A long-term study of istradefylline safety and efficacy in patients with Parkinson disease.

Abstract

OBJECTIVES:

Istradefylline is a selective adenosine A2A receptor antagonist. We evaluated the safety and efficacy of istradefylline administered once daily for 52 weeks in Parkinson disease (PD) patients experiencing wearing-off symptoms on levodopa therapy.

METHODS:

This was a phase 3, multicenter, open-label, long-term study in PD patients experiencing wearing-off who had previously completed a double-blind placebo-controlled clinical study of istradefylline in Japan. Istradefylline was administered for 52 weeks at a starting dosage of 20 mg/d, with or without dosage adjustment up to 40 mg/d. Safety was assessed using the incidence of treatment-emergent adverse events, and efficacy was assessed as the change in the daily off time.

RESULTS:

A total of 308 patients were included in this study. The most frequently reported treatment-emergent adverse events were nasopharyngitis (24.4%) and dyskinesia (21.4%). The mean change in the daily off time from day 1 was -0.65 hour in week 2, fluctuating between -0.71 and -0.04 hour until week 52 in patients who had previously taken placebo in the preceding double-blind study. The off time reduction from baseline of the double-blind study remained at similar levels between weeks 2 and 52 in patients who had previously taken istradefylline 20 and 40 mg/d in the preceding double-blind study.

CONCLUSIONS:

This study showed that istradefylline treatment was well tolerated and produced a sustained reduction in off time in levodopa-treated PD patients over a 52-week period.

• Authors: Tomoyoshi Kondo, Yoshikuni Mizuno, Japanese Istradefylline Study Group
• Journal: Clinical neuropharmacology (Clin Neuropharmacol) 2015 Mar-Apr Vol. 38 Issue 2 Pg. 41-6 ISSN: 1537-162X [Electronic] United States
• PMID: 25768849 (Publication Type: Clinical Trial, Phase III, Journal Article, Multicenter Study, Randomized Controlled Trial)

Chemical References

• Adenosine A2 Receptor Antagonists
• Purines
• istradefylline

Topics

• Adenosine A2 Receptor Antagonists (therapeutic use)
• Aged
• Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
• Double-Blind Method
• Female
• Humans
• Longitudinal Studies
• Male
• Middle Aged
• Parkinson Disease (drug therapy)
• Purines (therapeutic use)
• Severity of Illness Index
• Time Factors
• Treatment Outcome