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Trial reportBMC psychiatry2022

Optimal dose determination of enerisant (TS-091) for patients with narcolepsy: two randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trials.

Yuichi Inoue, Makoto Uchiyama, Hideo Umeuchi, Koichi Onishi, Hiroki Ogo, Iwao Kitajima, Isao Matsushita, Izumi Nishino, Naohisa Uchimura

Registry-linked trialOpen access · goldAbstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in BMC psychiatry, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03267303 (A Phase II, Double-blind, Parallel-group Comparative Study 2 of TS-091 in Patients with Narcolepsy), which is not on this map. Cited by 1 paper.

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2 · The registry

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NCT03267303 phase2completednot on this map

A Phase II, Double-blind, Parallel-group Comparative Study 2 of TS-091 in Patients with Narcolepsy

TypeinterventionalSponsorTaisho Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.Ran2017 to 2019Enrolled53ConditionsNarcolepsyArmsTS-091 5mg, TS-091 10mg, Placebo
3 · Its place in the literature

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Yuichi InoueJapan Somnology Center, Institute of Neuropsychiatry, 5-10-10 Yoyogi, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, 151-0053, Japan. inoue@somnology.com.
Makoto UchiyamaDepartment of Psychiatry, Nihon University School of Medicine, 30-1 Oyaguchi-kamicho, Itabashi, , Tokyo, 173-8610, Japan.
Hideo UmeuchiDevelopment Headquarters, Taisho Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., 3-24-1 Takada, Toshima-Ku, Tokyo, 170-8633, Japan.
Koichi OnishiDevelopment Headquarters, Taisho Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., 3-24-1 Takada, Toshima-Ku, Tokyo, 170-8633, Japan.
Hiroki OgoDevelopment Headquarters, Taisho Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., 3-24-1 Takada, Toshima-Ku, Tokyo, 170-8633, Japan.
Iwao KitajimaDevelopment Headquarters, Taisho Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., 3-24-1 Takada, Toshima-Ku, Tokyo, 170-8633, Japan.
Isao MatsushitaDevelopment Headquarters, Taisho Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., 3-24-1 Takada, Toshima-Ku, Tokyo, 170-8633, Japan.
Izumi NishinoDevelopment Headquarters, Taisho Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., 3-24-1 Takada, Toshima-Ku, Tokyo, 170-8633, Japan.
Naohisa UchimuraDepartment of Neuropsychiatry, Kurume University School of Medicine, 67 Asahi-machi, Kurume, Fukuoka, 830-0011, Japan.
Taisho Pharmaceutical (Japan) · JPHokushin General Hospital · JPKurume University · JPShibuya (Japan) · JP

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe histamine H3 receptor has emerged as one of the most promising targets of novel pharmacotherapy for narcolepsy. Studies now aim to investigate the optimal dose of enerisant, a novel H3 antagonist/inverse agonist, for the treatment of excessive daytime sleepiness in patients with narcolepsy.

methodsWe conducted two phase 2, fixed-dose, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trials in patients with narcolepsy. The first phase 2 study (Study 1) was conducted to investigate the efficacy and safety of enerisant at dosages of 25, 50, and 100 mg/day administered for 3 weeks based on the results of a phase 1 study conducted on healthy volunteers. The primary endpoint was mean sleep latency in maintenance of wakefulness test (MWT), and the secondary endpoint was the total score on the Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS). The dosages of enerisant in the second phase 2 study (Study 2) were set at 5 and 10 mg/day based on the simulation of receptor occupancy results from positron emission tomography study.

resultsForty-six and fifty-three patients were randomized in Study 1 and Study 2, respectively. The efficacy of enerisant was partially confirmed in Study 1 with ESS; however, the doses were not tolerated, and there were many withdrawals due to adverse events (mainly insomnia, headache, and nausea). The doses in Study 2 were well tolerated, with a lower incidence of adverse events in Study 2 than in Study 1, although the efficacy could not be confirmed with MWT and ESS in Study 2.

conclusionsThe optimal dose of enerisant could not be determined in these two studies. Although enerisant has a favorable pharmacokinetic profile, it is thought to have large interindividual variabilities in terms of efficacy and safety, suggesting the necessity of tailored dosage adjustments.

trial registrationClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT03267303 ; Registered 30 August 2017 (Study 2). Japic identifier: JapicCTI-142529 ; Registered 7 May 2014 (Study 1) and JapicCTI-173689 ; Registered 30 August 2017, https://www.clinicaltrials.jp/cti-user/trial/ShowDirect.jsp?clinicalTrialId=29277 (Study 2).

Indexed as

Disorders of Excessive SomnolenceNarcolepsyDouble-Blind MethodHumansTreatment OutcomeWakefulnessClinical trialEnerisantESSHistamineMWTNarcolepsyTS-091

Identifiers

PMID35193545
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