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Efficacy and safety of naloxegol in patients with opioid-induced constipation and laxative-inadequate response.

ABSTRACT: Treatment options for patients with opioid-induced constipation (OIC) and inadequate response to laxatives (LIR) are few.Assess the efficacy and safety of orally administered naloxegol in patients with prospectively confirmed OIC and LIR.We analyzed pooled data from two identical randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, Phase 3 trials of naloxegol in patients with non-cancer pain, OIC and LIR in which naloxegol (12.5?mg, n?=?240; 25?mg, n?=?241) or placebo (n?=?239) were administered daily. We assessed the response rates, time to first post-dose laxation, spontaneous bowel movements (SBMs), OIC symptoms and patient-reported outcomes over 12 weeks.OIC response rates for the naloxegol 25-mg (p?

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PROVIDER: S-EPMC4625753 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Oct

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Efficacy and safety of naloxegol in patients with opioid-induced constipation and laxative-inadequate response.

Tack Jan J Lappalainen Jaakko J Diva Ulysses U Tummala Raj R Sostek Mark M

United European gastroenterology journal 20151001 5

<h4>Background</h4>Treatment options for patients with opioid-induced constipation (OIC) and inadequate response to laxatives (LIR) are few.<h4>Objective</h4>Assess the efficacy and safety of orally administered naloxegol in patients with prospectively confirmed OIC and LIR.<h4>Methods</h4>We analyzed pooled data from two identical randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, Phase 3 trials of naloxegol in patients with non-cancer pain, OIC and LIR in which naloxegol (12.5 mg, n = 240; 25 mg, n ...[more]

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Project description:IntroductionOpioid-induced constipation (OIC) is the most common side effect of opioid treatment. Treatment for OIC typically involves a laxative. However, some patients have an inadequate response to these (laxative inadequate responders, or LIR). This has led to the development of treatments such as naloxegol. This analysis estimates the impact of naloxegol on the health state utility of LIR patients, examines if this utility impact is driven by the change in OIC status, and estimates the utility impact of relief of OIC.MethodsThe analysis was conducted using data from two 12-week randomized controlled trials, KODIAC 4 (ClinicalTrials.gov identifier, NCT01309841) and KODIAC 5 (ClinicalTrials.gov identifier, NCT01323790), plus KODIAC 7 (ClinicalTrials.gov identifier, NCT01395524), a 12-week extension to KODIAC 4. All were designed to assess the efficacy and safety of oral naloxegol (12.5 and 25 mg) compared to placebo. Health state utility data were collected through the EuroQol-five dimensions questionnaire (EQ-5D-3L). Descriptive analysis was undertaken to estimate how EQ-5D utility scores and EQ-5D domain responses varied with treatment, OIC status, and over time. A repeated measure mixed-effects model was used to predict the change from baseline in health state utility score over time.ResultsCompared with placebo, LIR patients treated with naloxegol 25 mg reported a 0.08 improvement in the EQ-5D overall score after 12 weeks of treatment. The analyses also suggest that change in OIC status is a key driver of the impact of OIC treatment on health state utility. When other factors are controlled, relieving OIC is associated with a 0.05 improvement in health state utility, although treatment with naloxegol is associated with an improvement in health state utility over and above the improvement in OIC status.ConclusionThese analyses suggest that treatment with naloxegol improves patients' health state utility; driven predominantly by the relief of patients' constipation.FundingAstraZeneca.

Project description:PurposeWe evaluated the impact of baseline patient characteristics on safety and efficacy of methylnaltrexone, a peripherally acting µ-opioid receptor antagonist, in patients with advanced illness with opioid-induced constipation (OIC).Patients and methodsThis analysis pooled data from 2 randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled studies (study 302: NCT00402038; study 4000: NCT00672477) in patients with advanced illness, including cancer, and OIC. Patients were randomized to receive subcutaneous methylnaltrexone (study 302: 0.15 mg/kg; study 4000: 8 or 12 mg based on weight) or placebo every other day for 2 weeks. The proportions of patients achieving rescue-free laxation within 4 or 24 hours after the first dose of study drug were assessed in patient subgroups stratified by baseline age, Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status, cancer status, laxative type, and opioid requirement. Treatment-emergent adverse events (TEAEs) were evaluated.ResultsOverall, 363 patients were included in this analysis (methylnaltrexone, 178; placebo, 185). Mean (SD) age was 66.3 (13.7) years and 48.5% were men overall. A significantly greater proportion of patients receiving methylnaltrexone versus placebo achieved rescue-free laxation within 4 hours (111/178 [62.4%] vs 31/185 [16.8%]; P<0.0001) and 24 hours (135/178 [75.8%] vs 81/185 [43.8%]; P<0.0001) of the first dose. These trends were consistent across all subgroups. Most patients experienced ≥1 TEAE in the overall population (methylnaltrexone, 82.1%; placebo, 76.2%), which remained consistent when stratified by baseline characteristics. More than half of TEAEs were gastrointestinal in nature. Abdominal pain was more common in patients receiving methylnaltrexone than placebo across baseline characteristic subgroups.ConclusionMethylnaltrexone treatment was superior to placebo in achieving rescue-free laxation within 4 and 24 hours after the first dose, irrespective of patients' cancer status, baseline ECOG performance status, or baseline opioid or laxative use. The methylnaltrexone safety profile remained consistent across baseline characteristic subgroups.

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Efficacy and safety of naloxegol in patients with opioid-induced constipation and laxative-inadequate response.

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Efficacy and safety of naloxegol in patients with opioid-induced constipation and laxative-inadequate response.

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