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Once-monthly paliperidone palmitate compared with conventional and atypical daily oral antipsychotic treatment in patients with schizophrenia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 September 2016

Edward Kim*
Affiliation:
Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC, Titusville, New Jersey, USA
Christoph U. Correll
Affiliation:
Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine, Hempstead, New York, USA Department of Psychiatry, The Zucker Hillside Hospital, Glen Oaks, New York, USA
Lian Mao
Affiliation:
Janssen Research & Development, LLC, Titusville, New Jersey, USA
H. Lynn Starr
Affiliation:
Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC, Titusville, New Jersey, USA
Larry Alphs
Affiliation:
Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC, Titusville, New Jersey, USA
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*Address for correspondence: Edward Kim, MD, MBA, Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC, US Medical Affairs, 1125 Trenton-Harbourton Road, Titusville, NJ 08560, USA. (Email: ekim37@its.jnj.com)
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Abstract

Objective

This analysis of the Paliperidone Palmitate Research in Demonstrating Effectiveness (PRIDE) study (NCT01157351) compared outcomes after administration of once-monthly paliperidone palmitate (PP) vs conventional oral antipsychotics (COAs) or atypical oral antipsychotics (AOAs).

Methods

PRIDE was a 15-month study of 444 individuals with schizophrenia and a history of incarceration. They were randomly assigned to PP or to 1 of 7 commonly prescribed OAs. Primary endpoint was time to first treatment failure (TF). Event-free probabilities were estimated using the Kaplan–Meier method; treatment group differences (PP vs COAs, PP vs AOAs, and PP vs oral paliperidone/risperidone) were assessed using a log-rank test. Hazard ratios (HRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were estimated using Cox proportional hazards regression models. No adjustment was made for multiplicity.

Results

Compared with PP, risk for first TF was 34% higher with COAs (HR: 1.34; 95% CI: 0.80–2.25), 41% higher with AOAs (HR: 1.41; 95% CI: 1.06–1.88), and 39% higher with paliperidone/risperidone (HR: 1.39; 95% CI: 0.97–1.99). Incidences of extrapyramidal symptom–related adverse events (AEs) were 45.7%, 13.7%, and 10.6% in the COA, AOA, and oral paliperidone/risperidone groups vs 23.9% in the PP group. Incidences of prolactin-related AEs were 5.7%, 3.8%, and 3.5% vs 23.5%, and incidences of ≥7% weight increase were 11.4%, 14.9%, and 16.0% vs 32.4%.

Conclusions

Results suggest a lower risk of TF but a higher rate of some AEs after treatment with PP vs COAs, AOAs, and paliperidone/risperidone. Deselection of specific OAs and low patient-compliance rates with OAs likely biased the safety results.

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Table 1 Reasons for deselection of oral antipsychotic medications at study start in total study population (n=444) (intent-to-treat population)

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Figure 1 Study flow diagram and analysis sets. Abbreviations: AE, adverse event; AP, antipsychotic; Atyp, atypical antipsychotic; Conventional/Conv, conventional antipsychotic; D/C, discontinued; F/U, follow-up; N/C, noncompliance; OA, oral antipsychotic; PALI/RIS, paliperidone/risperidone; Phys, physician; PP, paliperidone palmitate; sub, subject; viol, violation; W/D, withdrawal.

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Table 2 Demographic and baseline characteristics (intent-to-treat population)

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Figure 2 Kaplan–Meier estimates of time to first treatment failure. (A) PP vs conventional antipsychotics (haloperidol or perphenazine). (B) PP vs atypical OAs (paliperidone, risperidone, olanzapine, aripiprazole, or quetiapine). (C) PP vs paliperidone/risperidone. Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; HR, hazard ratio; OA, oral antipsychotic; PP, paliperidone palmitate.

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Table 3 Reasons for first treatment failure (intent-to-treat population)

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Table 4 Summary of treatment-emergent adverse events in ≥5% of subjects in any group by preferred terma (intent-to-treat analysis)

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