Multicenter study of cabergoline, a long‐acting dopamine receptor agonist, in Parkinson's disease patients with fluctuating responses to levodopa/carbidopa
Multicenter study of cabergoline, a long‐acting dopamine receptor agonist, in Parkinson's disease patients with fluctuating responses to levodopa/carbidopa
复制标题
卡麦角林(一种长效多巴胺受体激动剂)治疗对左旋多巴/卡比多巴反应波动的帕金森病患者的多中心研究
DOI:
10.1212/wnl.43.10.1981
复制
发表时间:
1993
期刊:
影响因子:
9.9
通讯作者:
J. Schoenfelder
中科院分区:
文献类型:
--
作者:
Abraham Lieberman;S. Imke;M. Muenter;K. Wheeler;J. Ahlskog;Joseph Y. Matsumoto;D. Maraganore;Kathy F. Wright;J. Schoenfelder
We administered cabergoline, a potent, once-a-day dopamine agonist, to 61 patients with advanced Parkinson's disease (PD) and response fluctuations–“wearing-off and ”on-off phenomena. The patients were on stable doses of levodopa/carbidopa. During the first 5 weeks, patients were randomized to allow equal numbers to end titration at each of five daily doses of cabergoline from 0.5 to 2.5 mg. We evaluated the patients using the Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS) and diaries of motor performance. This part of the study was double-blinded. After 5 weeks, the mean Activities of Daily Living (ADL) score on the UPDRS decreased by 22% (p < 0.0001), the mean Motor Score in the "off period decreased by 14% (p < 0.0001), and the mean Motor Score in the "on" period decreased by 22% (p < 0.0001). The mean percent "off time decreased by 9.0%. Twenty-three patients (38%) achieved at least a 25% improvement in the combined ADL and motor examination of the UPDRS. Four patients dropped out because of adverse effects. We treated 37 patients, including some patients who had experienced a transient 25% improvement, for an additional 8 weeks in an open manner until they achieved a 25% improvement or reached a maximum of 5 mg/d. The other patients were continued in a double-blind manner on the dose of cabergoline they had achieved at the end of week 5. At the end of 13 weeks, the group of 37 patients achieved additional significant improvements in mean ADL and mean motor scores in the "on" and "off periods. The percent time "off decreased by 31%. This change was significant (p < 0.007). Cabergoline is an effective dopamine agonist which, because it is easy to administer, is especially useful for patients with PD and response fluctuations.