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Long-Term Efficacy and Safety of Brexpiprazole in Elderly Japanese Patients with Schizophrenia: A Subgroup Analysis of an Open-Label Study.


ABSTRACT: Purpose:This study was performed to assess the long-term efficacy, safety, and tolerability of brexpiprazole in elderly Japanese patients with schizophrenia. Methods:This is a post hoc analysis of a previous open-label study conducted over 56 weeks which consisted of two consecutive phases: a 4-week switching period and a 52-week open-label period. Mean change in the Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS) total score, response rates, number and incidence of treatment-emergent adverse events (TEAEs), and other safety parameters were analyzed using descriptive statistics based on age group (elderly, ?65 and non-elderly, <65). Results:This post hoc analysis included 208 de novo patients of which 33 were elderly. The continuation rate in elderly patients was 54.5%, and the mean daily dose and treatment duration of brexpiprazole in elderly patients at week 56 were similar to those of non-elderly patients. The mean change in the PANSS total score from the baseline to week 56 was -13.8 in elderly patients and this improvement was maintained throughout the open-label phase. This outcome was comparable to that of the non-elderly patients (-9.0). The incidence rate of TEAEs was 97.0% in elderly patients and 82.3% in non-elderly patients. Most of the TEAEs were either mild (75.8%) or moderate (18.2%) in severity in the elderly patients and the incidence of TEAEs leading to discontinuation was lower in elderly (9.1%) than in non-elderly patients (13.1%). The most commonly observed adverse events in elderly patients were nasopharyngitis (30.3%) and worsening of schizophrenia (27.3%). The safety profiles in both groups were similar. Conclusion:Brexpiprazole was shown to be safe and effective in the treatment of elderly Japanese patients with schizophrenia.

SUBMITTER: Inada K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7547788 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Long-Term Efficacy and Safety of Brexpiprazole in Elderly Japanese Patients with Schizophrenia: A Subgroup Analysis of an Open-Label Study.

Inada Ken K   Yamada Sakiko S   Akiyoshi Hisashi H   Kojima Yoshitsugu Y   Iwashita Shuichi S   Ishigooka Jun J  

Neuropsychiatric disease and treatment 20201006


<h4>Purpose</h4>This study was performed to assess the long-term efficacy, safety, and tolerability of brexpiprazole in elderly Japanese patients with schizophrenia.<h4>Methods</h4>This is a post hoc analysis of a previous open-label study conducted over 56 weeks which consisted of two consecutive phases: a 4-week switching period and a 52-week open-label period. Mean change in the Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS) total score, response rates, number and incidence of treatment-emergen  ...[more]

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