Title |
Onset and duration of effect of extended-release carbidopa-levodopa in advanced Parkinson’s disease
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Published in |
Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment, March 2018
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DOI | 10.2147/ndt.s153321 |
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Authors |
Robert A Hauser, Aaron Ellenbogen, Sarita Khanna, Suneel Gupta, Nishit B Modi |
Abstract |
In patients with Parkinson's disease (PD), oral dosing of extended-release carbidopa-levodopa (Rytary, IPX066 [ER CD-LD]) achieves peak levodopa plasma concentrations within 1 hour and maintains them for 4-6 hours. To compare the onset and duration of ER CD-LD benefit with those of immediate-release carbidopa-levodopa (IR CD-LD) in PD patients with motor fluctuations, using crossover data, and to evaluate which threshold values of improvement in finger-tapping and Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS) motor scores yield results most similar to those for trained raters' "on"/"off" assessments. Patients underwent serial "on"/"off" rating and provided serial finger-tapping and UPDRS motor scores after receiving, in an "off" state, their usual morning IR dose or an ER dose designed to produce a similar levodopa peak concentration. Predefined improvement thresholds for analysis were 10%, 15%, and 20% increases in finger-tapping score and 2.5, 5, 7, and 11-point decreases in UPDRS motor score. Serial plasma samples were assayed for levodopa. Among 27 patients, mean time to onset of an "on" state was similar for ER compared with IR CD-LD (0.83 vs 0.81 hour), but mean duration was significantly longer for ER CD-LD than for IR CD-LD (5.56 vs 2.69 hours; P<0.0001). Duration was best matched by a $20% improvement in finger-tapping, a $11-point improvement in UPDRS motor score, and a levodopa plasma concentration $1,000 ng/mL. For ER CD-LD, observer assessments of "on" state were corroborated by sustained treatment effects. Correlations among "on"-state duration, finger-tapping score, and UPDRS motor score may suggest clinically relevant thresholds for acute assessment of treatment benefit. |
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