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Weight Gain and Treatment Interruptions with Second-Generation Oral Antipsychotics: Analysis of Patients with Schizophrenia or Bipolar I Disorder

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 May 2021

Michael J. Doane
Affiliation:
Alkermes, Inc., Waltham, MA, USA
Leona Bessonova
Affiliation:
Alkermes, Inc., Waltham, MA, USA
Kathleen Mortimer
Affiliation:
OM1, Inc., Boston, MA, USA
Harry Cheng
Affiliation:
OM1, Inc., Boston, MA, USA
Gregory Donadio
Affiliation:
OM1, Inc., Boston, MA, USA
Thomas Brecht
Affiliation:
OM1, Inc., Boston, MA, USA
Amy K. O’Sullivan
Affiliation:
Alkermes, Inc., Waltham, MA, USA
Hannah Cummings
Affiliation:
Alkermes, Inc., Waltham, MA, USA
David McDonnell
Affiliation:
Alkermes Pharma Ireland Ltd., Dublin, Ireland
Jonathan M. Meyer
Affiliation:
University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, La Jolla, CA, USA
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Abstract

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Among patients with schizophrenia (SZ) and bipolar I disorder (BD-I) treated with second-generation antipsychotics (SGAs), clinically-significant weight gain (CSWG) and treatment interruptions (TIs) are challenges that may result in morbidity/mortality.

CSWG and TIs were assessed among patients who initiated oral SGAs of moderate-to-high weight gain risk (no exposure to index SGAs/first-generation antipsychotics for =12 months) using medical records/claims (OM1 Data Cloud; January 2013-February 2020). Outcomes included CSWG (=7% increase in baseline weight) and TIs (switches [to SGAs of low weight gain risk/long-acting injectables] or discontinuations [no SGAs for >30 days]). Descriptive analyses included proportions of patients with CSWG and TIs, and median time to these outcomes.

Approximately three-quarters of patients were overweight/obese at baseline (SZ: N=8,174; BD-I: N=9,142). Within 3 months of SGA initiation, 12% of all patients experienced CSWG. For patients on treatment with index SGAs for >6 months (SZ: 29%; BD-I: 27%), 28% (SZ) and 30% (BD-I) experienced CSWG during follow-up. Median time to CSWG was 14 weeks. CSWG results were numerically similar among patients with SZ and BD-I.

Over 96% of patients had TIs during follow-up (median time of 12 [SZ] and 13 [BD-I] weeks). Among patients with CSWG and subsequent TIs and weight measurements, 74% did not return to baseline weight after interrupting treatment; the remainder returned to baseline weight with median times of 38 (SZ) and 39 (BD-I) weeks. Results suggest that most patients with CSWG do not return to baseline weight after stopping treatment with oral SGAs of moderate-to-high weight gain risk.

Funding. Alkermes, Inc.

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© The Author(s), 2021. Published by Cambridge University Press

Footnotes

Presenting Author: Michael J. Doane