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Zhang Y, Jia X, Shi X, Chen Y, Xue M, Shen G, Wen L, Qiao Y, Yang Y. Mining of neurological adverse events associated with valbenazine: A post-marketing analysis based on FDA adverse event reporting system. Gen Hosp Psychiatry 2024; 90:22-29. [PMID: 38901166 DOI: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2024.06.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2024] [Revised: 06/10/2024] [Accepted: 06/10/2024] [Indexed: 06/22/2024]
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PURPOSE Valbenazine is commonly used to treat tardive dyskinesia, and we conducted a pharmacovigilance analysis using the Food and Drug Administration Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS) to evaluate neurological safety signals associated with valbenazine. METHODS Data was collected in FAERS from the second quarter of 2017 to the fourth quarter of 2023 for data cleaning. Neurological adverse event (AE) signals of valbenazine were mined by calculating reporting odds ratios (ROR), information component (IC) and empirical Bayesian geometric mean (EBGM). The serious and non-serious cases and signals were prioritized using a rating scale. RESULTS The number of neurological AE reports where the primary suspect (PS) drug was 8981 for valbenazine. Significant AE signals were identified by the preferred term (PT) analysis for valbenazine, including somnolence (ROR 19.69), tremor (ROR 15.17), and tardive dyskinesia (ROR 236.91), among which 18 AEs were identified as new signals. Patient age (p < 0.009) and sex (p = 0.197) might be associated with an increased risk of neurological AE severity. Notably, the association between valbenazine and neurological disorders remained when stratified by sex, age, and reporter type. AE timing analysis was performed for the drug and four moderate clinical priority signals [i.e., somnolence, balance disorder, parkinsonism, and akathisia (priorities 7)], showing the same early failure type profiles. CONCLUSIONS The increase in neurological safety signals is identified in the post-marketing research of valbenazine. Clinicians need to pay attention to not only common AEs but also be alert to new neurological AE signals when using valbenazine.
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- Yi Zhang
- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, College of Public Health, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, Henan, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, College of Public Health, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, Henan, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, College of Public Health, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, Henan, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, College of Public Health, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, Henan, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, College of Public Health, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, Henan, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, College of Public Health, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, Henan, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, College of Public Health, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, Henan, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, College of Public Health, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, Henan, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, College of Public Health, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, Henan, China.
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Watanabe Y, Susuta Y, Nagano M, Masui H, Kanahara N. Efficacy and Safety of Valbenazine in Elderly and Nonelderly Japanese Patients With Tardive Dyskinesia: A Post Hoc Analysis of the J-KINECT Study. J Clin Psychopharmacol 2024:00004714-990000000-00287. [PMID: 39186921 DOI: 10.1097/jcp.0000000000001903] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/28/2024]
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PURPOSE The efficacy and safety of valbenazine, a selective vesicular monoamine transporter 2 inhibitor, has been confirmed for treatment of tardive dyskinesia (TD) in patients aged ≥65 years in non-Asian clinical trials; however, data are lacking in elderly Asian patients. This post hoc analysis of J-KINECT aimed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of valbenazine in elderly Japanese patients with TD. METHODS J-KINECT was a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study with a 6-week double-blind, placebo-controlled period; 42-week double-blind, valbenazine extension period; and 4-week posttreatment observation period. Outcomes were summarized by age (≥65 years [elderly] and <65 [nonelderly]) and treatment group. RESULTS The safety analysis set included 100 and 153 patients aged ≥65 and <65 years, respectively (intention-to-treat set: 98 and 151 patients, respectively). In the elderly group, the difference versus placebo in least-squares mean change from baseline in the Abnormal Involuntary Movement Scale total score at week 6 was -3.1 (95% confidence interval: -4.5, -1.7) and -5.5 (-7.0, -3.9) with valbenazine 40 and 80 mg, respectively; in the nonelderly group, respective differences were -1.5 (-2.6, -0.4) and -2.5 (-3.6, -1.3). Both age groups showed improvement in Clinical Global Impression of Change-Tardive Dyskinesia scores with valbenazine. The incidence of treatment-emergent adverse events (TEAEs) leading to treatment discontinuation was higher in the elderly versus nonelderly group. There was no trend toward higher incidences of TEAEs or related TEAEs in the elderly group. CONCLUSIONS The findings suggest that valbenazine may be used effectively and safely as a treatment for TD, even in elderly patients.
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- Yumi Watanabe
- From the Medical Intelligence Department, Ikuyaku, Integrated Value Development Division, Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corporation, Osaka, Japan
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- Data Science Department, Ikuyaku, Integrated Value Development Division, Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corporation, Tokyo, Japan
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- Medical Intelligence Department, Ikuyaku, Integrated Value Development Division, Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corporation, Tokyo, Japan
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- From the Medical Intelligence Department, Ikuyaku, Integrated Value Development Division, Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corporation, Osaka, Japan
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- Division of Medical Treatment and Rehabilitation, Chiba University Center for Forensic Mental Health, Chiba, Japan
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Meyer JM, Chepke C, Bera RB, Pérez-Rodríguez MM, Lundt L, Franey EG, Dhanda R, Benning B, Bron M, Yonan C. Exploring real-world symptom impact and improvement in well-being domains for tardive dyskinesia in VMAT2 inhibitor-treated patients via clinician survey and chart review. Ment Health Clin 2023; 13:225-232. [PMID: 38131059 PMCID: PMC10732123 DOI: 10.9740/mhc.2023.10.225] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2022] [Accepted: 07/06/2023] [Indexed: 12/23/2023] Open
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Introduction Two vesicular monoamine transporter 2 (VMAT2) inhibitors are approved in the United States (US) for the treatment of tardive dyskinesia (TD). There is a paucity of information on the impact of VMAT2 inhibitor treatment on patient social and physical well-being. The study objective was to elucidate clinician-reported improvement in symptoms and any noticeable changes in social or physical well-being in patients receiving VMAT2 inhibitors. Methods A web-based survey was offered to physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants based in the US who prescribed valbenazine for TD within the past 24 months. Clinicians reported data from the charts of patients who met the inclusion criteria and were allowed to recall missing information. Results Respondents included 163 clinicians who reviewed charts of 601 VMAT2-treated patients with TD: 47% had TD symptoms in ≥2 body regions, with the most common being in the head or face and upper extremities. Prior to treatment, 93% of patients showed impairment in ≥1 social domain, and 88% were impaired in ≥1 physical domain. Following treatment, among those with improvement in TD symptoms (n = 540), 80% to 95% showed improvement in social domains, 90% to 95% showed improvement in physical domains, and 73% showed improvement in their primary psychiatric condition. Discussion In VMAT2-treated patients with TD symptom improvement, clinicians reported concomitant improvement in psychiatric disorder symptoms and in social and physical well-being. Regular assessment of TD impact on these types of domains should occur simultaneously with movement disorder ratings when evaluating the value of VMAT2 inhibitor therapy.
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- Jonathan M Meyer
- Voluntary Clinical Professor, University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, La Jolla, California
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- Medical Director, Excel Psychiatric Associates, Huntersville, North Carolina
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- Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, Psychiatry and Human Behavior, University of California, Irvine School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, Orange, California
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- Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York
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- Executive Medical Director, Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc., San Diego, California
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- Senior Manager, Health Economics and Outcomes Research, Clinical Development, Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc, San Diego, California
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- Director, Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc, San Diego, California
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- Principal, Consulting Services, IQVIA, San Mateo, California
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- Director, Health Economics and Outcomes Research, Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc, San Diego, California
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- Voluntary Clinical Professor, University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, La Jolla, California
- Medical Director, Excel Psychiatric Associates, Huntersville, North Carolina
- Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, Psychiatry and Human Behavior, University of California, Irvine School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, Orange, California
- Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York
- Executive Medical Director, Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc., San Diego, California
- Senior Manager, Health Economics and Outcomes Research, Clinical Development, Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc, San Diego, California
- Director, Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc, San Diego, California
- Principal, Consulting Services, IQVIA, San Mateo, California
- Director, Health Economics and Outcomes Research, Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc, San Diego, California
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Sajatovic M, Finkbeiner S, Wilhelm A, Barkay H, Chaijale N, Gross N, Gordon MF. Long-Term Safety and Efficacy of Deutetrabenazine in Younger and Older Patients With Tardive Dyskinesia. Am J Geriatr Psychiatry 2022; 30:360-371. [PMID: 34511333 DOI: 10.1016/j.jagp.2021.08.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2021] [Revised: 08/05/2021] [Accepted: 08/06/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To assess long-term safety and efficacy of deutetrabenazine in younger (<55 years) and older (≥55 years) adult participants with tardive dyskinesia (TD). DESIGN Three-year, single-arm, open-label extension (OLE) study enrolling participants who completed the 12-week, pivotal ARM-TD or AIM-TD studies. SETTING Seventy-six centers in the United States and Europe. PARTICIPANTS A total of 337 participants with TD (119 younger and 218 older). INTERVENTION Deutetrabenazine was initiated at 12 mg/day and titrated once weekly by 6 mg/day using a response-driven dosing regimen until adequate dyskinesia control was reached or a clinically significant adverse event occurred. MEASUREMENTS This post hoc analysis assessed change and percent change from baseline in total motor Abnormal Involuntary Movement Scale (AIMS) score, response rates for ≥50% AIMS improvement, Clinical Global Impression of Change (CGIC), Patient Global Impression of Change (PGIC), and safety in younger and older participants with TD. RESULTS After 3 years of open-label treatment, mean deutetrabenazine dose was ∼39.5 mg/day in both groups. Mean±SE changes from baseline in total motor AIMS score were -6.7 ± 0.62 and -6.5 ± 0.47 in younger and older participants, respectively (percent changes: -61.4% ± 4.10% and -54.6% ± 3.01%); 76% of younger and 62% of older participants achieved ≥50% AIMS response. Most younger and older participants achieved treatment success per CGIC (67% and 76%) and PGIC (64% and 63%). Deutetrabenazine was generally well tolerated in both groups. CONCLUSIONS Deutetrabenazine treatment was associated with sustained improvements in total motor AIMS score, treatment success, and improved quality of life, and was well tolerated in younger and older adults with TD in this 3-year OLE study.
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- Martha Sajatovic
- University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center (MS), Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH.
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- Teva Pharmaceuticals (SF, AW, NCNG, MFG), West Chester, PA
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- Teva Pharmaceuticals (SF, AW, NCNG, MFG), West Chester, PA
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- Teva Pharmaceuticals (SF, AW, NCNG, MFG), West Chester, PA
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Uludag K, Wang DM, Goodman C, Chen DC, Wang L, Zhang X. Prevalence, clinical correlates and risk factors associated with Tardive Dyskinesia in Chinese patients with schizophrenia. Asian J Psychiatr 2021; 66:102877. [PMID: 34638091 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajp.2021.102877] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2021] [Revised: 09/23/2021] [Accepted: 09/29/2021] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Tardive Dyskinesia (TD) is a serious, nonrhythmic and iatrogenic movement disorder, and is a common comorbidity in patients with schizophrenia (SZ). The main goal of this study was to investigate the prevalence, clinical correlates, and risk factors of TD in Chinese patients with chronic SZ, which has not been fully studied. This study adopted a cross-sectional design. A total of 901 Chinese inpatients with SZ were recruited between 2008 and 2011. We used the Abnormal Involuntary Movement Scale (AIMS) to measure the severity of TD, and the Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS) was used to measure the psychopathological symptoms of SZ. Blood samples were also collected for routine blood tests, including the levels of triglyceride (TG), cholesterol (CHO), HDL-cholesterol (HDL-CHO), LDL-cholesterol (LDL-CHO), Apolipoprotein A1 (ApoA1), and Apolipoprotein B (ApoB). Overall, 36% of patients with SZ had TD. Compared with the non-TD patients, the TD patients were more likely to be men, had older age, lower education level, higher smoking rate, higher hospitalization frequency, and longer duration of illness (DOI). Further, compared with the non-TD patients, the TD patients had higher PANSS total, PANSS negative subscale, and cognitive subscale scores, but had lower depressive subscale scores and lower mean levels of metabolic biomarkers, including TG, CHO, HDL-CHO, LDL-CHO, ApoA1 and ApoB. Moreover, binary regression analysis showed that antipsychotic type, BMI, gender, age, HDL-CHO, and ApoB were associated with TD. Our findings indicate that TD is a common movement disorder in patients with chronic SZ, with certain demographic and clinical variables being risk factors for the development of TD.
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- Kadir Uludag
- CAS Key Laboratory of Mental Health, Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China; Department of Psychology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Mental Health, Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China; Department of Psychology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, United States
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Mental Health, Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China; Department of Psychology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Mental Health, Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China; Department of Psychology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
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Citrome L, Isaacson SH, Larson D, Kremens D. Tardive Dyskinesia in Older Persons Taking Antipsychotics. Neuropsychiatr Dis Treat 2021; 17:3127-3134. [PMID: 34703232 PMCID: PMC8524363 DOI: 10.2147/ndt.s328301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2021] [Accepted: 09/21/2021] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Tardive dyskinesia (TD) is a hyperkinetic movement disorder caused by the use of dopamine receptor-blocking agents (DRBAs), a category of medications that includes first- and second-generation antipsychotics (APs) and agents such as metoclopramide that are used for the treatment of nausea and gastrointestinal dysmotility. While TD can affect people of all ages, older age is associated with increased risk of TD and also with the emergence of TD occurring after shorter treatment durations and lower dosages of DRBAs. TD is characterized by involuntary movements that include the face, limbs, and trunk, and is associated with increased comorbidities, social stigmatization, and impaired physical and mental health. Once present, TD tends to persist despite AP dose adjustment or discontinuation. Even with the use of US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved medications for TD, symptoms may persist. Because the leading hypothesis for the pathophysiology of TD has been dysregulation of dopamine transmission due to treatment with DRBAs, APs that avoid postsynaptic dopamine receptor blockade may provide an alternative therapeutic approach for patients who require an AP. In this review, we discuss the risks, burdens, prevention, and management of TD, with a focus on older people.
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- Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders Center of Boca Raton, Boca Raton, FL, USA
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- Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders Center, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Jefferson Comprehensive Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders Center, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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Tardive syndrome (TS) is an iatrogenic, often persistent movement disorder caused by drugs that block dopamine receptors. It has a broad phenotype including movement (orobuccolingual stereotypy, dystonia, tics, and others) and nonmotor features (akathisia and pain). TS has garnered increased attention of late because of the Food and Drug Administration approval of the first therapeutic agents developed specifically for this purpose. This paper will begin with a discussion on pathogenesis, clinical features, and epidemiology. However, the main focus will be treatment options currently available for TS including a suggested algorithm based on current evidence. Recently, there have been significant advances in TS therapy, particularly with the development of 2 new vesicular monoamine transporter type 2 inhibitors for TS and with new data on the efficacy of deep brain stimulation. The discussion will start with switching antipsychotics and the use of clozapine monotherapy which, despite the lack of higher-level evidence, should be considered for the treatment of psychosis and TS. Anti-dyskinetic drugs are separated into 3 tiers: 1) vesicular monoamine transporter type 2 inhibitors, which have level A evidence, are approved for use in TS and are recommended first-choice agents; 2) drugs with lower level of evidence for efficacy including clonazepam, Ginkgo biloba, and amantadine; and 3) drugs that have the potential to be beneficial, but currently have insufficient evidence including levetiracetam, piracetam, vitamin B6, melatonin, baclofen, propranolol, zolpidem, and zonisamide. Finally, the roles of botulinum toxin and surgical therapy will be examined. Current therapies, though improved, are symptomatic. Next steps should focus on the prevention and reversal of the pathogenic process.
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- Stewart A Factor
- Jean and Paul Amos Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorder Program, Emory University School of Medicine, 12 Executive Park Drive Northeast, Atlanta, Georgia, 30329, USA.
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Sajatovic M, Alexopoulos GS, Burke J, Farahmand K, Siegert S. The effects of valbenazine on tardive dyskinesia in older and younger patients. Int J Geriatr Psychiatry 2020; 35:69-79. [PMID: 31617235 PMCID: PMC6916547 DOI: 10.1002/gps.5218] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2019] [Accepted: 09/15/2019] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effects of once-daily valbenazine (40 or 80 mg/d) in older and younger adults with tardive dyskinesia (TD). METHODS Data were pooled from three 6-week, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled (DBPC) studies (KINECT [NCT01688037], KINECT 2 [NCT01733121], and KINECT 3 [NCT02274558]) and two long-term studies (KINECT 3 extension and KINECT 4 [NCT02405091]). Outcomes analyzed in older and younger participants (55 years or older and younger than 55 years, respectively) included Abnormal Involuntary Movement Scale (AIMS) response (threshold of greater than or equal to 50% improvement from baseline in total score [items 1 to 7]) and Clinical Global Impression of Change-Tardive Dyskinesia (CGI-TD) response (score 2 or less ["very much improved" or "much improved"]). Safety assessments included treatment-emergent adverse events (TEAEs). RESULTS At week 6 (end of DBPC treatment), the percentage of participants who met the AIMS response threshold was higher with valbenazine versus placebo in both subgroups: 55 years or older (80 mg/d, 39.7% [P < .001]; 40 mg/d, 28.6% [P < .01]; placebo, 9.7%); younger than 55 years (80 mg/d, 39.5% [P < .001]; 40 mg/d, 20.0% [P > .05]; placebo, 10.8%). The percentage of participants with CGI-TD response was also higher with valbenazine versus placebo: 55 years or older (80 mg/d, 41.3% [P < .01]; 40 mg/d, 30.2% [P > .05]; placebo, 19.4%); younger than 55 years (80 mg/d, 39.5% [P < .05]; 40 mg/d, 35.3% [P < .05]; placebo, 18.5%). Responses at week 48 (end of long-term treatment, combined doses) were as follows: 55 years or older (AIMS, 70.7%; CGI-TD, 82.8%); younger than 55 years (AIMS, 58.7%; CGI-TD, 72.3%). No significant differences between older and younger subgroups were found for AIMS or CGI-TD response. No new safety signals or TEAEs of clinical concern were found in older participants who received long-term treatment. CONCLUSIONS Valbenazine improved TD and was generally well tolerated in older and younger adults.
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- Martha Sajatovic
- Departments of Psychiatry and of NeurologyUniversity Hospitals Cleveland Medical CenterClevelandOH,Departments of Psychiatry and of NeurologyCase Western Reserve University School of MedicineClevelandOH
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