Changes in Cataplexy Frequency in a Clinical Trial of Lower-Sodium Oxybate with Taper and Discontinuation of Other Anticataplectic Medications
Jazyk angličtina Země Nový Zéland Médium print-electronic
Typ dokumentu časopisecké články, randomizované kontrolované studie, práce podpořená grantem
PubMed
35635687
PubMed Central
PMC9213292
DOI
10.1007/s40263-022-00926-0
PII: 10.1007/s40263-022-00926-0
Knihovny.cz E-zdroje
- MeSH
- dospělí MeSH
- dvojitá slepá metoda MeSH
- kataplexie * farmakoterapie MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- narkolepsie * chemicky indukované farmakoterapie MeSH
- oxybát sodný * škodlivé účinky MeSH
- poruchy nadměrné spavosti * farmakoterapie MeSH
- Check Tag
- dospělí MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- Publikační typ
- časopisecké články MeSH
- práce podpořená grantem MeSH
- randomizované kontrolované studie MeSH
- Názvy látek
- oxybát sodný * MeSH
BACKGROUND: Lower-sodium oxybate (LXB) is an oxybate medication with the same active moiety as sodium oxybate (SXB) and a unique composition of cations, resulting in 92% less sodium. LXB was shown to improve cataplexy and excessive daytime sleepiness in people with narcolepsy in a placebo-controlled, double-blind, randomized withdrawal study (NCT03030599). Additional analyses of data from this study were conducted to explore the effects of LXB on cataplexy, including the clinical course and feasibility of transition from other anticataplectics to LXB monotherapy. OBJECTIVE: The aim of these analyses was to evaluate cataplexy frequency during initiation/optimization of LXB and taper/discontinuation of prior antidepressant/anticataplectic medications. METHODS: Eligible participants (adults aged 18-70 years with narcolepsy with cataplexy) entered the study taking SXB only (group A), SXB + other anticataplectics (group B), or anticataplectic medication other than SXB (group C), or were cataplexy-treatment naive (group D). LXB was initiated/optimized during a 12-week, open-label, optimized treatment and titration period (OLOTTP). Other anticataplectics were tapered/discontinued during weeks 3-10 of OLOTTP. A 2-week stable-dose period (SDP; during which participants took a stable dose of open-label LXB) and 2-week double-blind randomized withdrawal period (during which participants were randomized to continue LXB treatment or switch to placebo) followed OLOTTP. Treatment-emergent adverse events (TEAEs) were recorded throughout the duration of the study. RESULTS: At the beginning of OLOTTP, median weekly cataplexy attacks were lower in participants taking SXB at study entry (SXB only [2.00]; SXB + other anticataplectics [0.58]) versus participants who were taking other anticataplectics (3.50) or were anticataplectic naive (5.83). Median weekly cataplexy attacks decreased during weeks 1-2 of OLOTTP in all groups. Increased cataplexy frequency was observed in participants tapering/discontinuing other anticataplectics during weeks 3-10 and was more prominent in participants taking other anticataplectics alone compared with those taking SXB plus other anticataplectics. Cataplexy frequency decreased throughout initiation/optimization in anticataplectic-naive participants. Median number of cataplexy-free days/week at the end of SDP (study week 14) was similar in all groups (6.0, 6.1, 6.0, and 6.2 in groups A, B, C, and D, respectively). During OLOTTP and SDP, TEAEs of worsening cataplexy were reported in 0%, 47.8%, 16.7%, and 2.2% of participants in groups A, B, C, and D, respectively; most TEAEs of worsening cataplexy were reported during tapering/discontinuation of other anticataplectics. CONCLUSIONS: LXB monotherapy was effective in reducing cataplexy and increasing cataplexy-free days. These results illustrate the feasibility of switching from SXB to LXB while tapering/discontinuing other anticataplectics. TRIAL REGISTRATION: A Study of the Efficacy and Safety of JZP-258 in Subjects With Narcolepsy With Cataplexy; https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03030599 ; clinicaltrials.gov identifier: NCT03030599.
People with narcolepsy are often sleepy during the day. They may also have sudden muscle weakness (known as cataplexy). Lower-sodium oxybate (LXB) is a narcolepsy medicine that is similar to sodium oxybate (SXB) but has 92% less sodium. A recent study found that treatment with LXB was better at reducing how often people with narcolepsy had sleepiness and cataplexy than no medicine at all (NCT03030599). This paper is about the first 12 weeks of that study, when all the people taking part in the study first tried LXB to check that they were being given the right amount. In people who only took LXB, cataplexy happened less often over time. Some people were already taking other medicines to treat their cataplexy (such as antidepressants), so they were asked to slowly stop those medicines while taking LXB. In those people, cataplexy happened more often at first as they stopped taking antidepressants and then less often later on. The increase in cataplexy when antidepressants were stopped was smaller in people who switched from SXB to LXB. This study shows that many people getting treatment for narcolepsy can switch to LXB without their cataplexy becoming worse.
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Department of Clinical Neurosciences University of Helsinki Helsinki Finland
Helsinki Sleep Clinic Terveystalo Healthcare Helsinki Finland
Jazz Pharmaceuticals Palo Alto CA USA
Jazz Pharmaceuticals Philadelphia PA USA
Neurophysiology and Sleep Disorders Unit Vithas Hospitals Madrid Spain
Sleep Disorders Center Cleveland Clinic Cleveland OH USA
Stanford University Center for Sleep Science and Medicine Redwood City CA USA
University of Montpellier INSERM Institute Neuroscience Montpellier Montpellier France
University of South Carolina School of Medicine Columbia SC USA
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ClinicalTrials.gov
NCT03030599