluctuations resistant to standard oral medications. Safety data from 4 prospective studies were integrated to assess the safety of this therapy. MethodsSafety data from 4 studies were summarized using 2 overlapping data sets, permitting the separation of procedure/device-associated (n=395) from non-procedure/device adverse events (n=412). ResultsAt the data cutoff, median exposure to levodopa-carbidopa intestinal gel was 911 days (range, 1-1980 days) with 963 total patient-years of exposure. Procedure/device adverse events occurred in 300 patients (76%), and serious adverse events occurred in 68 (17%); most frequently reported procedure/device adverse events and serious adverse events were complications of device insertion (41% and 8%, respectively) and abdominal pain (36% and 4%, respectively). Non-procedure/device adverse events occurred in 92% (379), with most frequently reported being insomnia (23%) and falls (23%); 42% (171) had non-procedure/device serious adverse events, with most frequently reported being pneumonia (5%) and PD symptoms (2%). Adverse events led to discontinuation in 17% (72), most frequently because of complication of device insertion (2.4%). There were 34 treatment-emergent deaths (8.3%) in the overlapping data sets, 2 of which (0.5%) were considered possibly related to the treatment system. ConclusionIn the largest collection of levodopa-carbidopa intestinal gel safety data from prospective clinical studies, procedure/device events were frequently reported and occasionally life threatening. Most non-procedure/device events were typical for levodopa treatment and an elderly population. These factors combined with high treatment efficacy led to a relatively low discontinuation rate in advanced PD patients. (c) 2015 International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society

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