A retrospective, multicentre study of perampanel given as monotherapy in routine clinical care in people with epilepsy
A retrospective, multicentre study of perampanel given as monotherapy in routine clinical care in people with epilepsy
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DOI:
10.1016/j.seizure.2017.10.015
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发表时间:
2018-01-01
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3
通讯作者:
Laurenz, Antonio
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作者:
Gil-Nagel, Antonio;Burd, Sergey;Laurenz, Antonio
Purpose: Perampanel is approved for adjunctive treatment of focal seizures, with or without secondarily generalised seizures, and for primary generalised tonic-clonic seizures in people with epilepsy aged >= 12 years. Perampanel was recently approved for monotherapy use for partial seizures in the United States. This study provides insight into the feasibility of perampanel monotherapy in real-world settings.Methods: This retrospective, non-interventional, multicentre study (NCT02736162) was conducted between January 2013 and March 2016 in specialist epilepsy centres in Europe and Russia. Eligible individuals had a diagnosis of epilepsy and received perampanel primary or secondary monotherapy as routine clinical care. The primary endpoint was proportion of individuals remaining on perampanel monotherapy, after conversion from perampanel adjunctive treatment, at 3, 6, 12, 18 and 24 months (retention rate).Results: Sixty individuals were in the safety set (female, 63%; white, 97%; aged 18 to