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ArticleBrain sciences2024

Long-Term Real-World Experience with Safinamide in Patients with Parkinson's Disease.

Anna Planas-Ballvé, Núria Caballol Pons, Alejandro Peral Quirós, Isabel Gómez Ruiz, Marta Balagué Marmaña, Alexander J Velázquez Ballester, Dolors Lozano Moreno, Asunción Ávila Rivera

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Anna Planas-BallvéMovement Disorders Unit, Neurology Department, Complex Hospitalari Moisès Broggi, 08970 Sant Joan Despí, Barcelona, Spain.
Núria Caballol PonsMovement Disorders Unit, Neurology Department, Complex Hospitalari Moisès Broggi, 08970 Sant Joan Despí, Barcelona, Spain.
Alejandro Peral QuirósMovement Disorders Unit, Neurology Department, Complex Hospitalari Moisès Broggi, 08970 Sant Joan Despí, Barcelona, Spain.
Isabel Gómez RuizMovement Disorders Unit, Neurology Department, Complex Hospitalari Moisès Broggi, 08970 Sant Joan Despí, Barcelona, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-8383-9981
Marta Balagué MarmañaMovement Disorders Unit, Neurology Department, Complex Hospitalari Moisès Broggi, 08970 Sant Joan Despí, Barcelona, Spain.
Alexander J Velázquez BallesterMovement Disorders Unit, Neurology Department, Complex Hospitalari Moisès Broggi, 08970 Sant Joan Despí, Barcelona, Spain.
Dolors Lozano MorenoMovement Disorders Unit, Neurology Department, Complex Hospitalari Moisès Broggi, 08970 Sant Joan Despí, Barcelona, Spain.
Asunción Ávila RiveraMovement Disorders Unit, Neurology Department, Complex Hospitalari Moisès Broggi, 08970 Sant Joan Despí, Barcelona, Spain.ORCID 0000-0001-8357-0751

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Abstract

introductionRandomized clinical trials should be complemented with data from real-world studies. We report our long-term experience with safinamide in a movement disorders unit.

methodsThis retrospective study included patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) treated with safinamide in our unit from February 2016 to May 2022 under routine clinical practice. Assessments included the Hoehn and Yahr (HY) stage, unified Parkinson's disease rating scale (UPDRS) part III score, levodopa equivalent daily dose (LEDD), LEDD for dopamine agonists, and safinamide treatment discontinuation.

resultsWe included 180 patients with a median age of 74 years (IQR 11), and the majority (90.6%) had an HY stage of ≤2. After a median follow-up of 40 months (IQR 34), 14 patients discontinued treatment with safinamide (7.8%, 95% CI 4.7 to 12.6). Among the 166 patients who remained on safinamide, the UPDRS III score was stable (10 (IQR 9) vs. 9 (IQR 13),

conclusionsOur results support the long-term effectiveness and tolerability of safinamide in patients with PD in clinical practice.

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discontinuation rateMAO-B inhibitormotor symptomsParkinson’s diseasereal-world evidencesafinamide

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PMID39766437
PMCPMC11674920

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