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SA17. Response to Treatment With Valbenazine (NBI-98854) in Subjects With Tardive Dyskinesia

ABSTRACT: Abstract Background: Tardive dyskinesia (TD) is a persistent and potentially disabling movement disorder resulting from exposure to dopamine receptor-blocking agents (DRBAs), such as antipsychotics. Valbenazine is a novel and highly selective vesicular monoamine transporter 2 (VMAT2) inhibitor that is being evaluated for the treatment of TD and other movement disorders. Clinical studies include a Phase 3 trial of valbenazine in adults who had TD and underlying schizophrenia/schizoaffective disorder or mood disorder (KINECT 3; NCT02274558). The primary end point of this trial was met as demonstrated by a significant difference between valbenazine 80?mg/day and placebo for the Abnormal Involuntary Movement Scale (AIMS) dyskinesia total score (Items 1–7) change from baseline. Additional analyses of AIMS data from this trial were conducted to assess treatment response in subjects with TD. Methods: In this 6-week, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial, subjects were randomized 1:1:1 to once-daily treatment with valbenazine 80?mg, valbenazine 40?mg, or placebo. Treatment response was defined as ?50% reduction in the AIMS total score. AIMS responders were analyzed by study visit (Weeks 2, 4, and 6) in the intent-to-treat (ITT) population and in subgroups categorized by underlying psychiatric diagnosis (schizophrenia/schizoaffective disorder or mood disorder). Numbers needed to treat (NNTs) were calculated for AIMS responders (valbenazine vs placebo) at Week 6. Significance testing was not conducted in the subgroups. Results: At Week 6 in the ITT population (N = 225), AIMS responder rates were significantly higher with valbenazine than with placebo: 80?mg, 40.0% (P < .0001; NNT = 4); 40?mg, 23.8% (P = .0200; NNT=7); placebo, 8.7%. Treatment with valbenazine 80?mg versus placebo also resulted in significantly higher responder rates at Week 2 (23.4% vs 5.3%, P = .0016) and Week 4 (28.8% vs 9.7%, P = 0.0039). Subjects treated with valbenazine 40?mg also had higher response rates at Week 2 (14.3% vs 5.3%) and Week 4 (15.6% vs 9.7%) relative to placebo-treated subjects, but the differences were not statistically significant. In subjects with schizophrenia/schizoaffective disorder (n = 148) or mood disorder (n = 77), AIMS responder rates were higher with valbenazine than placebo at all study visits. The highest responder rates were found at Week 6 and similar in the schizophrenia subgroup (80?mg, 40.9%, NNT = 4; 40?mg, 26.2%, NNT = 6; placebo, 9.3%) and mood subgroup (80?mg, 38.5%, NNT = 4; 40?mg, 19.0%, NNT=9; placebo, 7.7%). Conclusion: These study results, based on a rigorous definition of treatment response, indicate that substantial TD improvements occurred more frequently with valbenazine than placebo in adults diagnosed with schizophrenia/schizoaffective disorder or mood disorder. A significant difference between the 80-mg dose and placebo for the AIMS response was observed as early as 2 weeks of treatment.

SUBMITTER: Kane J

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5475908 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Project description:Abstract Background: Valbenazine is a novel and highly selective vesicular monoamine transporter 2 (VMAT2) inhibitor that is being evaluated for the treatment of tardive dyskinesia (TD), a persistent movement disorder resulting from exposure to antipsychotics or other dopamine receptor blocking agents (DRBAs). The efficacy of valbenazine in treating TD was demonstrated in a Phase 3 clinical trial (KINECT 3; NCT02274558), which included subjects with underlying schizophrenia/schizoaffective disorder or mood disorder. Further analyses of data from that trial were conducted to explore the efficacy of valbenazine across diagnostic subgroups. Methods: Subjects in this 6-week, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial were randomized 1:1:1 to once-daily valbenazine 80?mg, valbenazine 40?mg, or placebo. The primary endpoint was change from baseline to Week 6 on the Abnormal Involuntary Movement Scale (AIMS) total score (items 1–7) for valbenazine 80?mg vs placebo in the intent-to-treat (ITT) population. AIMs were videotaped and ratings were conducted by central raters blind to study visit and group. Additional outcomes included AIMS total score change (40?mg vs placebo) and Clinical Global Impression of Change-Tardive Dyskinesia (CGI TD) score (80 and 40?mg vs placebo) at Week 6. In addition to being evaluated in the ITT population, these outcomes were analyzed in subgroups categorized by underlying psychiatric diagnosis (schizophrenia/schizoaffective disorder or mood disorder). Results: At Week 6 in the ITT population (N = 225), AIMS score improvement was significantly greater with valbenazine 80?mg than placebo (least squares [LS] mean change from baseline: 80?mg, 3.2; placebo, ?0.1; P < .0001). AIMS score change at Week 6 for valbenazine 40?mg (1.9) was also greater than placebo (P = .0021). Statistical testing was not conducted in the subgroups, but the magnitude of AIMS improvement in these patients was comparable to results in the overall ITT population: schizophrenia/schizoaffective disorder (n = 148; mean change from baseline: 80?mg, ?3.1; 40?mg, ?1.5; placebo, +0.4); mood disorder (n = 77; 80?mg, 3.6; 40?mg, ?2.5; placebo, ?0.7). CGI-TD scores at Week 6 in the ITT population indicated greater global improvement with valbenazine than placebo, but between-group differences were not statistically significant (LS mean scores: 80?mg, 2.9; 40?mg, 2.9; placebo, 3.2). CGI-TD outcomes in the subgroups were as follows: schizophrenia/schizoaffective disorder (mean scores: 80?mg, 3.0; 40?mg, 2.9; placebo, 3.1); mood disorder (80?mg, 2.7; 40?mg, 2.9; placebo, 3.2). Psychiatric status remained stable during the 6-week double-blind treatment period. Conclusion: Once-daily treatment with valbenazine improved TD regardless of underlying psychiatric diagnosis.

Project description: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.

Project description:Tardive dyskinesia (TD), a movement disorder associated with antipsychotics, most frequently affects the lower face and jaw muscles, but can also affect walking, breathing and use of the hands and limbs. Knowledge of TD among physicians may be limited, and the pathophysiology of TD is poorly understood. We conducted this review to summarise the current knowledge surrounding the pathophysiology of TD and present recommendations for prevention and treatment based on a literature search and roundtable discussion attended by psychiatrists in Japan. It has been suggested that dopamine hypersensitivity, damaged gamma-aminobutyric acidergic neurons and/or increased production of reactive oxygen species may contribute to development of TD. Symptoms can profoundly affect everyday life; patients who develop TD have poorer prognoses, worse health-related quality of life, greater social withdrawal and higher mortality than patients without TD. Traditional treatment options include dietary supplements, although evidence for their effectiveness is low. Among pharmaceutical interventions, there is moderate evidence that switching to the second-generation antipsychotic clozapine, which has a lower affinity for dopamine D2 receptors than other antipsychotics, may improve symptoms. Vesicular monoamine transporter 2 (VMAT-2) inhibitors, which oppose the increased dopaminergic activity associated with prolonged antipsychotic use by interfering with dopamine uptake and storage, have the strongest evidence for efficacy. VMAT-2 inhibitors are approved in the United States for the treatment of TD, and the first VMAT-2 inhibitor was approved in Japan for this indication in March 2022. Most guidelines recommend treating TD by first reducing the dose of antipsychotics or switching to clozapine or other second-generation antipsychotics, which have a lower association with TD than first-generation antipsychotics. We recommend focusing on prevention and monitoring for TD when prescribing antipsychotics, given that TD is often irreversible. Physicians should treat with antipsychotics only when necessary and at the lowest effective dose, and frequently monitor for TD symptoms.Plain language summaryPlain Language Summary (In Japanese).Visual summaryVisual Summary (In Japanese).

Project description:ObjectiveWe compared the response to antipsychotic treatment between patients with and without tardive dyskinesia (TD) and examined the course of TD.MethodThis analysis compared 200 patients with DSM-IV-defined schizophrenia and TD and 997 patients without TD, all of whom were randomly assigned to receive one of 4 second-generation antipsychotics. The primary clinical outcome measure was time to all-cause treatment discontinuation, and the primary measure for evaluating the course of TD was change from baseline in Abnormal Involuntary Movement Scale (AIMS) score. Kaplan-Meier survival analysis and Cox proportional hazards regression models were used to compare treatment discontinuation between groups. Changes in Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS) and neurocognitive scores were compared using mixed models and analysis of variance. Treatment differences between drugs in AIMS scores and all-cause discontinuation were examined for those with TD at baseline. Percentages of patients meeting criteria for TD postbaseline or showing changes in AIMS scores were evaluated with χ(2) tests. Data were collected from January 2001 to December 2004.ResultsTime to treatment discontinuation for any cause was not significantly different between the TD and non-TD groups (χ(2)(1) = 0.11, P = .743). Changes in PANSS scores were not significantly different (F(1,974) = 0.82, P = .366), but patients with TD showed less improvement in neurocognitive scores (F(1,359) = 6.53, P = .011). Among patients with TD, there were no significant differences between drugs in the decline in AIMS scores (F(3,151) = 0.32, P = .811); 55% met criteria for TD at 2 consecutive visits postbaseline, 76% met criteria for TD at some or all postbaseline visits, 24% did not meet criteria for TD at any subsequent visit, 32% showed a ≥ 50% decrease in AIMS score, and 7% showed a ≥ 50% increase in AIMS score.ConclusionsSchizophrenia patients with and without TD were similar in time to discontinuation of treatment for any cause and improvement in psychopathology, but differed in neurocognitive response. There were no significant differences between treatments in the course of TD, with most patients showing either persistence of or fluctuation in observable symptoms.Trial registrationclinicaltrials.gov Identifier: NCT00014001.

Project description:BackgroundDopamine-?-hydroxylase (DBH, EC 1.14.17.1), which converts dopamine to norepinephrine, is a candidate gene in neuropsychiatric diseases.AimTo assess the effect of regulatory variants in DBH on schizophrenia and its endophenotypes -cognition and tardive dyskinesia.MethodsWe tested association of functional variants 19bp Ins/Del, rs1989787 and rs1611115 in DBH with i) schizophrenia (1236 cases, 1136 controls), ii) tardive dyskinesia (83 positive, 162 negative) and iii) performance functions of cognition (357 cases, 306 controls) estimated by the Penn Computerized Neurocognitive Battery.ResultsA modest haplotypic (Ins-C; 19bp Ins/Del - rs1989787 C>T; p=0.04) association was observed with schizophrenia. We observed ~39% reduction in activity of 19bp Del allele on luciferase assay. Analysis of covariance revealed interactions of tardive dyskinesia status and: i) 19bp Ins/Del (genotypic, p=0.04) and ii) rs1989787 and rs1611115 (combined genotypic, p=0.004) on Abnormal Involuntary Movement Scale total score. Association of rs1611115 with positive and negative syndrome scale (PANSS) total score (p=0.05) and allelic/genotypic association with lower positive (p=0.03/0.04), general psychopathology (p=0.01/0.01) PANSS scales in tardive dyskinesia-positive; and allelic/genotypic (p=0.02/0.05) with higher score of depressive factors in tardive dyskinesia-negative subgroups were observed. Analysis of covariance with continuous variable of cognition showed interaction of health status with: i) rs1989787 on accuracy and efficiency (p=0.03) of abstraction and mental ?exibility; ii) rs1611115 on accuracy of working memory and emotion (p=0.05); iii) 19bp Ins/Del on processing speed of emotion (p=0.03). Allelic/genotypic association of rs1989787 with spatial ability (p=0.02-0.05) among healthy controls; association of rs1611115 with Global Assessment Scale scores in the past month (p=0.05) among schizophrenia subjects of cognition cohort was also observed.ConclusionsWith modest genotype-phenotype correlations available for DBH variants, personalized treatment regimens based on DBH activity for ameliorating tardive dyskinesia and cognitive symptoms may be plausible.

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