PP7.5 – 1768 Efficacy of long-term adjunctive zonisamide therapy in paediatric patients with partial epilepsy: results of an open-label extension study of a Phase III, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial

2013 ◽  
Vol 17 ◽  
pp. S49 ◽  
Author(s):  
A Rosati ◽  
L Giorgi ◽  
K Bradshaw ◽  
R Guerrini
CNS Spectrums ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 21 (5) ◽  
pp. 393-402 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christoph U. Correll ◽  
Josephine Cucchiaro ◽  
Robert Silva ◽  
Jay Hsu ◽  
Andrei Pikalov ◽  
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ObjectiveTo evaluate the safety and effectiveness of lurasidone in the long-term treatment of patients with schizophrenia.MethodsPatients who completed a 6-week, double-blind (DB), placebo-controlled trial continued in a 22-month, open-label (OL) study during which they received once-daily, flexible-doses of lurasidone, 40–120 mg. Change in the Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS) was analyzed using both observed case (OC) and last observation carried forward (LOCF) analyses.ResultsOf the 251 patients who entered the OL extension, 51.4% completed 6 months, 36.7% completed 12 months, and 26.7% completed 22 months of OL treatment. Treatment with lurasidone was associated with a mean change from DB baseline, in weight of +0.4 kg at Month 12 (n=99), and +0.8 kg at Month 24 (n=67; OC analyses). Median change from DB baseline to Month 12 and Month 24, respectively, was -1.0 and -9.0 mg/dL for total cholesterol; 0.0 and -1.0 mg/dL for LDL; +1.0 and -11.0 mg/dL for triglycerides; and 0.0 and +0.1/% for HbA1c (OC analyses). The mean PANSS total score was 96.5 at DB baseline and 69.5 at OL baseline. The mean change from DB baseline in the PANSS total score at Month 24 was -43.6 (OC) and -28.4 (LOCF). Thirty-seven patients (14.7%) discontinued due to an adverse event (AE) during OL treatment. Three AEs occurred in ≥10% of patients: schizophrenia (12.4%), akathisia (10.8%), and somnolence (10.8%); and 19.2% reported at least one movement disorder–related AE. Discontinuations due to AEs occurred in 14.8% of patients.ConclusionsIn this 22-month, open-label extension study, treatment with lurasidone was associated with minimal effects on weight, glucose, lipids, and prolactin. Patients demonstrated sustained improvement in the PANSS total score for up to 24 months of lurasidone treatment.


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